Meridian AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Meridian

Meridian is described as 'Music player which allows you to listen to music from popular Russian social network vk.com. It communicates with some additional services like echonest.com and last.fm to bring to you some advanced features: recommendations by genres, moods and your tastes' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Meridian for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Meridian 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 Meridian are MusicBee, Strawberry, Audacious and Winamp.

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  1. foobar2000 icon
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    foobar2000

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    foobar2000 is an advanced multi-platform freeware audio player.

    184 foobar2000 alternatives
    Foobar custom.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Customized with the Columns UI plugin.
    Foobar custom.
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    Foobar untouched.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Audio Conversion
    4.  Replay Gain
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    8.  Portable
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Audio processing/resampling
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Gapless Playback
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    foobar2000 VS Meridian

    Is foobar2000 a good alternative to Meridian?
     

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

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Meridian.

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

    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.

    329 AIMP alternatives
    AIMP screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1
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    AIMP screenshot 3

    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. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    11.  Hi-Fi Sound
    12.  Skinnable
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  4. MusicBee icon
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    MusicBee

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    MusicBee makes it easy to manage, find, and play music files on your computer. MusicBee also supports podcasts, web radio stations and SoundCloud integration.

    116 MusicBee alternatives
    Promo 1: Main Features

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Promo 2: Main Features
    Now Playing view
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    -Library View. -Waveform Seekbar / Progress bar

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Library Organization
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Skins
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    6.  Artwork
    7.  Music Library
    8.  Playlists management
    9.  Library Management
    10.  Auto fetch album covers
    11.  Auto tag music
    12.  Themes
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  5. 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...

    244 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

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

    Clementine VS Meridian

    Is Clementine a good alternative to Meridian?
     

    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to Meridian.

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

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceMeridian is also Free and Open Source
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMeridian is not according to our users
  6. 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.

    233 Strawberry alternatives
    Strawberry screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Strawberry screenshot 1
    Strawberry screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Music collection
    3.  Auto fetch album covers
    4.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    9.  Cross-Platform
    10.  Gapless Playback
    11.  Automatic album art download
    12.  ListenBrainz scrobbling
    Warning

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

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  7. 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.

    128 Audacious alternatives
    Audacious screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create Playlist
    2.  Windows Compatible
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  3D visualization
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Lossless Audio
    12.  Portable
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  9. Winamp icon
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    Winamp

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    Winamp is a media player for Windows developed by Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev by their company Nullsoft, which they later sold to AOL, who sold to Radionomy in January 2014. Since version 2 it has been sold as freemium and supports extensibility with plug-ins and skins...

    244 Winamp alternatives
    Winamp screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Winamp screenshot 1
    Winamp screenshot 2
    +7
    Winamp screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Internet Radio
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Skin customization
    4.  Crossfading
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Mix Music
    Winamp iconMeridian Icon

    Winamp VS Meridian

    Is Winamp a good alternative to Meridian?
     

    • Winamp is the most popular Web-based alternative to Meridian.

    • Winamp is Free Personal and ProprietaryMeridian is Free and Open Source
    • Winamp is LightweightMeridian is not according to our users
  10. 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 .

    147 Rhythmbox alternatives
    Rhythmbox screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
    Rhythmbox screenshot 1
    Rhythmbox screenshot 2
    +2
    Rhythmbox screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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  11. 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.

    172 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
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 2
    +4
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Fully customizable interface
    3.  Playlists management
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Replay Gain
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Portable
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Mods
    DeaDBeeF iconMeridian Icon

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  12. Amarok icon
    Amarok icon

    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.

    165 Amarok alternatives
    Overview

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2.  Podcast Subscription
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Multiple languages
    Amarok iconMeridian Icon

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  13. MediaMonkey icon
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    MediaMonkey

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    MediaMonkey is a music player and a music library manager with support for 50,000+ files and many features for organizing, tagging, converting and burning your music. It also has advanced podcasting and syncing features.

    119 MediaMonkey alternatives
    MediaMonkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    MediaMonkey screenshot 1
    MediaMonkey screenshot 2
    +2
    MediaMonkey screenshot 3

    Top MediaMonkey Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Automatic album art download
    3.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    4.  Tag Manager
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Moddable
    7.  Skins
    8.  Automatic file renaming
    9.  Music collection
    10.  Multiple languages
    11.  iPhone/iPod sync
    MediaMonkey iconMeridian Icon

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  14. Quod Libet icon
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    Quod Libet

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    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.

    160 Quod Libet alternatives
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The album browser, giving a visual anchor for a large library
    The cover grid browser, giving an even more visual anchor for libraries
    +6
    The Soundcloud browser.

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Library Management
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Tagging
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Media library
    6.  Built-in Tag editor
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  User Rating
    10.  Portable
    11.  Waveform Seekbar
    12.  Sorting
    Quod Libet iconMeridian Icon

    Quod Libet VS Meridian

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