kew AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like kew

kew is described as 'A terminal music player for Linux' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to kew for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best kew alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AIMP or Clementine. Other great apps like kew are Rhythmbox, Tomahawk, C* Music Player and ncmpcpp.

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kew alternatives page was last updated Mar 22, 2025
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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

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    Audio player offering MP3, FLAC support, gapless playback, customizable interfaces, CD ripping, advanced tagging, ReplayGain, plugins, and is known for its freeware model, running on various Windows versions with high audio fidelity.

    185 foobar2000 alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Audio Conversion
    4.  Replay Gain
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    9.  Portable
    10.  Audio processing/resampling
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  File Organizer

    foobar2000 VS kew

     

    • foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to kew.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to kew.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and Proprietarykew is Free and Open Source
    • foobar2000 is Customizable and Lightweightkew is not according to our users
  2. AIMP icon

    AIMP

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    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    327 AIMP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1

    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.  Remembers position in file
    8.  Crossfading
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10.  Hi-Fi Sound
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Dark Mode

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  4. Clementine icon

    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...

    240 Clementine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Clementine with lyrics pane

    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.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Moodbar

    Clementine VS kew

     

    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to kew.

    • Clementine is the most popular Open Source alternative to kew.

    • Clementine is Free and Open Sourcekew is also Free and Open Source
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedkew is not according to our users
  5. Rhythmbox icon

    Rhythmbox

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    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    145 Rhythmbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
    Rhythmbox screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Crossfading
    3.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
    4.  Smart playlists
    5. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    6.  iPhone/iPod sync

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  6. Tomahawk icon

    Tomahawk

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    Tomahawk gives you to access to all of your favorite music in one powerful media player. Seamlessly jump from playing a song off your local machine, to one streaming from your other machines, to a recommendation from Spotify, to a pre-release on SoundCloud to your favorite...

    88 Tomahawk alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Tomahawk screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer maintained. Last version, 0.8.4, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Tomahawk Features

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    3. Deezer icon  Deezer integration
    4. YouTube icon  Youtube integration
    5. SoundCloud icon  SoundCloud Integration
    6. Google Play Music icon  Google Play Music integration
    7. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    8. ownCloud icon  Owncloud integration

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  7. C* Music Player

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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.

    79 C* Music Player alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    C* Music Player screenshot 1

    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

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    ncmpcpp

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    Ncurses Music Player Client (Plus Plus) Music player for the command line requiring mpd, the Music Player Daemon.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ncmpcpp screenshot 1

    ncmpcpp Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tagging

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    rmpc

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    Rmpc is a beautiful, modern and configurable terminal based Music Player Daemon client. It is heavily inspired by ncmpcpp and ranger/lf file managers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Queue

    rmpc Features

    1.  Tui

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    MOC

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    MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    MOC screenshot 1

    MOC Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Works Offline

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  12. mpc

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    A minimalist command line interface to MPD.

    26 mpc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

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  13. ncmpc

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    ncmpc is a fully featured MPD client, which runs in a terminal (using ncurses). Its goal is to provide a keyboard oriented and consistent interface to MPD, without wasting resources.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

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  14. Mp3blaster icon

    Mp3blaster

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    Mp3blaster is an mp3 player for computers running a UNIX-like operating system, e.g. Linux, Free/Net/OpenBSD, etc. Its interface is entirely text based, thereby eliminating the need for a graphical environment like X-Windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Mp3blaster screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2017.

    Mp3blaster Features

    1.  Command line interface

    Mp3blaster VS kew

     
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