Melody AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Melody

Melody is described as 'A music player for listening to local music files, online radios, and Audio CD's' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Melody for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Melody alternative is AIMP, which is free. Other great apps like Melody are Clementine, Strawberry, Audacious and Rhythmbox.

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  1. AIMP icon
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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.

    327 AIMP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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    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.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    11.  Hi-Fi Sound
    12.  Skinnable
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
    15.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    16.  Android Sync
    17.  Icon sets
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    • AIMP is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to Melody.

    • AIMP is the most popular free alternative to Melody.

    • AIMP is Free and ProprietaryMelody is Free and Open Source
    • AIMP is Lightweight and CustomizableMelody is not according to our users
  2. 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...

    241 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
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Smart playlists
    2.  Podcast Player
    3.  Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
    4.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Audio Visualization
    7.  Moodbar
    8.  Ratings
    9.  Music Library
    10.  Podcast Subscription
    11.  Lossless Audio
    12.  File Tagging
    13.  Built-in Tag editor
    14.  Playlists
    15.  Built-in Equalizer
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    • Clementine is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Melody.

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

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceMelody is also Free and Open Source
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMelody is not according to our users
  4. Strawberry icon
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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.

    232 Strawberry alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Music collection
    3.  Auto fetch album covers
    4.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Lossless Audio
    7.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    8.  Gapless Playback
    9.  Automatic album art download
    10.  Cross-Platform
    11.  ListenBrainz scrobbling
    12.  Custom cover image
    13.  Support for Hotkeys
    14.  Automatic Tagging
    15.  Replay Gain
    Warning

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

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  5. Audacious icon
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    Audacious

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    Audacious is an advanced audio player. It is free, lightweight, based on GTK+, runs on Linux and many other *nix platforms and is focused on audio quality and supporting a wide range of audio codecs. There is also support for several visual styles from Winamp.

    127 Audacious alternatives
    Audacious screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Create Playlist
    2.  Windows Compatible
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Playlists management
    5.  3D visualization
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Supports audio media keys
    8.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    9.  Global hotkey
    10.  Queued Operations
    11.  Lossless Audio
    12.  Portable
    13.  Skinnable
    14.  Dynamic Range Compressor
    15.  Crossfading
    16.  Integrated Codecs
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  6. Rhythmbox icon
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    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 .

    146 Rhythmbox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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    Amarok is a powerful music player with an intuitive interface. It makes playing the music you love and discovering new music easier than ever before — and it looks good doing it.

    164 Amarok alternatives
    Overview

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Amarok screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2.  Podcast Subscription
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Multiple languages
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  9. DeaDBeeF icon
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    DeaDBeeF

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    DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys, gapless playback, streaming audio, command line control, and has an 18-band equalizer.

    171 DeaDBeeF alternatives
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Fully customizable interface
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Support for Hotkeys
    4.  Replay Gain
    5.  Lossless Audio
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Portable
    8.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    9.  Mods
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  10. Lollypop icon
    Lollypop icon

    Lollypop

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    A GNOME music player.

    28 Lollypop alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK+
    • GNOME
    Lollypop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Auto fetch album covers
    3.  Crossfading
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Android Sync
    7.  Radio Player
    8.  Connect with internet radios
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  11. Tomahawk icon
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    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...

    89 Tomahawk alternatives
    Tomahawk screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Tomahawk screenshot 1
    Tomahawk screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Spotify integration
    2.  Deezer integration
    3.  Youtube integration
    4.  SoundCloud Integration
    5.  Google Play Music integration
    6.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    7.  Owncloud integration
    Discontinued

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

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  12. Qmmp icon
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    Qmmp

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    Qmmp is an audio-player, written with help of Qt library. The user interface is similar to Winamp or xmms.

    96 Qmmp alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2.  Built-in Media converter
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  13. Winyl icon
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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.

    362 Winyl alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

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

    No updates since late 2018

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  14. Musique icon
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    Musique

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    Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.

    134 Musique alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Musique Features

    1.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2.  Automatic album art download
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    Musique screenshot 1
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