Play AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Play

Play is described as 'By Stephen F. Booth (sbooth) is a simple lightweight Mac application for playing and managing audio files' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Play for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Play alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Winamp or Vox Music Player. Other great apps like Play are Plexamp, Winyl, Museeks and Roon.

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Play by Stephen F. Booth (sbooth) is a simple lightweight Mac application for playing and managing audio files.

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Play alternatives page was last updated Jan 20, 2024
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  1. foobar2000 icon
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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.

    184 foobar2000 alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Audio Conversion
    4.  Replay Gain
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    9.  Portable
    10.  Audio processing/resampling
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  File Organizer

    foobar2000 VS Play

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

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Play.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryPlay is Free and Open Source
    • foobar2000 is Customizable and LightweightPlay is not according to our users
  2. Winamp icon
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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.

    238 Winamp alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  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.  Shoutcast streaming

    Winamp VS Play

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

    • Winamp is Free and ProprietaryPlay is Free and Open Source
    • Winamp is LightweightPlay is not according to our users
  3. Vox Music Player icon
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    It just sounds better! The beauty is in its simplicity, yet behind the minimal exterior lies a powerful music player with a ton of features & support for all audio formats you should ever need.

    143 Vox Music Player alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Lossless Audio
    3. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    4.  Support for Audio Units Plugins
    5.  Sound Effects
    6.  Music Library

    Vox Music Player VS Play

     
  4. Plexamp icon
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    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    140 Plexamp alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  AirPlay Support
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Chromecast Support
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Playlists management
    9.  Electron based

    Plexamp VS Play

     
    • Plexamp is the most popular Linux alternative to Play.

    • Plexamp is Freemium and ProprietaryPlay is Free and Open Source
    • Plexamp is LightweightPlay is not according to our users
  5. Winyl icon
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    Winyl is a free digital audio player and music library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    No updates since late 2018

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Skinnable
    3.  Music collection
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Built-in Equalizer
    8.  Crossfading

    Winyl VS Play

     
    • Winyl is the most popular Open Source alternative to Play.

    • Winyl is Free and Open SourcePlay is also Free and Open Source
    • Winyl is LightweightPlay is not according to our users
  6. Museeks icon
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    A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.

    130 Museeks alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Music Library
    6.  Electron based
    7.  Playlists

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  7. Roon icon
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    Roon identifies your music files and streams, and then overlays a ton of rich metadata to add context to what you're listening to. That information drives Roon's unique experience of browsing, discovering, and organizing music.

    229 Roon alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Synology C2

    Roon Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Artwork
    3.  Radio Player
    4.  Music Library

    Roon VS Play

     
    • Roon is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Play.

    • Roon is the most popular commercial alternative to Play.

    • Roon is Paid and ProprietaryPlay is Free and Open Source
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    Music player for Android that supports multiple file formats like mp3, mp4/m4a (incl. alac), ogg, wma*, flac, wav, ape, wv, tta, mpc, aiff create ring tones best music player with Ring tone maker, Equalizer, Shuffle, shake, Multi select.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Music Player Mp3 Player Features

    1.  Mp3 Cutter

    Music Player Mp3 Player VS Play

     
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    A music player for FLAC, MP3, MP4, streams, … with playlist support and SONOS integration.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • ownCloud

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Ad-free

    Nextcloud Audio Player VS Play

     
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    Offline music application.

    120 Offline Music Player alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Offline Music Player Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Music Library

    Offline Music Player VS Play

     
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    Album Player (Freeware, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10) is designed for composing and listening to compilations of music albums on your hard drive and CD/DVD. The Album Player plays audio files of popular formats, such as WAV, FLAC, APE, WavPack, ALAC, AIFF, TAK, MP3, MP4, OGG, MPC...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Album Player VS Play

     
  12. Enqueue icon
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    Enqueue is an elegant playlist-based music player.

    Features: • Large file format support including: mp3, mp4, aac, ogg, flac, wav, aiff & musepack. • Now playing queue • Playlists • iTunes importing • Built in Last.fm scrobbling • Equalizer • Media keys and Global hotkeys •.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  AAC
    3. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    4. iTunes icon  Import from iTunes
    5.  Playlists

    Enqueue VS Play

     
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