Roon AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Roon

Roon is described as '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' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Roon for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Roon alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or AIMP. Other great apps like Roon are Winamp, MusicBee, Audacious and Strawberry.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1540 likes

    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.

    203 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about foobar2000 as an Alternative to Roon
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Powerful, versatile and free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think foobar2000 is a great Roon alternative, some don't.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryRoon is Paid and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticRoon is not according to our users
  2. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     875 likes

    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    345 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     752 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...

    254 Clementine alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    iMyFone TunesMate

    iMyFone TunesMate is your Must-Have iphone manager and iTunes rebuilder. It can transfer music, videos, photos between iPhone and iTunes, and backup iPhone data on computer. Moreover you can use it to install and uninstall multip...

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  6. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     895 likes

    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.

    263 Winamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Media Library
     
  7. MusicBee icon

    MusicBee

     589 likes

    Offers library and playlist management, auto folder monitoring, podcast downloads, web radio, advanced tagging, custom ID3 tags, CD ripping with validation, syncing to iPods, iPhones, MTP, USB, converts and normalizes audio, fetches album art and tags from web.

    125 MusicBee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Audacious icon

    Audacious

     300 likes

    Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

    134 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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  10. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     249 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.

    244 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  11. Pocket Casts icon

    Pocket Casts

     238 likes

    Podcast player supporting streaming and downloads, advanced search, cross-device 'Up Next', improved discovery, playback effects, and offline listening essentials.

    122 Pocket Casts alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Apple Car Play
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    Comments about Pocket Casts as an Alternative to Roon
    charlescanlom
    Negative
    0

    Pocket Casts is a podcast app, not a music app.

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    • Pocket Casts is Freemium and Open SourceRoon is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Amarok icon

    Amarok

     411 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.

    168 Amarok alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    Rhythmbox

     433 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 .

    152 Rhythmbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
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  14. MediaMonkey icon

    MediaMonkey

     489 likes

    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.

    125 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  15. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     198 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.

    182 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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