Kaffeine AlternativesMedia Players and other similar apps like Kaffeine

Kaffeine is described as 'Media player with support for digital television (DVB-C/S/S2/T, ATSC, CI/CAM) for the Linux KDE desktop environment' and is a Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Kaffeine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Kaffeine alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kaffeine are AIMP, Clementine, Strawberry and MPlayer.

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Kaffeine is a media player with support for digital television (DVB-C/S/S2/T, ATSC, CI/CAM) for the Linux KDE desktop environment.

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Kaffeine alternatives page was last updated Apr 8, 2024
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  1. VLC Media Player icon
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    VLC Media Player

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    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

    298 VLC Media Player alternatives
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
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    VLC Media Player screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Video playback
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Support for subtitles
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Audio Recording
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Internet Radio
    10.  Compatibility Layer
    11.  Media Streaming
    12.  Replay Gain
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    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Kaffeine.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kaffeine.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceKaffeine is also Free and Open Source
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableKaffeine is not according to our users
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    AIMP

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    AIMP is a powerful free audio player that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.

    329 AIMP alternatives
    AIMP screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1
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    +3
    AIMP screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Skins
    4.  Mp3 Tag Editor
    5.  Audio Conversion
    6.  Internet Radio
    7.  Crossfading
    8.  Remembers position in file
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    11.  Hi-Fi Sound
    12.  Skinnable
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  4. Clementine icon
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    Clementine

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    Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and...

    243 Clementine alternatives
    Clementine with lyrics pane

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Icecast radio stations
    Smart playlists and kittens

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Smart playlists
    2.  Podcast Player
    3.  Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
    4. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Audio Visualization
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Moodbar
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    Comments about Clementine as an Alternative to Kaffeine
     
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    Clementine is an audio player... Kaffeine is a multi-media player... VLC would be a much better comparison.

    Negative comment •Aug 31, 2015
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    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceKaffeine is also Free and Open Source
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedKaffeine is not according to our users
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    Strawberry

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    Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.

    233 Strawberry alternatives
    Strawberry screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Strawberry screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Music collection
    3.  Auto fetch album covers
    4.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    9.  Cross-Platform
    10.  Gapless Playback
    11.  Automatic album art download
    12.  ListenBrainz scrobbling
    Warning

    It is still open source but now the Windows and macOS builds are tied to having a Patreon subscription.

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  7. MPlayer icon
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    MPlayer

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    MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    130 MPlayer alternatives
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Accelerated
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Integrated Codecs
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  8. Quod Libet icon
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    Quod Libet

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    A extensible Music player with Podcast support, web radio, playlists and many more. As it is written in Python, writing new plug-ins is really easy.

    160 Quod Libet alternatives
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The album browser, giving a visual anchor for a large library
    The cover grid browser, giving an even more visual anchor for libraries
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    The Soundcloud browser.

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Library Management
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Tagging
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Media library
    6.  Built-in Tag editor
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  User Rating
    10.  Portable
    11.  Waveform Seekbar
    12.  Sorting
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  10. Windows Media Player icon
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    Windows Media Player

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    Windows Media Player is a video and audio player developed by Microsoft for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV and the original Windows Media...

    211 Windows Media Player alternatives
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for DLNA
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Bundled with Windows
    8.  Music Library
    9.  DVD Burner
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  11. Videos icon
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    Videos

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    Videos (previously Totem) is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer. It features a playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as keyboard navigation.

    97 Videos alternatives
    Videos screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Videos screenshot 1
    Videos screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Watch videos
    2.  Ad-free
    3. GNOME Files icon  Nautilus integration
    4.  Support for subtitles
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Capture image from video
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  12. Miro Player icon
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    Miro Player

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    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    112 Miro Player alternatives
    Miro Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Sync to Android devices
    Videoplayer
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    Miro Player screenshot 3

    Miro Player Features

    1.  Music Store
    2.  TV Streaming
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Built-in Torrent client
    5.  Media library
    6. Android icon  Android Sync
    7.  Built-in Media converter
    8.  Music Library
    9.  Create Playlist
    Discontinued

    "Although we are no longer developing Miro, we do continue to make the media player available."https://pculture.org/pcf-projectsSee also:"The last version (6.0) was released in 2013 and is no longer functioning correctly because of changes to the YouTube API."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miro_(video_software)

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  13. QuickTime Player icon
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    QuickTime Player

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    Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

    169 QuickTime Player alternatives
    QuickTime X

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    QuickTime Player Features

    1.  Record videos
    QuickTime X
    QuickTime X - Screen recording
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  14. UMPlayer icon
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    UMPlayer

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    UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    146 UMPlayer alternatives
    UMPlayer Skinnable User Interface - feature rich yet easy to use

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    UMPlayer Features

    1.  Resume playback
    Integrated YouTube player - search and play YouTube videos directly from UMPlayer
    Integrated SHOUTcast Radio player - search and play internet radio directly from UMPlayer
    Discontinued

    No more updates, latest downloads from 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/

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    Winyl

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    Winyl is a free digital audio player and music library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows.

    365 Winyl alternatives
    Winyl screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Skinnable
    3.  Music collection
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Built-in Equalizer
    8.  Crossfading
    Discontinued

    No updates since late 2018

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