Open Source iTunes Alternatives

The best open source alternative to iTunes is Clementine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to iTunes and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to iTunes are Winamp, Strawberry, Audacious and Rhythmbox.

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iTunes alternatives are mainly Audio Players but may also be Media Players or Internet Radio Services. Other popular filters includes Self-Hosted + Open Source and Windows + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of iTunes.

iTunes

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Audio Player
Free • Proprietary

iTunes is the best way to organize and enjoy the music, movies, and TV shows you already have — and shop for the ones you want to get.

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iTunes alternatives page was last updated Jan 9, 2024

Vocal
The modern podcast client for the free desktop.
96 Vocal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Podcast Player
- Podcast Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Vocal Features
Video Casting
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Discontinued
The last release (2.4.2) is from May 2019.

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aTunes
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.
143 aTunes alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Internet Radio Service
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
aTunes Features
iPhone/iPod sync
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Discontinued
last update: 22. June 2014

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Guayadeque
Guayadeque is a music management program designed for all music enthusiasts. It is a full featured Linux media player that can easily manage large collections and uses the Gstreamer media framework. Using it, Guayadeque has all the format support that entails.
72 Guayadeque alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Linux
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Guayadeque Features
1. Music Library
2. Customizable
3. Artwork
4. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
5. Radio Player
6. Crossfading
7. Shoutcast streaming
8. Jamendo integration
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Discontinued
According to the GitHub repository, Guayadeque project has reached the end of its development journey and is no longer actively maintained.

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Nightingale
Nightingale is a free and powerfull music player for Linux, Windows and Mac based on the Songbird media player source code. A beautiful interface with a wide range of supported audio formats, all with multi-platform support!
61 Nightingale alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Nightingale Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Playlists management
3. Skins
4. Media library
5. Gapless Playback
6. Skinnable
7. Integrated Web Browser
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Discontinued
Last update was on January 12, 2014 for version 1.12.1 - https://blog.getnightingale.com/2014/01/12/announcing-nightingale-1-12-1/

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C* Music Player
cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.

Input/Output Plugins Input: Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AAC, MP4, and everything supported by libmodplug Output: PulseAudio, ALSA, OSS, libao, aRts, Sun, and WaveOut (Wind.
83 C* Music Player alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Top C* Music Player Features
1. Command line interface
2. Lightweight
3. Terminal-based
4. Opus codec support
5. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
6. Themes
7. OGG
8. Playlists management
9. Configurable
10. Create Playlist
11. Shoutcast streaming
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Volumio
Volumio is a free and Open Source Linux Distribution, designed and fine-tuned exclusively for music playback. It runs on a variety of devices, typically small and cheap computers like the Raspberry PI, but also on low power PCs, notebooks or thin clients.
170 Volumio alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
Volumio Features
Stream audio
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Volumio VS iTunes
Is Volumio a good alternative to iTunes?
- Volumio is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to iTunes.
- Volumio is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary

Mirlo
Mirlo provides a user-friendly space to help musicians sell music, manage subscriptions, and share with their supporters.
10 Mirlo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Mirlo Features
1. Music Discovery
2. Ad-free
3. Music Store
4. No Tracking
5. No registration required
6. Lossless Audio
7. Lightweight
8. Support for Themes
9. MP3 Downloader
10. Dark Mode
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Mirlo VS iTunes
Is Mirlo a good alternative to iTunes?
- Mirlo is the most popular SaaS alternative to iTunes.
- Mirlo is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
- Mirlo is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users