RhythmCat AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Players

The best Audio Player alternative to RhythmCat is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to RhythmCat and loads of them are Audio Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Player alternatives to RhythmCat are foobar2000, AIMP, Strawberry and Clementine.

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RhythmCat

Audio Player
Free • Open Source

RhythmCat is a music player which can be running under Linux. It can be used as a normal music player, and it can also show lyrics in a single window, or even on the desktop. It can help you mix your voice into the original...

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RhythmCat alternatives page was last updated Dec 8, 2023

VLC Media Player
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.
291 VLC Media Player alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Apple Watch
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Kindle Fire
- Haiku
- Android TV
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
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Top VLC Media Player Features
1. Ad-free
2. Video playback
3. Video Converter
4. Built-in Media converter
5. Support for subtitles
6. Integrated Codecs
7. Audio Recording
8. Cross-Platform
9. Internet Radio
10. Customizable
11. Compatibility Layer
12. Support for Themes
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VLC Media Player VS RhythmCat
Is VLC Media Player a good alternative to RhythmCat?
- VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to RhythmCat.
- VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RhythmCat.
- VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceRhythmCat is also Free and Open Source
- VLC Media Player is CustomizableRhythmCat is not according to our users

foobar2000
foobar2000 is an advanced multi-platform freeware audio player.
182 foobar2000 alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+3
Top foobar2000 Features
1. Customizable
2. Lightweight
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Music Library
5. Audio Conversion
6. Replay Gain
7. Ad-free
8. Dark Mode
9. MP3 / ID3 Renaming
10. Portable
11. No Tracking
12. No registration required
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AIMP
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.
316 AIMP alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- PortableApps.com
+3
Top AIMP Features
1. Music Library
2. Playlists management
3. Skins
4. Mp3 Tag Editor
5. Audio Conversion
6. Lightweight
7. Internet Radio
8. Crossfading
9. Customizable
10. Remembers position in file
11. Support for Themes
12. Full keyboard shortcuts
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Strawberry
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
Top Strawberry Features
1. Music Library
2. Music collection
3. Lightweight
4. Customizable
5. Auto fetch album covers
6. Automatic Lyrics Finder
7. Playlists management
8. Lossless Audio
9. Ad-free
10. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
11. Gapless Playback
12. Automatic album art download
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Warning
It is still open source but now the Windows and macOS builds are tied to having a Patreon subscription.
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Clementine
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...
239 Clementine alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Internet Radio Service
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Top Clementine Features
1. Smart playlists
2. Podcast Player
3. Lightweight
4. Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
5. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
6. Playlists management
7. Lossless Audio
8. Privacy focused
9. File Tagging
10. Ad-free
11. No registration required
12. No Tracking
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Clementine VS RhythmCat
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Winamp
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...
237 Winamp alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
+7
Top Winamp Features
1. Internet Radio
2. Music Library
3. Skin customization
4. Crossfading
5. Playlists management
6. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
7. Lightweight
8. Ad-free
9. Dark Mode
10. Works Offline
11. Lossless Audio
12. No registration required
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Winamp VS RhythmCat
Is Winamp a good alternative to RhythmCat?
- Winamp is the most popular Web-based alternative to RhythmCat.
- Winamp is Free Personal and ProprietaryRhythmCat is Free and Open Source
- Winamp is LightweightRhythmCat is not according to our users

Audacious
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- Xfce
Top Audacious Features
1. Lightweight
2. Music Library
3. Create Playlist
4. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
5. Windows Compatible
6. Playlists management
7. Ad-free
8. No Tracking
9. Dark Mode
10. Works Offline
11. Portable
12. Lossless Audio
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Amarok
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.
165 Amarok alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE Plasma
- Mac
Amarok Features
1. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
2. Podcast Subscription
3. Music Library
4. Ad-free
5. Dark Mode
6. Privacy focused
7. Support for scripting
8. Multiple languages
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Amarok VS RhythmCat
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Rhythmbox
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 .
145 Rhythmbox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Internet Radio Service
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- GNOME
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Rhythmbox Features
1. File Tagging
2. Lightweight
3. Crossfading
4. iPhone/iPod sync
5. Smart playlists
6. Spotify integration
7. Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
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DeaDBeeF
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.
172 DeaDBeeF alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Audio Converter
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE
- Cinnamon
- GNOME
- MATE
- Xfce
+4
Top DeaDBeeF Features
1. Lightweight
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Fully customizable interface
4. Replay Gain
5. Playlists management
6. Support for Hotkeys
7. Lossless Audio
8. Portable
9. Command line interface
10. Works Offline
11. Ad-free
12. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
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Quod Libet
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.
160 Quod Libet alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Debian
- Xfce
+6
Top Quod Libet Features
1. Library Management
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Customization
4. Tagging
5. Music Library
6. Media library
7. Built-in Tag editor
8. Ad-free
9. Works Offline
10. Support for Themes
11. User Rating
12. Portable
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Exaile
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...
144 Exaile alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Internet Radio Service
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
Exaile Features
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
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Exaile VS RhythmCat
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