Billy AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Billy

Billy is described as 'Audio player that allows you to quickly play an entire directory of MP3 files. It can usually load files 2 to 8 times faster than Winamp or Windows Media Player. Billy plays music albums without any gaps between tracks, so an overlapping applause or beat will' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Billy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Billy alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AIMP or Clementine. Other great apps like Billy are Winamp, Strawberry, DeaDBeeF and Amarok.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

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    Audio player offering MP3, FLAC support, gapless playback, customizable interfaces, CD ripping, advanced tagging, ReplayGain, plugins, and is known for its freeware model, running on various Windows versions with high audio fidelity.

    185 foobar2000 alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Audio Conversion
    4.  Replay Gain
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    9.  Portable
    10.  Audio processing/resampling
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  File Organizer

    foobar2000 VS Billy

     

    • foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Billy.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Billy.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryBilly is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable and LightweightBilly is not according to our users
  2. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     857 likes
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    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    327 AIMP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Skins
    4.  Mp3 Tag Editor
    5.  Audio Conversion
    6.  Internet Radio
    7.  Remembers position in file
    8.  Crossfading
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10.  Hi-Fi Sound
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Dark Mode

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  4. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     739 likes
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    Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and...

    240 Clementine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Clementine with lyrics pane

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Smart playlists
    2.  Podcast Player
    3.  Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
    4. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Audio Visualization
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Moodbar

    Clementine VS Billy

     

    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to Billy.

    • Clementine is the most popular Open Source alternative to Billy.

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceBilly is Free and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBilly is not according to our users
  5. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     885 likes
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    Media player for Windows offering ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, and support for plug-ins, playlists, music library, and various audio formats. Known for extensibility, music visualization, and online community support.

    240 Winamp alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Media Library

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Internet Radio
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Skin customization
    4.  Crossfading
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Shoutcast streaming

    Winamp VS Billy

     

    • Winamp is the most popular Web-based alternative to Billy.

    • Winamp is Free and ProprietaryBilly is also Free and Proprietary
    • Winamp is LightweightBilly is not according to our users
  6. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     242 likes
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    Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.

    234 Strawberry alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Strawberry screenshot 1
    Warning

    It is still open source but now the Windows and macOS builds are tied to having a Patreon subscription.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Music collection
    3.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    4.  Auto fetch album covers
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    9.  Cross-Platform
    10.  Gapless Playback
    11.  Automatic album art download
    12.  ListenBrainz scrobbling

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  7. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     198 likes
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    DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys, gapless playback, streaming audio, command line control, and has an 18-band equalizer.

    171 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Fully customizable interface
    3.  Playlists management
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Portable
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Replay Gain
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Mods

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  9. Amarok icon

    Amarok

     405 likes
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    Amarok is a powerful music player with an intuitive interface. It makes playing the music you love and discovering new music easier than ever before — and it looks good doing it.

    161 Amarok alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Overview

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Ad-free
    4. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    5.  Podcast Subscription
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Multiple languages

    Amarok VS Billy

     
  10. Quod Libet icon

    Quod Libet

     167 likes
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    A extensible Music player with Podcast support, web radio, playlists and many more. As it is written in Python, writing new plug-ins is really easy.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Library Management
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Tagging
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Media library
    6.  Built-in Tag editor
    7.  Waveform Seekbar
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Sorting
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  User Rating
    12.  Portable

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  11. Miro Player icon

    Miro Player

     240 likes
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    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Miro Player screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    "Although we are no longer developing Miro, we do continue to make the media player available."https://pculture.org/pcf-projectsSee also:"The last version (6.0) was released in 2013 and is no longer functioning correctly because of changes to the YouTube API."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miro_(video_software)

    Miro Player Features

    1.  Music Store
    2.  TV Streaming
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Built-in Torrent client
    5.  Media library
    6. Android icon  Android Sync
    7.  Built-in Media converter
    8.  Music Library
    9.  Create Playlist

    Miro Player VS Billy

     
  12. Exaile icon

    Exaile

     108 likes
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    Exaile is a cross-platform music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python and is easily extensible via plugins. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, streaming Internet radio...

    141 Exaile alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    Random Screenshot

    Exaile Features

    1. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler

    Exaile VS Billy

     
  13. XMPlay icon

    XMPlay

     85 likes
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    A tiny and portable audio player. With a size of about 280 KiB it plays OGG, MP3, audio CDs, WMA and several less used formats like XM, IT, MOD, UMX and others. Furthermore it supports a wide range of plugins, skins and visualizations, works with tags, creates media library from...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    XMPlay 4 – Default look

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Music Library
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  Music collection
    8.  Stream audio
    9.  Normalize Volume
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Sound Effects
    12.  Gapless Playback

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  14. Vox Music Player icon

    Vox Music Player

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    It just sounds better! The beauty is in its simplicity, yet behind the minimal exterior lies a powerful music player with a ton of features & support for all audio formats you should ever need.

    144 Vox Music Player alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    Vox Music Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Lossless Audio
    3. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    4.  Support for Audio Units Plugins
    5.  Sound Effects
    6.  Music Library

    Vox Music Player VS Billy

     
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