iTunes AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Internet Radio Services for Linux

iTunes is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Internet Radio Service 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 iTunes and 11 are Internet Radio Services available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Internet Radio Service alternatives to iTunes are Spotify, Audacious, Strawberry and Rhythmbox.

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  1. Clementine icon
     755 likes

    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...

    255 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Clementine vs iTunes Comments
    glengaldine
    Positive
    2

    Really good. Started to use it in my Linux years (mostly on Arch), and using it still on macOS. Interface is a bit chaotic, but it's much better then iTunes so far.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Amazing playback and sync capabilites. Especially great for streaming or handling big music libraries.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    phenn
    Positive
    1

    Easy to use. Doesn't nag constantly.

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
  2. Spotify icon
     2802 likes

    Enjoy unlimited music and podcast streaming. Explore tracks by artist, genre, or playlist, and experience seamless transitions across all devices. Upgrade to Premium for offline access and no ad interruptions.

    263 Spotify alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Flathub
    • Android Wear
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Kindle Fire
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Xbox
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
     
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    Spotify vs iTunes Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    0

    Because there is good music

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    20

    Spotify is a music streaming app, while iTunes uses an offline music library.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is free with a large catalog of songs, only.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Spotify is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  3. Audacious icon
     300 likes

    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.

    135 Audacious alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
     
  4. Strawberry icon
     249 likes

    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.

    245 Strawberry alternatives

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    • Warning

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    • Windows
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    • Haiku
     
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    Strawberry vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Fork from Clementine which was excellent.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Strawberry is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
  5. Rhythmbox icon
     434 likes

    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 .

    153 Rhythmbox alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
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    Rhythmbox vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Similar concept and functionality.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Rhythmbox is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Rhythmbox is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users
  6. Elisa icon
     34 likes

    Elisa is a music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use. We also recognize that we need a flexible product to account for the different workflows and use-cases of our users.

    71 Elisa alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Android
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Elisa vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It is an audio player but doesn't really manage the library. Track/album/artist information seems to be non existent and doesn't seem to support and scraping features to make sure meta data and album art are accurate.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Elisa is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Elisa is Lightweight and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
  7. Exaile icon
     109 likes

    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...

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    Exaile vs iTunes Comments
    Hasan Yildiz
    Positive
    0

    I haven't used it, but it looks like a good program.

    • Exaile is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  8. aTunes icon
     78 likes

    aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms: Windows, Linux and Unix-like systems.

    135 aTunes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Aqualung icon
     11 likes

    Aqualung is an audio player that aims to be versatile: it is capable of producing completely gapless output, has several skins, supports Audio CDs, Internet radio streams, Podcasts, most file formats, and has an intuitive interface.

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