The Best Winamp AlternativesTop Audio & Media Players like Winamp

Winamp is described as 'Full-featured media player known for ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, supports plug-ins, playlists, and music library' and is a leading Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Winamp for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and BSD apps. The best Winamp alternative is AIMP, which is free. Other great apps like Winamp are foobar2000, Audacious, Clementine and MusicBee.

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  1. AIMP icon

    AIMP

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    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.

    325 AIMP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Skins
    4.  Mp3 Tag Editor
    5.  Audio Conversion
    6.  Remembers position in file
    7.  Crossfading
    8.  Internet Radio
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10.  Hi-Fi Sound
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Dark Mode

    AIMP VS Winamp

     
    Comments about AIMP as an Alternative to Winamp
    Top Positive Comment
    Killy
    Feb 22, 2017
    17

    AIMP is a spiritual successor of Winamp, with similar UI, but with modern features, full Unicode support, CUE files support etc.

    Most Recent Comment
    ballOOn Head
    Positive Feb 8, 2024
    0

    AIMP is nice and also supports all the global hotkeys and most of the needed functionalities. But compared to WinAmp it sucks when it comes to management of playlists. There is no easy way for managing playlists within AIMP like in WinAmp. The Music library also only supports single files and storages. So where I can I still use a 5.x WinAmp. But I also haven't found a better alternative to WinAmp than AIMP.

    DevGrx
    Positive Mar 21, 2020
    1

    Modern alternative to Winamp.

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    • Almost everyone thinks AIMP is a great Winamp alternative.

    • AIMP is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to Winamp.

    • AIMP is the most popular free alternative to Winamp.

    • AIMP is Free and ProprietaryWinamp is also Free and Proprietary
    • AIMP is Lightweight and CustomizableWinamp is not according to our users
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    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.

    185 foobar2000 alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Audio Conversion
    4.  Replay Gain
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    9.  Portable
    10.  Audio processing/resampling
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  File Organizer

    foobar2000 VS Winamp

     
    Comments about foobar2000 as an Alternative to Winamp
    InsaneFromEarth
    Positive Jun 29, 2016
    1

    Not discontinued, so yea...

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    • Most users think foobar2000 is a great Winamp alternative.

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

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable and LightweightWinamp 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.

    126 Audacious alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    Audacious screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create Playlist
    2.  Windows Compatible
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  3D visualization
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Supports audio media keys
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Lossless Audio

    Audacious VS Winamp

     
    Comments about Audacious as an Alternative to Winamp
    Top Positive Comment
    damonh
    Sep 4, 2017
    4

    Its skins and interface is almost identical to Winamp. It's simple, minimalistic and it works like a charm, just like good ol'Winamp

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Feb 26, 2025
    0

    Unusable coming from the customizable Winamp.

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Aug 18, 2020
    0

    It just works with no fuss.

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    • Most users think Audacious is a great Winamp alternative.

    • Audacious is the most popular Linux alternative to Winamp.

    • Audacious is the most popular Open Source alternative to Winamp.

    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Audacious is LightweightWinamp is not according to our users
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    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...

    239 Clementine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Clementine with lyrics pane

    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.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Moodbar

    Clementine VS Winamp

     
    Comments about Clementine as an Alternative to Winamp
    alego4710
    Positive Mar 27, 2018
    1

    Clementine has Last.Fm integration, better visual aesthetics (in my opinion,) song fingerprinting for tag finding, and it's cross platform.

    Guest
    Negative Jan 23, 2018
    0

    The last.fm tagging is awfull

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    • Most users think Clementine is a great Winamp alternative.

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusedWinamp is not according to our users
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    MusicBee

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    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.

    117 MusicBee alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Promo 1: Main Features

    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.  Themes

    MusicBee VS Winamp

     
    Comments about MusicBee as an Alternative to Winamp
    Guest
    Positive Oct 9, 2016
    3

    The User Interface is AMAZING! You can really make this Jukebox look the way, YOU want it too!

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    • Most users think MusicBee is a great Winamp alternative.

    • MusicBee is Free Personal and ProprietaryWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • MusicBee is CustomizableWinamp is not according to our users
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    Strawberry

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Strawberry screenshot 1
    Warning

    It is still open source but now the Windows and macOS builds are tied to having a Patreon subscription.

    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

    Strawberry VS Winamp

     
    Comments about Strawberry as an Alternative to Winamp
    ArchonOfTheValley
    Negative Jul 15, 2024
    0

    This player is phenomenal but I can't recommend it due to how the creator has locked the Windows version behind a Patreon subscription. If you're a Linux user, then yes, go for it because it's incredible. However, if you're looking for an open source alternative to Winamp for a Windows PC, don't support this garbage decision.

    sh
    Positive May 5, 2020
    1

    it supports music collection. scrobbles to last.fm and other services. Load lyrics from various sources and have an active development team.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Strawberry is a great Winamp alternative.

    • Strawberry is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight and CustomizableWinamp is not according to our users
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    Rhythmbox

     433 likes
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    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 .

    145 Rhythmbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
    Rhythmbox screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Crossfading
    3.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
    4.  Smart playlists
    5. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    6.  iPhone/iPod sync

    Rhythmbox VS Winamp

     
    Comments about Rhythmbox as an Alternative to Winamp
    Doc Flay
    Positive Aug 28, 2017
    0

    Linux does not have many Winamp clones but this is very close

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    • Almost everyone thinks Rhythmbox is a great Winamp alternative.

    • Rhythmbox is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Rhythmbox is LightweightWinamp is not according to our users
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