MusicBee AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Players

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

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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.

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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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    Guest

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

    Negative comment •Jul 21, 2024
    0
    Melatonin-Samba

    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

    Comment •Aug 28, 2024
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    Ian James

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

    Positive comment •Jul 7, 2020
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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 Customizable and LightweightMusicBee 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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    +3
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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. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    11.  Hi-Fi Sound
    12.  Skinnable
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    Nightcall

    Beautiful interface, waveform seekbar, portable, customizable, lightweight

    Positive comment •Apr 7, 2016
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    Guest

    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

    Positive comment •Jul 21, 2024
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    Guest

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

    Negative comment •Nov 23, 2022
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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 Lightweight and CustomizableMusicBee is not according to our users
  4. Clementine icon
    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...

    243 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
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    Guest

    Clementine is easier than musicbee

    Positive comment •Oct 3, 2017
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    Clementine icon

    • 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 Lightweight and Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
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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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    Curt-West

    It requires payment to use in Windows

    Negative comment •Jan 12, 2025
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    Nopoditor

    FOSS and the closes in functionality

    Positive comment •Dec 27, 2022
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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 Lightweight and CustomizableMusicBee is not according to our users
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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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    F0rZ3r0

    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.

    Comment •Sep 8, 2024
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    Guest

    No music collection management

    Negative comment •Sep 15, 2020
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    Ruhart Solnacht

    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).

    Positive comment •Jun 8, 2023
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    Audacious icon

    • Some users think Audacious is a great MusicBee alternative, some don't.

    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Audacious is LightweightMusicBee is not according to our users
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    Winamp

     877 likes
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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
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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 Personal and ProprietaryMusicBee is also Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Winamp is LightweightMusicBee is not according to our users
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    Rhythmbox

     426 likes
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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
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    Guest

    this software doesn't keep your music library organized at all which is the main reason why people use musicbee over just a plain music player

    Negative comment •Aug 31, 2020
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    Rhythmbox icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Rhythmbox is a legitimate MusicBee alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Rhythmbox is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Rhythmbox is LightweightMusicBee is not according to our users
  10. 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
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    +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
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  11. Amarok icon
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    Amarok

     403 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.

    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
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