Crates AlternativesAudio & Media Players like Crates

Crates is described as 'User-focused, next generation music app, that merges all user’s music collections into one, enables them to own their data, listen from any source and discover new music recommended by the community' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Crates for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Flathub apps. The best Crates alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or MPV. Other great apps like Crates are Clementine, MusicBee, Winamp and Audacious.

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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.

    199 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

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

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Crates.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryCrates is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Lightweight and MinimalisticCrates is not according to our users
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    MPV

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    MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

    112 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
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    • MPV is the most popular Linux alternative to Crates.

    • MPV is the most popular Open Source alternative to Crates.

    • MPV is Free and Open SourceCrates is Free and Proprietary
    • MPV is Lightweight and MinimalisticCrates is not according to our users
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    AIMP

     874 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.

    342 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     749 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...

    251 Clementine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Clementine with lyrics pane
     
  6. MusicBee icon

    MusicBee

     588 likes
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    Offers library and playlist management, auto folder monitoring, podcast downloads, web radio, advanced tagging, custom ID3 tags, CD ripping with validation, syncing to iPods, iPhones, MTP, USB, converts and normalizes audio, fetches album art and tags from web.

    124 MusicBee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MB is the finished article - tried and tested. Crates will be great one day but it's not there yet.

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    • MusicBee is Free Personal and ProprietaryCrates is Free and Proprietary
    • MusicBee is Customizable and LightweightCrates is not according to our users
  7. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     894 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.

    258 Winamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Media Library
     

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

    • Winamp is Free and ProprietaryCrates is also Free and Proprietary
    • Winamp is LightweightCrates is not according to our users
  9. Audacious icon

    Audacious

     298 likes
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    Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

    133 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    Audacious screenshot 1
     
  10. iTunes icon

    iTunes

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    Serves as a media player and library for music, videos, and playlists, streams Internet radio, imports CDs, syncs content and manages iPhone or iPad, offers purchasing and downloading of music, TV shows, movies, supports podcasts, audiobooks, and works on macOS or Windows.

    241 iTunes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Personal library Album view
     
  11. Amarok icon

    Amarok

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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.

    167 Amarok alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    Overview
     
  13. MediaMonkey icon

    MediaMonkey

     489 likes
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    MediaMonkey is a music player and a music library manager with support for 50,000+ files and many features for organizing, tagging, converting and burning your music. It also has advanced podcasting and syncing features.

    123 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    MediaMonkey screenshot 1
     
  14. Wora icon

    Wora

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    Wora is a beautiful player for audiophiles (pun intended). An open-source lossless music player app that lets you organize and play your favorite tracks seamlessly.

    45 Wora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Wora screenshot 1
     
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