Rhythmbox Alternatives for Windows

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

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

Rhythmbox

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Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's...

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foobar2000
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
CD Ripper
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
178 foobar2000 alternatives
foobar2000 is an advanced multi-platform freeware audio player.
- - foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Rhythmbox.
- - foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Rhythmbox.
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foobar2000 Features
1. Lightweightfoobar2000 consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsfoobar2000 can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Ad-freefoobar2000 doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Dark Modefoobar2000 supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. File Taggingfoobar2000 can organize and highlight your files with tags and labels.
6. Privacy focusedfoobar2000 is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
7. No Trackingfoobar2000 will not track you or use your personal data.
8. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of foobar2000.
9. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in foobar2000 without registration.
Customizable
Music Library
Replay Gain
Audio processing/resampling
Library Organization
Minimalistic
Better tags service
Gapless Playback
Music collection
Great Opus codec support
Comments about foobar2000 as a Alternative to Rhythmbox
Some users think foobar2000 is a great Rhythmbox alternative, some don't.
Guest
Foobar is fiendishly difficult to customize in any semblance of a logical order and has a lot of strange behaviors. Rhythmbox is basically dead simple
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AIMP
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Android
PortableApps.com
296 AIMP alternatives
AIMP is powerful free audio player for Windows OS that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.
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AIMP Features
1. LightweightAIMP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of AIMP.
3. MP3 / ID3 RenamingAIMP allows you to batch rename MP3 files through the use of ID3 metadata.
4. Dark ModeAIMP supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAIMP can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
6. PortableAIMP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
7. Works OfflineAIMP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. Lossless AudioAIMP has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
9. Ad-freeAIMP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Music Library
Playlists management
Skins
Remembers position in file
Crossfading
Hi-Fi Sound
Full keyboard shortcuts
Customizable
Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Strawberry
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
228 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.
- - Strawberry is the most popular Linux alternative to Rhythmbox.
- - Strawberry is the most popular Open Source alternative to Rhythmbox.
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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. Works OfflineStrawberry can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. No TrackingStrawberry will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Privacy focusedStrawberry is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
8. Goal Setting Strawberry can set individual or group goals to meet over a particular period.
9. Batch Rename FilesStrawberry supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
Music Library
Music collection
Customizable
Auto fetch album covers
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Playlists management
Automatic album art download
Gapless Playback
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
ListenBrainz scrobbling
MusicBee
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
116 MusicBee alternatives
MusicBee makes it easy to manage, find, and play music files on your computer. MusicBee also supports podcasts, web radio stations and SoundCloud integration.
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MusicBee Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMusicBee can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Ad-freeMusicBee doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in MusicBee without registration.
4. Dark ModeMusicBee supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. PortableMusicBee can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. LightweightMusicBee consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
7. Lossless AudioMusicBee has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Library Organization
Customizable
Skins
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Artwork
Music Library
Playlists management
Auto tag music
Auto fetch album covers
Themes
Clementine
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
237 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
Ratings
Podcast Subscription
Moodbar
Built-in Tag editor
Music Library
Comments about Clementine as a Alternative to Rhythmbox
Most users think Clementine is a great Rhythmbox alternative.
Guest
Easy to use, clear interface, good library management
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Guest
Doesn't crash on import of a huge music library
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Winamp
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Android
231 Winamp alternatives
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...
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Winamp Features
Music Library
Skin customization
Crossfading
Playlists management
Mix Music
Shoutcast streaming
Parametric Equalizer
Integrated Web Browser
Audio Analysis
iPhone/iPod sync
Comments about Winamp as a Alternative to Rhythmbox
Some users think Winamp is a great Rhythmbox alternative, some don't.
Guest
Because rhythmbox does not work in Windows environment. It is designed to work in gnome environment.
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Audacious
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
Xfce
125 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. Ad-freeAudacious doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No TrackingAudacious will not track you or use your personal data.
5. Dark ModeAudacious supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Works OfflineAudacious can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. PortableAudacious can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Lossless AudioAudacious has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Windows Compatible
Create Playlist
Music Library
Playlists management
3D visualization
Supports audio media keys
Dynamic Range Compressor
Skinnable
Queued Operations
Global hotkey
Comments about Audacious as a Alternative to Rhythmbox
Almost everyone thinks Audacious is a great Rhythmbox alternative.
Guest
Ease to use and has a cleaner interface, but mediakeys won't work with some keyboards for some reason
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DeaDBeeF
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Audio Converter
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
KDE
Cinnamon
GNOME
MATE
Xfce
165 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
MediaMonkey
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
CD Ripper
Windows
Android
115 MediaMonkey alternatives
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.
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MediaMonkey Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMediaMonkey can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. ModdableMediaMonkey can be modified through the installation of external mods.
Music Library
Automatic album art download
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Tag Manager
Skins
Library Management
Automatic file renaming
Music collection
Multiple languages
iPhone/iPod sync
Amarok
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Windows
Linux
BSD
163 Amarok alternatives
Amarok is a powerful music player for Linux, Unix and Windows 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!
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Amarok Features
1. Ad-freeAmarok doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Dark ModeAmarok supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. Support for scriptingAmarok supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
4. Privacy focusedAmarok is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Library Management
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Podcast Subscription
Music Library
Multiple languages
Opinions about Amarok as a Alternative to Rhythmbox
Most users think Amarok is a great Rhythmbox alternative.