Trout AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Trout

Trout is described as 'My main audio player for many years has been, and will remain, foobar, but there are some times when I just want a simple “load’n'play” type of player. An application that comes very close is Billy' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Trout for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Trout alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or Plexamp. Other great apps like Trout are Billy, Nextcloud Audio Player, Song Director and Boom.

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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.

    198 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Trout.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Trout.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryTrout is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticTrout is not according to our users
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    Plexamp

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    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    143 Plexamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Plexamp is the most popular Linux alternative to Trout.

    • Plexamp is Freemium and ProprietaryTrout is Free and Proprietary
    • Plexamp is LightweightTrout is not according to our users
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    Museeks

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    A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Museeks is the most popular Open Source alternative to Trout.

    • Museeks is Free and Open SourceTrout is Free and Proprietary
    • Museeks is LightweightTrout is not according to our users
  5. Billy icon

    Billy

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    Billy is an audio player that allows you to quickly play an entire directory of MP3 files. It can usually load files 2 to 8 times faster than Winamp or Windows Media Player. Billy plays music albums without any gaps between tracks, so an overlapping applause or beat will...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Nextcloud Audio Player icon

    Nextcloud Audio Player

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    A music player for FLAC, MP3, MP4, streams, … with playlist support and SONOS integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • ownCloud
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    • Nextcloud Audio Player is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Trout.

    • Nextcloud Audio Player is Free and Open SourceTrout is Free and Proprietary
    • Nextcloud Audio Player is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTrout is not according to our users
  7. Song Director icon

    Song Director

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    Song Director is a program that plays and keeps track of all your music files. Easier to use and understand than iTunes or Windows Media Player. It unleashes the full power of a modern database system in an extremely simple, easy to use manner.

    110 Song Director alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Boom icon

    Boom

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    Boom is an easy to use audio player intended for casual computer users who do not wish to spend their time on figuring more sophisticated software out. All of its most important features are easily accessible out-of-the-box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Album Player

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    Album Player (Freeware, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10) is designed for composing and listening to compilations of music albums on your hard drive and CD/DVD. The Album Player plays audio files of popular formats, such as WAV, FLAC, APE, WavPack, ALAC, AIFF, TAK, MP3, MP4, OGG, MPC...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. jmc icon

    jmc

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    jmc is an elegant and bloat-free media player and management app for macOS. It is modeled after early versions of iTunes, featuring a persistent album art view and a functional user interface. The entire interface is geared toward intuitiveness, efficiency, and performance...

    108 jmc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    View album artwork, including text files and PDFs
     
  13. KeyMusic icon

    KeyMusic

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    KeyMusic lets your keyboard playing music when typing, just for entertainment, girls or children might like it. it is very easy to use, just install and run it, your keyboard will sing while you typing.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • KeyMusic is the most popular commercial alternative to Trout.

    • KeyMusic is Paid and ProprietaryTrout is Free and Proprietary
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