Kaffeine Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Kaffeine for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Kaffeine and 19 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Kaffeine are Strawberry, Clementine, Quod Libet and MPlayer.

Kaffeine alternatives are mainly Media Players but may also be Audio Players or Internet Radio Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Kaffeine.

Kaffeine

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VLC Media Player
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Chocolatey
280 VLC Media Player alternatives
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- - 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.
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VLC Media Player Features
1. Ad-freeVLC Media Player doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of VLC Media Player.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsVLC Media Player can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in VLC Media Player without registration.
5. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with VLC Media Player.
6. Support for 4KVLC Media Player supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
7. PortableVLC Media Player can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Dark ModeVLC Media Player supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Works OfflineVLC Media Player can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Video playback
Built-in Media converter
Support for subtitles
Integrated Codecs
Cross-Platform
Customizable
Replay Gain
Playback speed control
Playlists management
Optimal performance
Strawberry
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Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Linux
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Haiku
228 Strawberry alternatives
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.
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Strawberry Features
1. LightweightStrawberry consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioStrawberry has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
3. Ad-freeStrawberry doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Strawberry without registration.
5. Works OfflineStrawberry can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. No TrackingStrawberry will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Privacy focusedStrawberry is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
8. Goal Setting Strawberry can set individual or group goals to meet over a particular period.
9. Batch Rename FilesStrawberry supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
Music Library
Music collection
Customizable
Auto fetch album covers
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Playlists management
Automatic album art download
Gapless Playback
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
ListenBrainz scrobbling
Clementine
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Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
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237 Clementine alternatives
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...
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Clementine Features
1. LightweightClementine consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioClementine has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Smart playlists
Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Playlists management
Audio Visualization
Ratings
Podcast Subscription
Moodbar
Built-in Tag editor
Music Library
Comments about Clementine as a 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.
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Quod Libet
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Audio Player
Media Player
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Debian
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158 Quod Libet alternatives
Quod Libet is a Gapless GTK+-based audio player written in Python. Its designed around the idea that you know how to organize your music better than we do. It lets you make playlists based on regular expressions (dont worry, regular searches work too).
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Quod Libet Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsQuod Libet can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Ad-freeQuod Libet doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortableQuod Libet can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Quod Libet.
5. User RatingQuod Libet supports user ratings and reviews to help you make up your mind.
Library Management
Customization
Tagging
Music Library
Media library
Waveform Seekbar
Built-in Tag editor
Sits in the System Tray
Audio playback
Sorting
MPlayer
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Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
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BSD
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Xfce
MorphOS
123 MPlayer alternatives
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.
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MPlayer Features
1. LightweightMPlayer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableMPlayer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Hardware AcceleratedMPlayer can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
4. Command line interfaceMPlayer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Integrated Codecs
Miro Player
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Media Player
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110 Miro Player alternatives
Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.
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Miro Player Features
1. Music StoreYou can buy music and keep ownership in perpetuity at Miro Player.
TV Streaming
Fullscreen support
Built-in Torrent client
Media library
Android Sync
Built-in Media converter
Music Library
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)
Videos
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Linux
83 Videos alternatives
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.
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Videos Features
1. LightweightVideos consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeVideos doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeVideos supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Works OfflineVideos can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Watch videos
Nautilus integration
Support for subtitles
Capture image from video
UMPlayer
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
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142 UMPlayer alternatives
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.
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UMPlayer Features
Resume playback
Discontinued
No more updates, latest downloads from 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/
Parole
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Media Player
Audio Player
Linux
Xfce
84 Parole alternatives
Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.
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Parole Features
1. Dark ModeParole supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
XFCE support
QT Based
Gnome MPlayer
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MPlayer
77 Gnome MPlayer alternatives
A GTK+2 interface to MPlayer. The power of MPlayer combined with a friendly interface for your desktop; You can play all your multimedia (audio, video, CD, DVDs, and VCDs, streams etc.
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Gnome MPlayer Features
Webcam Effects
Webcam recording
Virtual Webcam
Gtk
Discontinued
Latest version from Jan 10, 2014https://code.google.com/archive/p/gnome-mplayer/downloads
fmedia
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Audio Player
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Android
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163 fmedia alternatives
fmedia is a fast media player/recorder/converter for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and FreeBSD.
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fmedia Features
1. No Trackingfmedia will not track you or use your personal data.
2. Ad-freefmedia doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works Offlinefmedia can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Lightweightfmedia consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Lossless Audiofmedia has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in fmedia without registration.
7. Portablefmedia can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Movie Monad
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276 Movie Monad alternatives
A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.
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Lastly committed on Dec 11, 2018