Songbird Alternatives for Mac

Songbird is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or Clementine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Songbird and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Songbird are DeaDBeeF, Quod Libet, Miro Player and Audio Hijack.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

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    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.

    200 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • This alternative is disputed. foobar2000 is a legitimate Songbird alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Songbird.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Songbird.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietarySongbird is Free and Open Source
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticSongbird is not according to our users
  2. Clementine icon

    Clementine

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    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...

    251 Clementine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    • Some users think Clementine is a great Songbird alternative, some don't.

    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to Songbird.

    • Clementine is the most popular Open Source alternative to Songbird.

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceSongbird is also Free and Open Source
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSongbird is not according to our users
  4. Audacious icon

    Audacious

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    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.

    133 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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  5. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

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    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.

    180 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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  6. Quod Libet icon

    Quod Libet

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    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.

    164 Quod Libet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
  7. Miro Player icon

    Miro Player

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Miro Player screenshot 1
     
  9. Audio Hijack icon

    Audio Hijack

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    Capture audio seamlessly. Audio Hijack supports macOS for recording from applications like iTunes and Skype, and devices like microphones. It features customizable effects, real-time monitoring, and various save formats with scheduled recordings and a drag-and-drop interface.

    24 Audio Hijack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Nightingale icon

    Nightingale

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    Nightingale is a free and powerfull music player for Linux, Windows and Mac based on the Songbird media player source code. A beautiful interface with a wide range of supported audio formats, all with multi-platform support!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. C* Music Player

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    cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.

    Input/Output Plugins Input: Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AAC, MP4, and everything supported by libmodplug Output: PulseAudio, ALSA, OSS, libao, aRts, Sun, and WaveOut (Wind.

    80 C* Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Vox Music Player icon

    Vox Music Player

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    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.

    149 Vox Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    Vox Music Player screenshot 1
     
  13. Swinsian icon

    Swinsian

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    Swinsian is a sophisticated music player for macOS with wide format support, folder watching, advanced tag editing and designed to be responsive even with the largest libraries.

    152 Swinsian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Musique icon

    Musique

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    Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.

    129 Musique alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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