The Best foobar2000 AlternativesTop Audio & Media Players like foobar2000

foobar2000 is described as 'Advanced audio player supporting MP3, FLAC, and more. Features gapless playback, customizable UI, audio CD ripping, ReplayGain, and plugin support' and is a leading Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to foobar2000 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best foobar2000 alternative is AIMP, which is free. Other great apps like foobar2000 are Clementine, DeaDBeeF, MusicBee and Winamp.

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Advanced audio player supporting MP3, FLAC, and more. Features gapless playback, customizable UI, audio CD ripping, ReplayGain, and plugin support.

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  1. AIMP icon
     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

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com

    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

    AIMP VS foobar2000

     
    Comments about AIMP as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Apr 23, 2017
    4

    Fast and continuous playing. Option to edit meta data.

    Most Recent Comment
    Kart45
    Positive Oct 12, 2023
    0

    Everything that in foobar2000 needs to be done for hours to make, you can done in AIMP in a matter of seconds. I tried many different players, been using foobar2000 for a long time, but in the end I still switched back to AIMP. The most convenient and functional without unnecessary movements.

    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza
    Negative Sep 27, 2022
    -3

    It's not as customizable as foobar. The latter can be hackeable to the point where you write a script that changes completely any single point of its UI.

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    • Almost everyone thinks AIMP is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • AIMP is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to foobar2000.

    • AIMP is the most popular free alternative to foobar2000.

    • AIMP is Free and Proprietaryfoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • AIMP is Lightweight and Customizablefoobar2000 is not according to our users
  2. Clementine icon
     740 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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    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 foobar2000

     
    Comments about Clementine as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Jul 6, 2017
    10

    It's free, it has a lot of features, but it is not as good as foobar2000. bug: memory leak.

    Top Negative Comment
    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza
    Sep 27, 2022
    2

    It's not well maintained, so... Expect encoders and decoders to be a lot obsolete, specially if you use Windows and the common static libraries! Also, you can expect a lot of online service libraries to not work very well. See Strawberry instead.

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    Guest
    Negative Jul 10, 2022
    0

    Clementine is just a basic audio player, whereas foobar2000 is a very advanced player.

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    • Most users think Clementine is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • Clementine is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to foobar2000.

    • Clementine is the most popular Open Source alternative to foobar2000.

    • Clementine is Free and Open Sourcefoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedfoobar2000 is not according to our users
  3. DeaDBeeF icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce

    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

    DeaDBeeF VS foobar2000

     
    Comments about DeaDBeeF as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Jul 24, 2018
    3

    Like Foobar2000, you can customize the interface as well as you want, it supports easily flac files and metadata edition. DeadBeef is the alternative and open source furthermore.

    Most Recent Comment
    23C5DA
    Jul 5, 2022
    1

    Very similar to foobar2000 but lacks a lot of refinements and details. Some hotkeys binding simply doesn't work. Cannot import/export theme and settings.

    Barrett
    Positive Apr 6, 2022
    0

    Very customizable, with a default GTK interface! Looks and runs great! Exactly what I wanted from a music player :)

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    • Most users think DeaDBeeF is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • DeaDBeeF is Free and Open Sourcefoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • DeaDBeeF is Lightweightfoobar2000 is not according to our users
  4. MusicBee icon
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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.

    117 MusicBee alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Library Organization
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Skins
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Music Library
    6.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    7.  Artwork
    8.  Library Management
    9.  Playlists management
    10.  Auto fetch album covers
    11.  Auto tag music
    12.  Themes

    MusicBee VS foobar2000

     
    Comments about MusicBee as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Most Recent Comment
    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza
    Positive Sep 27, 2022
    0

    Amazing piece of software! I think it can do pratically anything Foobar can (even with extensions).

    Guest
    Positive Dec 22, 2017
    1

    Can easily reorganize and rename large and messy music collections.

    Guest
    Positive May 13, 2019
    0

    I can manage 1000+ files with it

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    • Almost everyone thinks MusicBee is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • MusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietaryfoobar2000 is also Free Personal and Proprietary
    • MusicBee is Customizablefoobar2000 is not according to our users
  5. Winamp icon
     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

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    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 foobar2000

     
    Comments about Winamp as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Feb 21, 2018
    1

    Discontinued, yes, but set the standard in Windows audio playback. Incredibly feature rich and sounds excellent.

    Guest
    Positive Apr 15, 2018
    0

    Windows 98 + Winamp + MP3 + Limewire = The good old days of adopting a new music format.

    Still works in W10.

    Guest
    Positive Jan 18, 2019
    -2

    Winamp is around but an old version no longer updated at Winamp.com and using the old version site you can get earlier versions. Foobar2000 is the main replacement.

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    • Most users think Winamp is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • Winamp is the most popular Web-based & iPhone alternative to foobar2000.

    • Winamp is Free and Proprietaryfoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Winamp is Lightweightfoobar2000 is not according to our users
  6. Audacious icon
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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.

    126 Audacious alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create Playlist
    2.  Windows Compatible
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  3D visualization
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Supports audio media keys
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Lossless Audio

    Audacious VS foobar2000

     
    Comments about Audacious as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Dec 28, 2017
    4

    If you are looking for a Linux program to do the same thing foobar2000 does, this is probably your best bet. Has a gui very reminiscent of fb2k, a similar plugin system bundled with it, and support for almost all video game music formats out of the box.

    Most Recent Comment
    RA
    Positive Aug 22, 2022
    0

    It's open source, runs on Linux and Windows, has an intuitive UI and just works without any unexpected shortcomings.

    Unk42 Roman M
    Positive Oct 29, 2019
    1

    Very similar to foobar2000 minimalistic interface. There is also support for Winamp skins + its a open source software.

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    • Most users think Audacious is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • Audacious is Free and Open Sourcefoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Audacious is Lightweightfoobar2000 is not according to our users
  7. Strawberry icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    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.  Auto fetch album covers
    4.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    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

    Strawberry VS foobar2000

     
    Comments about Strawberry as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Guest
    Positive Apr 21, 2022
    0

    Strawberry has many features that are similar to the ones I use most in foobar2000. I particularly like the queuing system as it allows me to maintain my playlists in the order I want while easily being able to cherry pick what I want to listen to right now. This is the best music player I have found that is available for Linux and it gets me closest to the experience I loved about using foobar2000 in Windows.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Strawberry is a great foobar2000 alternative.

    • Strawberry is Free and Open Sourcefoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight and Customizablefoobar2000 is not according to our users
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