Rocket Player AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Rocket Player

Rocket Player is described as 'Offers an intuitive layout so you can spend time listening, not looking, for your media. Swipe left, swipe right, it's as easy as turning a page. Play by album, artist, genre or composer all from its unique tab interface' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Rocket Player for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Rocket Player alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rocket Player are foobar2000, PotPlayer, Clementine and MusicBee.

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Rocket Player alternatives page was last updated Jul 5, 2019
  1. VLC Media Player icon
     7550 likes

    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

    295 VLC Media Player alternatives
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Video playback
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Support for subtitles
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Audio Recording
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Internet Radio
    10.  Compatibility Layer
    11.  Media Streaming
    12.  Replay Gain
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    • Most users think VLC Media Player is a great Rocket Player alternative.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Rocket Player.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rocket Player.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceRocket Player is Freemium and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableRocket Player is not according to our users
  2. foobar2000 icon
     1517 likes

    foobar2000 is an advanced multi-platform freeware audio player.

    185 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
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  3. PotPlayer icon
     677 likes

    PotPlayer is a multimedia software player developed for the Microsoft Windows operating system by South Korean Internet company Kakao (formerly Daum Communications).

    126 PotPlayer alternatives
    PotPlayer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Support for subtitles
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Playback speed control
    5.  Skinnable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Integrated Codecs
    8.  Thumbnail preview
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Video playback
    11.  Capture image from video
    12.  No registration required
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  4. Clementine icon
     729 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...

    243 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 iconRocket Player Icon

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  5. 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.

    117 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
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  6. Strawberry icon
     239 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.

    233 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 iconRocket Player Icon

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  7. Audacious icon
     287 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.

    129 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.  Music Library
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  3D visualization
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Lossless Audio
    12.  Portable
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  8. 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...

    244 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.  Works Offline
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Mix Music
    Winamp iconRocket Player Icon

    Winamp VS Rocket Player

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

    • Winamp is Free Personal and ProprietaryRocket Player is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Winamp is LightweightRocket Player is not according to our users
  9. Rhythmbox icon
     426 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 .

    148 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 iconRocket Player Icon

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  10. DeaDBeeF icon
     193 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.

    172 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.  Replay Gain
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Portable
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Mods
    DeaDBeeF iconRocket Player Icon

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  11. 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.

    166 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
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  12. KMPlayer icon
     476 likes

    The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as TS (also from Technisat Digicorder), VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others.

    156 KMPlayer alternatives
    KMPlayer 32bit

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    KMPlayer Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Supports H265 Codec
    4.  Support for Batch Mode
    KMPlayer iconRocket Player Icon

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