Poweramp Alternatives for Linux

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

Poweramp alternatives are mainly Audio Players but may also be Media Players or Internet Radio Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Poweramp.

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VLC Media Player
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279 VLC Media Player alternatives
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- - VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Poweramp.
- - VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Poweramp.
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VLC Media Player Features
1. Ad-freeVLC Media Player doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of VLC Media Player.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsVLC Media Player can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in VLC Media Player without registration.
5. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with VLC Media Player.
6. Support for 4KVLC Media Player supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
7. Dark ModeVLC Media Player supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
8. PortableVLC Media Player can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
9. Works OfflineVLC Media Player can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Video playback
Built-in Media converter
Support for subtitles
Integrated Codecs
Customizable
Cross-Platform
Replay Gain
Playlists management
Playback speed control
Media Streaming
Comments about VLC Media Player as a Alternative to Poweramp
This alternative is disputed. VLC Media Player is still a legitimate Poweramp alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
danielmichel
Mostly a video player and especiallly not as well-suited for listening to music as Poweramp is.
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More skewed towards video.
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Strawberry
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Audio Converter
Windows
Linux
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Haiku
226 Strawberry alternatives
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.
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Strawberry Features
1. LightweightStrawberry consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioStrawberry has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
3. Ad-freeStrawberry doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Strawberry without registration.
5. Goal Setting Strawberry can set individual or group goals to meet over a particular period.
6. Works OfflineStrawberry can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Privacy focusedStrawberry is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Music Library
Music collection
Customizable
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Auto fetch album covers
Playlists management
Gapless Playback
Automatic album art download
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
ListenBrainz scrobbling
Clementine
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Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Podcast Player
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BSD
233 Clementine alternatives
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...
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Clementine Features
1. LightweightClementine consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioClementine has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Smart playlists
Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Playlists management
Audio Visualization
Podcast Subscription
Moodbar
Ratings
Music Library
Built-in Tag editor
Audacious
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Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
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123 Audacious alternatives
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.
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Audacious Features
1. LightweightAudacious consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAudacious can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Dark ModeAudacious supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. No TrackingAudacious will not track you or use your personal data.
5. Ad-freeAudacious doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Lossless AudioAudacious has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
7. PortableAudacious can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Works OfflineAudacious can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Windows Compatible
Create Playlist
Music Library
3D visualization
Supports audio media keys
Playlists management
Queued Operations
Global hotkey
Dynamic Range Compressor
Skinnable
Rhythmbox
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
CD Ripper
Linux
BSD
Flathub
Flatpak
141 Rhythmbox alternatives
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 .
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Rhythmbox Features
1. LightweightRhythmbox consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Crossfading
Spotify integration
iPhone/iPod sync
DeaDBeeF
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Audio Player
Audio Converter
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Xfce
159 DeaDBeeF alternatives
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.
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DeaDBeeF Features
1. LightweightDeaDBeeF consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsDeaDBeeF can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. PortableDeaDBeeF can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Command line interfaceDeaDBeeF either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
5. Lossless AudioDeaDBeeF has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
6. Works OfflineDeaDBeeF can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Ad-freeDeaDBeeF doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Fully customizable interface
Replay Gain
Playlists management
Support for Hotkeys
Mods
Opinions about DeaDBeeF as a Alternative to Poweramp
Most users think DeaDBeeF is a great Poweramp alternative.
Quod Libet
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Media Player
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Debian
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157 Quod Libet alternatives
Quod Libet is a Gapless GTK+-based audio player written in Python. Its designed around the idea that you know how to organize your music better than we do. It lets you make playlists based on regular expressions (dont worry, regular searches work too).
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Quod Libet Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsQuod Libet can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Ad-freeQuod Libet doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortableQuod Libet can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Library Management
Customization
Tagging
Waveform Seekbar
Music Library
Media library
Built-in Tag editor
Audio playback
Sorting
Cross-Platform
Tomahawk
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
88 Tomahawk alternatives
Tomahawk gives you to access to all of your favorite music in one powerful media player. Seamlessly jump from playing a song off your local machine, to one streaming from your other machines, to a recommendation from Spotify, to a pre-release on SoundCloud to your favorite...
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Tomahawk Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsTomahawk can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Spotify integration
Deezer integration
Youtube integration
SoundCloud Integration
Google Play Music integration
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Owncloud integration
Discontinued
The project is no longer maintained. Last version, 0.8.4, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Exaile
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
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Xfce
142 Exaile alternatives
Exaile is a cross-platform music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python and is easily extensible via plugins. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, streaming Internet radio...
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Exaile Features
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Qmmp
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Windows
Linux
BSD
Flathub
Xfce
94 Qmmp alternatives
Qmmp is an audio-player, written with help of Qt library. The user interface is similar to Winamp or xmms.
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Qmmp Features
Built-in Media converter
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
aTunes
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
CD Ripper
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144 aTunes alternatives
aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms: Windows, Linux and Unix-like systems.
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aTunes Features
iPhone/iPod sync
Discontinued
last update: 22. June 2014
Musique
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Audio Player
Media Player
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Linux
138 Musique alternatives
Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.
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Musique Features
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Automatic album art download
Music Library
Automatic Lyrics Finder