foobar2000 Alternatives for Linux

foobar2000 is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Clementine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to foobar2000 and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to foobar2000 are DeaDBeeF, Audacious, Strawberry and Rhythmbox.

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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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foobar2000 alternatives page was last updated Apr 25, 2025
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  1. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     737 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...

    239 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 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.

    Most Recent Comment
    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
  2. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     196 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.

    170 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

    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. Audacious icon

    Audacious

     294 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.

    126 Audacious alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    Audacious screenshot 1

    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.

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    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
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    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.

    233 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

    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
  6. Rhythmbox icon

    Rhythmbox

     433 likes
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    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    145 Rhythmbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
    Rhythmbox screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Crossfading
    3.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
    4.  Smart playlists
    5. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    6.  iPhone/iPod sync

    Rhythmbox VS foobar2000

     
    Comments about Rhythmbox as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Guest
    Negative Aug 2, 2020
    3

    Lacks the library features, as well as the modular approach to the interface.

    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza
    Negative Sep 27, 2022
    0

    Lacks library features, lacks more DSP options, lacks scrobbling, lacks audio converter, output selection...

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    • Some users think Rhythmbox is a great foobar2000 alternative, some don't.

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

    162 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 foobar2000

     
    Comments about Amarok as an Alternative to foobar2000
    Guest
    Positive Jun 30, 2017
    1

    I have not seen a better yet still good-looking software than Amarok.

    Guest
    Positive Apr 30, 2016
    0

    Meant for power users. Has global shortcuts, replay gain and a ton of features.

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    • Some users think Amarok is a great foobar2000 alternative, some don't.

    • Amarok is Free and Open Sourcefoobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Amarok is Privacy focusedfoobar2000 is not according to our users
  9. 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

    Quod Libet VS foobar2000

     
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