Kaffeine Alternatives for Windows

Kaffeine is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows 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 many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Kaffeine are AIMP, Strawberry, Clementine and Quod Libet.

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

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Kaffeine

Free • Open Source
Media Player

Kaffeine is a media player for the KDE desktop environment.

In the playlist window you can easily create playlists by...

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VLC Media Player
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
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
273 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. Dark ModeVLC Media Player supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
8. PortableVLC Media Player can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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
Customizable
Cross-Platform
Replay Gain
Playlists management
Playback speed control
Media Streaming
AIMP
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Android
PortableApps.com
290 AIMP alternatives
AIMP is powerful free audio player for Windows OS that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.
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AIMP Features
1. LightweightAIMP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of AIMP.
3. Dark ModeAIMP supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. PortableAIMP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. MP3 / ID3 RenamingAIMP allows you to batch rename MP3 files through the use of ID3 metadata.
6. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAIMP can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
7. Lossless AudioAIMP has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
8. Works OfflineAIMP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. Ad-freeAIMP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Music Library
Playlists management
Skins
Crossfading
Remembers position in file
Hi-Fi Sound
Full keyboard shortcuts
Customizable
Android Sync
Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
Strawberry
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Audio Converter
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
226 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. Goal Setting Strawberry can set individual or group goals to meet over a particular period.
6. Works OfflineStrawberry can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Privacy focusedStrawberry is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Music Library
Music collection
Customizable
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Auto fetch album covers
Playlists management
Gapless Playback
Automatic album art download
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
ListenBrainz scrobbling
Clementine
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Podcast Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
235 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
Podcast Subscription
Moodbar
Ratings
Music Library
Built-in Tag editor
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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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Debian
Xfce
157 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.
Library Management
Customization
Tagging
Waveform Seekbar
Music Library
Media library
Built-in Tag editor
Audio playback
Sorting
Cross-Platform
MPlayer
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
AmigaOS
Xfce
MorphOS
121 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. Command line interfaceMPlayer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Integrated Codecs
Windows Media Player
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
CD Ripper
Windows
200 Windows Media Player alternatives
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 Player
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Windows Media Player Features
1. Ad-freeWindows Media Player doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Works OfflineWindows Media Player can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Support for 4KWindows Media Player supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
4. Lossless AudioWindows Media Player has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
5. Dark ModeWindows Media Player supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
DNLA Server
Support for DLNA
Bundled with Windows
Music Library
Discontinued
Dead: last update: Aug 2017.https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Players/Microsoft-Windows-Media-Player-11.shtml
Miro Player
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
109 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
Create Playlist
Built-in Torrent client
Media library
Music Library
Android Sync
Built-in Media converter
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)
UMPlayer
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
140 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/
Winyl
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
343 Winyl alternatives
Winyl is a free digital audio player and music library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows.
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Winyl Features
1. PortableWinyl can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightWinyl consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Skinnable
Music Library
Crossfading
Music collection
Built-in Equalizer
Discontinued
No updates since late 2018
DivX
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
DVD Ripper
Mac
Windows
340 DivX alternatives
DivX doesn't need much of an introduction, as the product speaks for itself. A powerful player, converter and decoder, DivX offers you a handful of tools to assist you in your video playing and encoding endeavors.
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DivX Features
Support for subtitles
CyberLink PowerDVD
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Player
Windows
96 CyberLink PowerDVD alternatives
PowerDVD Series - The Ultimate Entertainment Solution. With over 300 million copies sold, PowerDVD is the world’s leading Blu-ray, 3D & HD media player.
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CyberLink PowerDVD Features
Blu-ray Support
Convert video to audio (mp3)