Banshee Alternatives

Banshee has been discontinued. Similar apps include VLC Media Player, which is free and open source. Other options are MPC-HC, foobar2000, AIMP and Clementine. Audio Players like Banshee are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Client175 is a full featured MPD web client that provides all of the functionality of a desktop application in your favorite web browser. It was originally named ExtMPD, but I recently found out that the name had already been used.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Doughnut icon
     3 likes

    Doughnut is a podcast client built using Swift. The design and user experience are inspired by Instacast for Mac which was discontinued in 2015. After experimenting with alternate user interface layouts, I kept coming back to the three column layout as most useable and practical.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Dragon Player icon
     5 likes

    Dragon Player does one thing, and only one thing, which is playing multimedia files. Its simple interface is designed not to get in your way and instead empowers you to simply play multimedia files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. CopyTrans icon
     45 likes

    CopyTrans transfers iPhone and iPod music, other audio files and videos to PC and iTunes in just one click including playlists, ratings, artwork and play-counts. The Smart backup feature ensures all the needed tracks and playlists get copied over.

    31 CopyTrans alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Voltra icon
     7 likes

    Voltra is a minimalist music player with cloud sync, offline playback, and lossless support.

    18 Voltra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. Kantaris icon
     16 likes

    Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (http://alternativeto.net/software/vlc-media-player/) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player.

    125 Kantaris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Music player for Android that supports multiple file formats like mp3, mp4/m4a (incl. alac), ogg, wma*, flac, wav, ape, wv, tta, mpc, aiff create ring tones best music player with Ring tone maker, Equalizer, Shuffle, shake, Multi select.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. Movies & TV icon
     3 likes

    Movies & TV (Canada and the US) or Films & TV (UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), previously Xbox Video and Zune Video, is the default video player of Windows 10 and Xbox One.

    277 Movies & TV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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  9. KPlayer icon
     2 likes

    KPlayer is a video playback app. If 'H.264 Hardware Acceleration' is supported, it can play 720p, and 1080p video files more smoothly. Also you can enjoy a movie in the concise interface with the high-quality subtitles that are displayed quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. CornPlayer icon
     3 likes

    very simple Media Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Musiko icon
     Like

    Musiko is an offline music player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  12. Jukebox Star icon
     1 like

    Jukebox Star is a free social music video jukebox that allows you to create a free jukebox and let everyone add music to the playlist. You can also check-in to other jukeboxes near you so you can hear your favourite songs anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
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