Free MusicBee Alternatives for Linux

MusicBee is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is Clementine, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MusicBee and loads of them are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to MusicBee are Audacious, Strawberry, Rhythmbox and Amarok.

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  1. Clementine icon
     760 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.

    252 Clementine alternatives

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  2. Audacious icon
     304 likes

    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.

    137 Audacious alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Haiku
    • Xfce
     
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  3. Strawberry icon
     248 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.

    243 Strawberry alternatives

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    • Haiku
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  4. Rhythmbox icon
     436 likes

    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 .

    156 Rhythmbox alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
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  5. Amarok icon
     411 likes

    Cross-platform music player featuring customizable interface, dynamic playlists, powerful tagging and sorting, contextual views, drag-and-drop menus, robust file tracking, language localization, bookmarking, database importing, script support, and audio CD playback.

    171 Amarok alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
     
  6. DeaDBeeF icon
     200 likes

    Lightweight desktop music player designed for multiple platforms, supporting major audio codecs, gapless playback, playlist management, customizable global hotkeys, 18-band equalizer, streaming audio, plugin extensions, and command line controls.

    186 DeaDBeeF alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
  7. Dopamine icon
     67 likes

    Audio player for Windows, Linux, and Mac offering a visually appealing, easy-to-use interface, support for major audio formats, music library organization, tag editing, album art retrieval, playlist management, gapless playback, and advanced searching capabilities.

    71 Dopamine alternatives

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  8. Quod Libet icon
     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.

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    • Debian
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  9. Elisa icon
     36 likes

    Elisa is a music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use. We also recognize that we need a flexible product to account for the different workflows and use-cases of our users.

    76 Elisa alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Android
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
     
  10. Tauon Music Box icon
     28 likes

    A music player for the desktop. Designed to be powerful and streamlined, putting the user in control of their music collection.

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    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
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  11. Amberol icon
     17 likes

    Amberol is a music player with no delusions of grandeur. If you just want to play music available on your local system then Amberol is the music player you are looking for.

    27 Amberol alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
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