MusicBee Alternatives for Mac

MusicBee is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or Clementine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MusicBee and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MusicBee are Strawberry, Amarok, DeaDBeeF and Dopamine.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1564 likes

    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.

    225 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    foobar2000 vs MusicBee Comments
    whiteblade7777
    Negative
    0

    Musicbee is more of a full collection music manager first and a music player second, whereas foobar is a barebones ugly music player.

    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.

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    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryMusicBee is also Free Personal and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Privacy focused and MinimalisticMusicBee is not according to our users
  2. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     763 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.

    267 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Clementine with lyrics pane
     
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    Clementine vs MusicBee Comments
    Snowy
    Negative
    1

    I installed MusicBee on my Windows computer because it could manage multiple pieces of artwork associated with a track. Clementine cannot do this, and in fact removes additional artwork I've already assigned to tracks if I open them in that program.

    Guest
    Positive
    -15

    Clementine is easier than musicbee

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

    Audacious

     306 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.

    149 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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    Audacious vs MusicBee Comments
    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

    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).

    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     250 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.

    253 Strawberry alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Mac
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    Strawberry vs MusicBee Comments
    Curt-West
    Negative
    0

    It requires payment to use in Windows

    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    FOSS and the closes in functionality

    • Strawberry is Freemium and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
  7. Amarok icon

    Amarok

     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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    Overview
     
  8. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     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.

    194 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1
     
  9. Dopamine icon

    Dopamine

     68 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.

    79 Dopamine alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Dopamine screenshot 1
     
  10. Quod Libet icon

    Quod Libet

     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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
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    Quod Libet vs MusicBee Comments
    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.

    Neur0n6060
    Negative
    0

    It doesn't automatically import the m3u playlists even after giving it permission to the libraries, but I can import the playlists. Other music players can import the playlists & maintain the playlists' individual names, but this app doesn't import the playlists with their individual names. It just shows "1st song's name in the playlist and specific numbers more" as the playlist name. I can change the imported playlist's name, but this means that the imported playlists are stored in "~/.config/quodlibet/playlists" as xspf (which is an audio file but also has a playlist-type structure when opened with a text editor) instead of just using the playlists from the folder that initially has the playlists. And I can't even change the keyboard shortcuts "normally." The given keyboard shortcuts don't even have an option to pause/play, play the next/previous track, or change the volume. Which is a problem since the playlists are shown on the bottom/middle right-side and all the changing tracks/volumes options are in the top left corner. Which feels like taking groceries from another country and flying back to the home country to eat the groceries. Again, these are not exactly "user-friendly"/"easy-to-use" features. But one good thing about this app is that it's way faster & less resource intensive than the others when importing libraries.

    • Quod Libet is Free and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
  11. Crates icon

    Crates

     23 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Crates screenshot 1
     
  12. HiFidelity icon

    HiFidelity

     8 likes

    Native offline macOS audio player powered by BASS for bit-perfect, gapless playback, real-time lyrics, advanced equalizer, exclusive audio device support, library browsing by album or genre, smart autoplay, playback history, open-source, Homebrew installable.

    64 HiFidelity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    HiFidelity screenshot 1
     
  13. Rune Player icon

    Rune Player

     11 likes

    Enhance your music experience with a player that combines classic design and advanced tech. Features dynamic playlists, community-driven development, and privacy-first approach, all tailored for seamless and visually appealing music exploration.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
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    Rune Player vs MusicBee Comments
    Neur0n6060
    Negative
    0

    I've 2 music folders. When I add both of them to the music library (I've to add them separately), the library area doesn't show all songs; it only shows the songs of the current folder switched on. I've to manually switch to the other folder to see the other folder's songs, but then I can't see the previous folder's songs in the library. It can't import my m3u playlists automatically, and there's no option for manually adding them either. It takes LONG to scan the folders.

    • Rune Player is Free Personal and Open SourceMusicBee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Rune Player is Privacy focusedMusicBee is not according to our users
  14. Miro Player icon

    Miro Player

     242 likes

    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Miro Player screenshot 1
     
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