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 foobar2000, AIMP, Winamp and Audacious.

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iTunes alternatives are mainly Audio Players, but if you're looking for Music Streaming Services or Media Players you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Open Source, Mac, Windows 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. Resonic Player icon
     26 likes

    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.

    58 Resonic Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. XMPlay icon
     86 likes

    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...

    110 XMPlay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. gmusicbrowser icon
     61 likes

    An open-source jukebox for large collections of mp3/ Vorbis / FLAC / mpc/ape files, written in perl. Its made with big (> 10,000 songs) libraries in mind.

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    • Linux
     
  4. Museeks icon
     20 likes

    Minimalist cross-platform player offering clean UI, support for multiple formats, playback speed adjustment, cover art, playlists, queue management, shuffle, loop, dark theme, library auto-refresh, sleep mode blocker, and m3u import/export.

    130 Museeks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Volumio icon
     13 likes

    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.

    155 Volumio alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Audirvana icon
     11 likes

    The ultimate digital audio playback. Enjoy an uncompromised audio playback and make the most of your sound system with advanced options and settings.

    41 Audirvana alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Linux
     
  7. Roon icon
     9 likes

    Roon identifies your music files and streams, and then overlays a ton of rich metadata to add context to what you're listening to. That information drives Roon's unique experience of browsing, discovering, and organizing music.

    227 Roon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Synology C2
     
  8. RealPlayer icon
     48 likes

    RealPlayer with RealTimes (aka “RealPlayer” for short) still includes the legacy features, such as Video Player, Downloader, Converter, Organizer and Web Videos. It also includes RealTimes features, such as Photos and RealTimes Stories, the automatic video collage feature.

    121 RealPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  9. Freemake Music Box is a new music app that gives you free access to millions of songs online. Regardless of your location, you can search, play and organize online music free and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. A music cataloger, tag editor, cd ripper, audio converter, mp3 and flac analyzer, duplicate finder, player and music scrobbler - all in one.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
     
  11. iHeart icon
     32 likes

    iHeart offers freemium access to a wide range of audio content including live radio, podcasts, music playlists, and sports updates. Available across multiple devices, it allows for playlist curation, personalized stations, trending podcasts, and has premium options such as ad-free listening and offline access.

    166 iHeart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
  12. iMyFone TunesMate is your Must-Have iphone manager and iTunes rebuilder. It can transfer music, videos, photos between iPhone and iTunes, and backup iPhone data on computer. Moreover you can use it to install and uninstall multiple apps in batch.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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