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 Clementine or AIMP. Other great apps like iTunes are foobar2000, Winamp, Audacious and Strawberry.

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iTunes alternatives are mainly Audio Players, but if you're looking for Media Players or Internet Radio Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted + Open Source. 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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Organizes audio, video, and playlists, streams Internet radio, syncs with devices, manages purchases, imports CDs, supports audiobooks, and runs on Windows or macOS.

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iTunes alternatives page was last updated May 18, 2025
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  1. 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.

    143 Vox Music Player alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Lossless Audio
    3. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    4.  Support for Audio Units Plugins
    5.  Sound Effects
    6.  Music Library

    Vox Music Player VS iTunes

     
    Comments about Vox Music Player as an Alternative to iTunes
    musicfactoryjoe
    Positive Jun 13, 2017
    0

    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!

    iTunes Icon
    Vox Music Player icon
    • 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
  2. Nightingale icon
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    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!

    58 Nightingale alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    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/

    Nightingale Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Skins
    4.  Media library
    5. iTunes icon  Import from iTunes
    6.  Gapless Playback
    7.  Skinnable
    8.  Integrated Web Browser

    Nightingale VS iTunes

     
  3. 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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    CopyTrans Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Artwork

    CopyTrans VS iTunes

     
    Comments about CopyTrans as an Alternative to iTunes
    Guest
    Negative Aug 28, 2019
    1

    it is for moving files, not playing them

    Guest
    Positive Nov 6, 2016
    0

    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

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    • Almost everyone thinks CopyTrans is a great iTunes alternative.

    • CopyTrans is Paid and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  4. 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!.

    140 Plexamp alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  AirPlay Support
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Chromecast Support
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Playlists management
    9.  Electron based

    Plexamp VS iTunes

     
  5. WACUP icon
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    WACUP is an independent project to provide new features & bug fixes for Winamp.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Skins
    2.  Skinnable
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Gapless Playback
    5. Discord icon  Discord integration
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Portable
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Dark Mode

    WACUP VS iTunes

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    last update: 22. June 2014

    aTunes Features

    1.  iPhone/iPod sync

    aTunes VS iTunes

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Opus codec support
    4.  Themes
    5.  OGG
    6. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    7.  Create Playlist
    8.  Shoutcast streaming
    9.  Playlists management

    C* Music Player VS iTunes

     
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