Free iTunes AlternativesAudio & Media Players like iTunes

Alternatives list

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   Spotify

    2882 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.

   298 Spotify alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Sweden
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Snapcraft
   • Android Auto
   • Apple TV
   • Flathub
   • Android Wear
   • Samsung Galaxy Store
   • Kindle Fire
   • Playstation
   • Fire TV
   • Apple Car Play
   • Xbox
   • Android TV
   • Tizen OS
   • Roku

   • Sweden
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Spotify vs iTunes Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Guest · Sep 27, 2017

   Because there is good music

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Mar 24, 2015

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

   Negative comment by Guest · Apr 20, 2026

   AI slop, platforms harmful material, ads everywhere, stream-only.

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   • Spotify is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
   • Spotify is a Music Streaming iTunes is an Audio Player
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   foobar2000

    1574 likes

   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.

   231 foobar2000 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • CD Ripper

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Chrome OS
   • Android TV
   • Apple TV

   • Poland
   • EU

   

   

   

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   foobar2000 vs iTunes Comments

   Negative comment by ccier7u87wl2pvvz7o · May 8, 2018

   Mac version is not currently under active development

   Positive comment by mecube · Apr 21, 2018

   Nice Library managment, support for lot of formats

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   • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
   • foobar2000 is Customizable, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticiTunes is not according to our users
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   AIMP

    903 likes

   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.

   386 AIMP alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Android
   • PortableApps.com

   • Russia

   

   

   

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   iMazing

   Empower your iOS device with versatile management and seamless transfer of music, photos, contacts, and app data on Mac and Windows, ensuring backup safety, ringtone personalization, and Safari data export.

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   Clementine

    767 likes

   Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

   273 Clementine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Clementine vs iTunes Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Dec 8, 2016

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

   Positive comment by glengaldine · Jun 13, 2018

   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.

   Positive comment by phenn · Nov 7, 2017

   Easy to use. Doesn't nag constantly.

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   • Clementine is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
   • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
7. 

   

   MusicBee

    603 likes

   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.

   168 MusicBee alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   MusicBee vs iTunes Comments

   Top Positive Comment by John Fastman · Dec 23, 2016

   The best non-open source app for Windows that plays music. Great at organizing music collections and even suggests local gigs based on bands you have stored in your library. But I would go for an open source alternative, and MusicBee doesn't help me have the same library on non-Windows machines.

   Top Negative Comment by Robert Fisher · Jan 30, 2022

   Not really like iTunes at all. You can't sync and set device preferences for your iPhone with this program.

   Positive comment by Guest · Nov 12, 2020

   A similar interface, supports using folders as playlists so in that sense it's even better than itunes, many beautiful themes, lightweight. Musicbee feels like home, coming from itunes.

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   • MusicBee is Free Personal and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
   • MusicBee is Customizable and LightweightiTunes is not according to our users
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   Winamp

    903 likes

   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.

   290 Winamp alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Belgium
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   • Belgium
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Winamp vs iTunes Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 8, 2015

   similar functionality basically

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   • Winamp is Free and ProprietaryiTunes is also Free and Proprietary
   • Winamp is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users
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    Audacious

     306 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.

    152 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

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

    • Global

    

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    Strawberry

     253 likes

    Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

    261 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Norway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Flathub

    • Norway

    

    

    

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    Strawberry vs iTunes Comments

    Positive comment by Guest · Jan 12, 2021

    Fork from Clementine which was excellent.

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    • Strawberry is Freemium and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
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    Bandcamp

     208 likes

    Music platform with direct artist sales, global discovery, instant streaming and download of DRM-free tracks, physical merchandise, offline listening, flexible pricing, and community features for fans supporting independent creators across numerous genres.

    136 Bandcamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Streaming
    • Music Discovery

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Bandcamp vs iTunes Comments

    Negative comment by HenryJameson · Jul 4, 2026

    Bandcamp is a music library specifically for music that you obtain on Bandcamp, whereas iTunes can organize music from other soruces.

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    • Bandcamp is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Bandcamp is a Music Streaming iTunes is an Audio Player
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    Pocket Casts

     246 likes

    Podcast player supporting streaming and downloads, advanced search, cross-device 'Up Next', improved discovery, playback effects, and offline listening essentials.

    142 Pocket Casts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Podcast Player
    • Podcast Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Apple Car Play

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Pocket Casts vs iTunes Comments

    Negative comment by vasbinde · Jun 25, 2022

    Pocket Casts is a great program, but it is purely focused on podcasts, not on audio and video player and library management. For example, it cannot rip audio CDs or play movies.

    Negative comment by ccier7u87wl2pvvz7o · Nov 6, 2021

    It's just a podcast player

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    • Pocket Casts is Freemium and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Pocket Casts is a Podcast Player iTunes is an Audio Player
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    MediaMonkey

     492 likes

    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.

    135 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Canada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android

    • Canada

    

    

    

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    MediaMonkey vs iTunes Comments

    Positive comment by ndlinn · Apr 20, 2019

    Probably the only app I’ve encountered that currently does all that iTunes does and more, but the layout is much more cumbersome and clunky and will take some serious getting used-to.

    Positive comment by Guest · Apr 10, 2017

    Better in all aspects: collection management, tag management, ripping and converting, art finder, etc.

    Positive comment by Guest · Nov 26, 2019

    Great way to store and sort your music library, create playlists.

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    • MediaMonkey is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
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    Rhythmbox

     437 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 .

    172 Rhythmbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Rhythmbox vs iTunes Comments

    Positive comment by Guest · Aug 16, 2017

    Similar concept and functionality.

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    • Rhythmbox is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Rhythmbox is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users