Cantata Alternatives

Cantata has been discontinued. Similar apps include foobar2000, which is free for personal use. Other options are AIMP, Clementine, MusicBee and Winamp. Audio Players like Cantata are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Android, Mac and iPhone.

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Cantata alternatives page was last updated Jan 21, 2026

AntiiQ
1 like
AntiiQ is an offline Android music player with some opinionated features and a distinctive User Interface designed for both ease of navigation and customization.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Android
F-Droid
Good alternative?Is AntiiQ a good alternative to Cantata?
Doughnut
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
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Podcast Player
Podcast Manager
Platforms
Mac
Good alternative?Is Doughnut a good alternative to Cantata?
Recordbox
2 likes
Music player offering effortless album browsing with features like album art display, nested queue using GStreamer with gapless playback. Includes metadata lyric editing, GNOME search for library, keeping simplicity and functionality in balance for audio management.
64 Recordbox alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Audio Player
Media Player
Platforms
Linux
Linux Mobile
Flathub
Flatpak
+2
Good alternative?Is Recordbox a good alternative to Cantata?
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mucke
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A music player for local files with unique custom playback options.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Android
F-Droid
Good alternative?Is mucke a good alternative to Cantata?
APlayer
2 likes
APlayer is a beautiful and powerful music player. Next to other useful features you would expect from a musicplayer, it offers a.o.:
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
China
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
OpenAPK
China
+8
Good alternative?Is APlayer a good alternative to Cantata?
Blarock
1 like
Blarock is a Qt-based small and simple player for your local music library.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
Good alternative?Is Blarock a good alternative to Cantata?
Echo: Music Player
1 like
An extension-based music player for Android, designed with a clean and intuitive UI.
58 Echo: Music Player alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Good alternative?Is Echo: Music Player a good alternative to Cantata?
MiniMoon Music Player
3 likes
With a modern, album-centric interface designed from scratch for music, MiniMoon helps you enjoy your cultivated music collection. Artwork is displayed prominently and can be viewed full screen.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
+6
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to Cantata?
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mpc
8 likes
A minimalist command line interface to MPD.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Linux
Xfce
M
Good alternative?Is mpc a good alternative to Cantata?
JuK
6 likes
Juk is a music player and a music manager. JuK is, well, at its heart, a jukebox. As is typical with many jukebox applications, JuK allows you to edit the tags of your audio files, and manage your collection and playlists. JuK is part of the KDE Multimedia package.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
KDE
Germany
EU
Good alternative?Is JuK a good alternative to Cantata?
GNOME Music
17 likes
Music is the new GNOME music playing application. It aims to combine an elegant and immersive browsing experience with simple and straightforward controls.
130 GNOME Music alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
Flatpak
United States
Good alternative?Is GNOME Music a good alternative to Cantata?
Timber Music Player
2 likes
Material Design Music Player.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Android
F-Droid
Good alternative?Is Timber Music Player a good alternative to Cantata?