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The best Media Player alternative to MusicBee is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or AIMP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MusicBee and many of them are Media Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Media Player alternatives to MusicBee are Winamp, Audacious, Strawberry and MediaMonkey.

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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.

    200 foobar2000 alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Ian James
    Positive
    0

    Simple to use, customizable, stable. A Great program. For my uses, the best one out there.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Way too ugly, it's more of a music player, a very capable, but not a music manager.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Melatonin-Samba
    0

    Takes long time to set it up not to look awful and be usable. Barely usable out of the box. Absence of built-in album art grid for browsing library is huge disadvantage for me. Can be added with some extensions tho. With time you can make it look really how you want and it is fast too

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    • Most users think foobar2000 is a great MusicBee alternative.

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

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to MusicBee.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryMusicBee is also Free Personal and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Privacy focused and MinimalisticMusicBee is not according to our users
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    AIMP

     874 likes
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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.

    342 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about AIMP as an Alternative to MusicBee
    Nightcall
    Positive
    0

    Beautiful interface, waveform seekbar, portable, customizable, lightweight

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    A player with a music library, free no patreon, no ads, no bs full functionality. Far better than foobar can dream, but still not as complete as musicbee

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

    I can't display the album covers centrally i-Tunes style

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think AIMP is a great MusicBee alternative.

    • AIMP is Free and ProprietaryMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • AIMP is Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
  4. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     749 likes
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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...

    251 Clementine alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Clementine as an Alternative to MusicBee
    Guest
    Positive
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    Clementine is easier than musicbee

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Clementine is a great MusicBee alternative.

    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to MusicBee.

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

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
  5. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     894 likes
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    Media player for Windows offering ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, and support for plug-ins, playlists, music library, and various audio formats. Known for extensibility, music visualization, and online community support.

    259 Winamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Some users think Winamp is a great MusicBee alternative, some don't.

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

    • Winamp is Free and ProprietaryMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Audacious

     298 likes
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    Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

    133 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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    F0rZ3r0
    1

    Not as intuitive or cleanly built. Functions okay, and may very well be functional for what you require, but lacks any music collection management as noted previously. I'm not the hugest fan.

    Guest
    Negative
    2

    No music collection management

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

    One of my favorite music players in Linux and a great alternative to MusicBee. Unfortunately, it doesn't work so well with Windows, but that's what MusicBee is for.

    Comes very barebones, so no playlist or library management or minimize to taskbar by default, but all these features and more can be found as official plugins and attached to the main player through modular placement features.

    A+ for Linux, C for Windows (long startup time, very unresponsive when opening the window from taskbar).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Audacious is a great MusicBee alternative, some don't.

    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Strawberry

     249 likes
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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.

    242 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Curt-West
    Negative
    0

    It requires payment to use in Windows

    Nopoditor
    Positive
    0

    FOSS and the closes in functionality

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    • Most users think Strawberry is a great MusicBee alternative.

    • Strawberry is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
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    MediaMonkey

     489 likes
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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.

    123 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
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    Peter Mello
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    MediaMonkey was the first of the lineage of music library managers/players that has spawned the likes of JRiver, MusicBee and others. While development has slowed and it's not as naturally performant as some of the others and the interface is a little clunky, it still retains all the power that made it the best tool for the job for many years.

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    • Almost everyone thinks MediaMonkey is a great MusicBee alternative.

    • MediaMonkey is Freemium and ProprietaryMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Amarok

     410 likes
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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.

    167 Amarok alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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  11. Fossify Music Player icon

    Fossify Music Player

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    Introducing Fossify Music Player – your gateway to uninterrupted musical enjoyment. Say goodbye to intrusive ads and hello to a seamless music experience designed to accompany you wherever you go.

    89 Fossify Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Android Tablet
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    Poweramp

     112 likes
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    A comprehensive music player offering diverse audio format support, equalizer with presets, customizable theme, visualization options, playlist management, Hi-Res Output, lyrics display, Android Auto support, and Internet Radio Service.

    150 Poweramp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Android Auto
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    • Most users think Poweramp is a great MusicBee alternative.

    • Poweramp is the most popular commercial alternative to MusicBee.

    • Poweramp is Paid and ProprietaryMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Poweramp is Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
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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.

    164 Quod Libet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
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    Methatronc
    Positive
    1

    Great alternative, don't hesitate to go through the plugins since it's a goldmine, also the possibilty to switch theme easily, use the waveform sound bar and the cover panel with the songs as sidebar is great ! Works perfectly with debian 10 and eOS 5.1.7.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Quod Libet is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Crates

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    Crates is a user-focused, next generation music app, that merges all user’s music collections into one, enables them to own their data, listen from any source and discover new music recommended by the community.

    48 Crates alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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