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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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. gmusicbrowser icon

    gmusicbrowser

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    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.

    88 gmusicbrowser alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    One of the included alternate layouts.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline

    gmusicbrowser VS iTunes

     
  2. XMPlay icon

    XMPlay

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    XMPlay 4 – Default look

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Music Library
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  Music collection
    8.  Stream audio
    9.  Normalize Volume
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Sound Effects
    12.  Gapless Playback

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  4. Guayadeque icon

    Guayadeque

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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.

    69 Guayadeque alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Guayadeque screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    According to the GitHub repository, Guayadeque project has reached the end of its development journey and is no longer actively maintained.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Artwork
    3. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    4.  Radio Player
    5.  Crossfading
    6.  Shoutcast streaming
    7. Jamendo icon  Jamendo integration

    Guayadeque VS iTunes

     
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    iMyFone TunesMate

    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 multip...

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    Resonic Player

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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.

    55 Resonic Player alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Resonic Player screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.9.4) was released in August 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Portable
    3.  Waveform Seekbar
    4.  Playlists management
    5.  Sample Management
    6.  Waveform

    Resonic Player VS iTunes

     
  7. JRiver Media Center icon

    JRiver Media Center

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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.

    52 JRiver Media Center alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    JRiver Media Center screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Music collection

    JRiver Media Center VS iTunes

     
    Comments about JRiver Media Center as an Alternative to iTunes
    Guest
    Positive Nov 14, 2022
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    Its way beyond better than itunes.

    Guest
    Positive Oct 21, 2021
    0

    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.

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    • JRiver Media Center is Paid and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  8. Waveform Music Player icon

    Waveform Music Player

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    The modern music Player for Windows. Waveform manages your music library in a beautiful, user-friendly application. It automatically finds music from your PC to populate your library, where you can browse your music by Track, Album, Artist, Genre and more.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Browse and play your PC's music library.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Personalized Recommendations
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Artwork
    8.  Music Library

    Waveform Music Player VS iTunes

     
  10. AnyTrans icon

    AnyTrans

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    Enables seamless transfer, backup, and management of photos, music, videos, messages, contacts, app data, and more across iOS, Android, computer, iTunes, and iCloud, with online content downloads, app backups, scheduled backups, and ringtone creation.

    29 AnyTrans alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    AnyTrans screenshot 1

    AnyTrans Features

    1.  Built-in Media converter
    2.  Data transfer

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