Open Source MediaMonkey Alternatives for Mac

MediaMonkey is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best open source Mac alternative is Clementine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MediaMonkey and many of them are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to MediaMonkey are Strawberry, Harmonoid, Quod Libet and Kid3.

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  1. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     762 likes

    Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

    261 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Clementine vs MediaMonkey Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    0

    Is the most complete audio player you can get on linux (at least at the moment), all other audio players aren't as complete as this one is or are based on it and are not as complete as clementine.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    michaelolsen
    1

    While it is an excellent audio player, it is NOT a file/content manager. Also it is NOT video capable. Therefore it only provides less than 1/4 the functionality of MediaMonkey. The most powerful and meaningful functions of MediaMonkey are its content management capabilities.

    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    On my Mac (late 2013) Clementine does not easily rip CDs from an external drive. It loses Album Artist information. It does not read .aiff files. I don't know what else it can't do, because those functions are so basic I refuse to dig deeper.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceMediaMonkey is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMediaMonkey is not according to our users
  2. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     249 likes

    Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

    249 Strawberry alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Mac
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    Strawberry vs MediaMonkey Comments
    michaelolsen
    Negative
    0

    It suffers from the same lack of content management as Clementine and Amarok. It is purely and audio player. MediaMonkey is a library database manager that happens to also play audio and video files. Strawberry has no database management (i.e., file organizational control).

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's better than Clementine :-)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It continues where Clementine stopped. A developed version of "old" Clementine. If you need a music library software, this is probably the closest to MediaMonkey. Simpler, with less functions but adequate.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Strawberry is Freemium and Open SourceMediaMonkey is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedMediaMonkey is not according to our users
  4. Harmonoid icon

    Harmonoid

     34 likes

    Material-based cross-platform player managing music libraries, playlists, and radio streams with synced and custom lyrics, tag editor, pitch, speed, and volume controls, Discord and Last.fm integration, light-dark themes, and low RAM usage for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.

    62 Harmonoid alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    Harmonoid vs MediaMonkey Comments
    michaelolsen
    Positive
    1

    Finally a true library manager! Others simply parrot what you have but do not actually manage content Harmonoid does. It also has a quality integrated player. So it actually parallels MediaMonkey for audio files (I have not tried it on video yet). This is the first true alternative I have seen,

    • Harmonoid is Free and Open SourceMediaMonkey is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Harmonoid is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMediaMonkey is not according to our users
  5. Quod Libet icon

    Quod Libet

     169 likes

    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.

    172 Quod Libet alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
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    Quod Libet vs MediaMonkey Comments
    kittenzzz
    Positive
    0

    I have been using Quod Libet for mass-editing tags on my music and it's been great for that.

    • Quod Libet is Free and Open SourceMediaMonkey is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Quod Libet is CustomizableMediaMonkey is not according to our users
  7. Kid3 icon

    Kid3

     67 likes

    If you want to easily tag multiple MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, MPC, MP4/AAC, MP2, Speex, TrueAudio, WavPack, WMA, WAV and AIFF files (e.g. full albums) without typing the same information again and again and have control over both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags, then Kid3 is the program you...

    59 Kid3 alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
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    Kid3 vs MediaMonkey Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    MediaMonkey is a media (Audio & Video) player/organizer, Kid3-QT is an Audio TAGGER (not player and limited organizing ability). Great at what it does, but is not an alternative to MediaMonkey

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kid3 is Free and Open SourceMediaMonkey is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Kid3 is LightweightMediaMonkey is not according to our users
  8. beets icon

    beets

     35 likes

    Beets is the media library management system for obsessive-compulsive music geeks. The purpose of beets is to get your music collection right once and for all. It catalogs your collection, automatically improving its metadata as it goes using the MusicBrainz database.

    36 beets alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    beets vs MediaMonkey Comments
    michaelolsen
    Positive
    0

    Beets provides all the audio media management capabilities of MediaMonkey, but lacks an integrated player.

    One 'drawback' for some is its design to be used from the command line. This can be overcome by opening it from your web browser which then provides an effective graphical interface.

    Unlike MediaMonkey, there is no easy 'built-in' method of transferring files to other devices (e.g., your phone or tablet).

    On a 10 point scale I would say this is a 6.5 as an alternative.

    • beets is Free and Open SourceMediaMonkey is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Nightingale icon

    Nightingale

     45 likes

    Nightingale is a free and powerfull music player for Linux, Windows and Mac based on the Songbird media player source code. A beautiful interface with a wide range of supported audio formats, all with multi-platform support!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    obligatory Beatles screenshot
     
  10. Sylvakru icon

    Sylvakru

     4 likes

    Sylvakru is a cross-platform music player for local libraries and self-hosted media services, supporting Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. aTunes icon

    aTunes

     78 likes

    aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms: Windows, Linux and Unix-like systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    aTunes screenshot 1
     
  12. Museeks icon

    Museeks

     20 likes

    Minimalist cross-platform player offering clean UI, support for multiple formats, playback speed adjustment, cover art, playlists, queue management, shuffle, loop, dark theme, library auto-refresh, sleep mode blocker, and m3u import/export.

    130 Museeks alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  13. MusicPod icon

    MusicPod

     6 likes

    MusicPod is a local music, radio, television and podcast player for Linux, MacOS and Windows.

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Windows
    • Mac
    MusicPod screenshot 1
     
  14. ampcast icon

    ampcast

     3 likes

    Ampcast is a music player for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Navidrome and Subsonic. With additional support for Apple Music, Spotify and TIDAL. It integrates with last.fm and ListenBrainz and features the Milkdrop visualizer (among others).

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
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