piCorePlayer AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like piCorePlayer

piCorePlayer is described as 'Software emulation of a Squeezebox network music player that runs exclusively on the Raspberry Pi' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to piCorePlayer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best piCorePlayer 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 piCorePlayer are MusicBee, Strawberry, Audacious and Winamp.

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piCorePlayer is a software emulation of a Squeezebox network music player that runs exclusively on the Raspberry Pi.

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piCorePlayer alternatives page was last updated Aug 31, 2022
  1. foobar2000 icon
     1518 likes

    foobar2000 (often abbreviated as fb2k or f2k) is a freeware audio player for Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, macOS, and formerly Windows Phone, developed by Peter Pawlowski.

    184 foobar2000 alternatives
    Foobar custom.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    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
    foobar2000 iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    foobar2000 VS piCorePlayer

    Is foobar2000 a good alternative to piCorePlayer?
     
    • foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to piCorePlayer.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to piCorePlayer.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietarypiCorePlayer is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable and LightweightpiCorePlayer is not according to our users
  2. AIMP icon
     847 likes

    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.

    325 AIMP alternatives
    AIMP screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com

    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.  Remembers position in file
    7.  Crossfading
    8.  Internet Radio
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10.  Hi-Fi Sound
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Dark Mode
    AIMP iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    AIMP VS piCorePlayer

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  3. Clementine icon
     730 likes

    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...

    241 Clementine alternatives
    Clementine with lyrics pane

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    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 iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    Clementine VS piCorePlayer

    Is Clementine a good alternative to piCorePlayer?
     
    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to piCorePlayer.

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

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourcepiCorePlayer is Free and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedpiCorePlayer is not according to our users
  4. MusicBee icon
     576 likes

    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 PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Library Organization
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Skins
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Music Library
    6.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    7.  Artwork
    8.  Library Management
    9.  Playlists management
    10.  Auto fetch album covers
    11.  Auto tag music
    12.  No registration required
    MusicBee iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    MusicBee VS piCorePlayer

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  5. Strawberry icon
     240 likes

    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.

    232 Strawberry alternatives
    Strawberry screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Music collection
    3.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    4.  Auto fetch album covers
    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.

    Strawberry iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    Strawberry VS piCorePlayer

    Is Strawberry a good alternative to piCorePlayer?
     
  6. Audacious icon
     290 likes

    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create Playlist
    2.  Windows Compatible
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  3D visualization
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Supports audio media keys
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Lossless Audio
    Audacious iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    Audacious VS piCorePlayer

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  7. Winamp icon
     878 likes

    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...

    242 Winamp alternatives
    Winamp screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Winamp VS piCorePlayer

    Is Winamp a good alternative to piCorePlayer?
     
    • Winamp is the most popular Web-based alternative to piCorePlayer.

    • Winamp is Free Personal and ProprietarypiCorePlayer is Free and Proprietary
    • Winamp is LightweightpiCorePlayer is not according to our users
  8. Rhythmbox icon
     427 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 .

    147 Rhythmbox alternatives
    Rhythmbox screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME

    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 iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    Rhythmbox VS piCorePlayer

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  9. DeaDBeeF icon
     194 likes

    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.

    171 DeaDBeeF alternatives
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    DeaDBeeF VS piCorePlayer

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  10. Amarok icon
     404 likes

    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.

    163 Amarok alternatives
    Overview

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    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 iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    Amarok VS piCorePlayer

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  11. MediaMonkey icon
     480 likes

    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.

    116 MediaMonkey alternatives
    MediaMonkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android

    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 iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    MediaMonkey VS piCorePlayer

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  12. Apple Music icon
     151 likes

    To bring you more music than ever with access to millions of songs. To give you personal recommendations from people who know and love music. To deepen the connection between artists and fans. To reimagine radio with a 24/7, global station.

    129 Apple Music alternatives
    Apple Music screenshot 1
    Apple Music screenshot 2
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    Apple Music screenshot 3

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Xbox

    Top Apple Music Features

    1.  Internet Radio
    2.  Lossless Audio
    3.  Streaming
    4.  Personalized Recommendations
    5.  Portable
    6.  Music Store
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  AirPlay Support
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Playlists
    Apple Music iconpiCorePlayer Icon

    Apple Music VS piCorePlayer

    Is Apple Music a good alternative to piCorePlayer?
     
    • Apple Music is the most popular commercial alternative to piCorePlayer.

    • Apple Music is Paid and ProprietarypiCorePlayer is Free and Proprietary
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