iTunes Alternatives

iTunes is described as 'Organizes audio, video, and playlists, streams Internet radio, syncs with devices, manages purchases, imports CDs, supports audiobooks, and runs on Windows or macOS' and is a leading Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to iTunes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best iTunes alternative is MusicBee. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MusicBee or Clementine. Other great apps like iTunes are AIMP, Winamp, Strawberry and Audacious.

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iTunes alternatives are mainly Audio Players, but if you're looking for Media Players or Music Streaming Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Open Source, Windows, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Mac and Chrome OS. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to iTunes.
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  1. Swinsian icon
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    Swinsian is a sophisticated music player for macOS with wide format support, folder watching, advanced tag editing and designed to be responsive even with the largest libraries.

    152 Swinsian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    Alec Kinnear
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    Swinsian just works. You add music files to it and it plays them. Doesn't move them, doesn't crash, doesn't complain. Very easy to build playlists which also don't just disappear. Swinsian just helps you listen to music in a simple and easy environment, while allowing you to build playlists as you go.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Swinsian is a great iTunes alternative.

    • Swinsian is Paid and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Swinsian is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users
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    JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.

    53 JRiver Media Center alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about JRiver Media Center as an Alternative to iTunes
    Guest
    Positive
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    Its way beyond better than itunes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    I like it because is what iTunes should have become after all of these years.

    I personally don't like the Music App anymore. Is a very bad option for any music lover with a HUGE library as in my case.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • JRiver Media Center is Paid and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  3.  38 likes
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    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.

    80 C* Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Vox Music Player icon
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    It just sounds better! The beauty is in its simplicity, yet behind the minimal exterior lies a powerful music player with a ton of features & support for all audio formats you should ever need.

    149 Vox Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
     
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    Comments about Vox Music Player as an Alternative to iTunes
    musicfactoryjoe
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    It's a great lightweight music player with loads of options I just wish it had a few small features. Such as replay gain or Sound Check as it is called in iTunes, and maybe a larger interface option for those of us who are sight impaired, but as far as iTunes alternatives go VOX is simply a must for any OSX/macOS/iOS machine!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Vox Music Player is a great iTunes alternative.

    • Vox Music Player is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Vox Music Player is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users
  5. CopyTrans icon
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    CopyTrans transfers iPhone and iPod music, other audio files and videos to PC and iTunes in just one click including playlists, ratings, artwork and play-counts. The Smart backup feature ensures all the needed tracks and playlists get copied over.

    31 CopyTrans alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about CopyTrans as an Alternative to iTunes
    Guest
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    it is for moving files, not playing them

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Allows transfer of music files from any folder on your PC to iPod etc and does not modify any files on your PC. Also, is more reliable than iTunes

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks CopyTrans is a great iTunes alternative.

    • CopyTrans is Paid and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  6. WACUP icon
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    WACUP is an independent project to provide new features & bug fixes for Winamp.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Plexamp icon
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    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    143 Plexamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. aTunes icon
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    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.

    134 aTunes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Resonic Player icon
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    Resonic plays music files, sounds, and samples out of your existing folders. It's built to be fast, reliable, and powerful. It does what it is supposed to do, without the bloat, and with exceptional usability.

    56 Resonic Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Guayadeque icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. XMPlay icon
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    A tiny and portable audio player. With a size of about 280 KiB it plays OGG, MP3, audio CDs, WMA and several less used formats like XM, IT, MOD, UMX and others. Furthermore it supports a wide range of plugins, skins and visualizations, works with tags, creates media library from...

    108 XMPlay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  12. Mirlo icon
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    Mirlo provides a user-friendly space to help musicians sell music, manage subscriptions, and share with their supporters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Mirlo is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to iTunes.

    • Mirlo is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Mirlo is Lightweight and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
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