Sonata AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Sonata

Sonata is described as 'Elegant GTK+ music client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD). It has been forked from the unmaintained Pygmy project in order to fix bugs, introduce new features, and proceed down a different path' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Sonata for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Sonata alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sonata are foobar2000, Clementine, Winamp and Audacious.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7775 likes

    Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

    175 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • 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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  2. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1559 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.

    209 foobar2000 alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.
     
  4. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     761 likes

    Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

    253 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Haiku
    Clementine with lyrics pane
     
  5. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     900 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.

    271 Winamp alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Media Library
     
  6. Audacious icon

    Audacious

     304 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.

    137 Audacious alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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  9. Amarok icon

    Amarok

     411 likes

    Cross-platform music player featuring customizable interface, dynamic playlists, powerful tagging and sorting, contextual views, drag-and-drop menus, robust file tracking, language localization, bookmarking, database importing, script support, and audio CD playback.

    171 Amarok alternatives

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    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    Overview
     
  10. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     200 likes

    Lightweight desktop music player designed for multiple platforms, supporting major audio codecs, gapless playback, playlist management, customizable global hotkeys, 18-band equalizer, streaming audio, plugin extensions, and command line controls.

    186 DeaDBeeF alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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  12. Miro Player icon

    Miro Player

     242 likes

    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    102 Miro Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Miro Player screenshot 1
     
  14. Vox Music Player icon

    Vox Music Player

     111 likes

    It just sounds better! The beauty is in its simplicity, yet behind the minimal exterior lies a powerful music player with a ton of features & support for all audio formats you should ever need.

    151 Vox Music Player alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
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