Winamp Alternatives for Mac

Winamp is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is foobar2000, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Winamp and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Winamp are MPV, Audacious, Clementine and DeaDBeeF.

Winamp alternatives are mainly Audio Players but may also be Media Players or Internet Radio Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Winamp.

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foobar2000
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Player
CD Ripper
Audio Converter
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
172 alternatives to foobar2000
foobar2000 is an advanced multi-platform freeware audio player.
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foobar2000 Features
1. Lightweightfoobar2000 consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsfoobar2000 can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Dark Modefoobar2000 supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Ad-freefoobar2000 doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Portablefoobar2000 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of foobar2000.
Customizable
Music Library
Replay Gain
Audio processing/resampling
Sorting by folder
Sample packs
Auto Update
Library Organization
Minimalistic
Better tags service
foobar2000 vs Winamp opinions
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InsaneFromEarth
Not discontinued, so yea...
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Guest
Flexible, very customize.
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MPV
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
BSD
Xfce
89 alternatives to MPV
MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.
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MPV Features
1. LightweightMPV consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMPV can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Command line interfaceMPV either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
4. Ad-freeMPV doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Minimalistic
Integrated Codecs
Low resource footprint
FOSS
Drag and Drop
GNU/linux-libre
Lua scripting
HDR source support
Configurable
Video playback
MPV vs Winamp opinions
This alternative is disputed. MPV is still a legitimate alternative to Winamp, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
MPV is a movie player. Movie players are not dedicated, library-based music players.
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Guest
Movie players are not good, library based music players.
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Audacious
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
Xfce
Mac
122 alternatives to Audacious
Audacious is an advanced audio player. It is free, lightweight, based on GTK+, runs on Linux and many other *nix platforms and is focused on audio quality and supporting a wide range of audio codecs. There is also support for several visual styles from Winamp.
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Audacious Features
1. LightweightAudacious consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAudacious can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Dark ModeAudacious supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. No TrackingAudacious will not track you or use your personal data.
5. Ad-freeAudacious doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Lossless AudioAudacious has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
7. PortableAudacious can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Works OfflineAudacious can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Windows Compatible
Create Playlist
Music Library
Supports audio media keys
3D visualization
Queued Operations
Playlists management
Global hotkey
Dynamic Range Compressor
Skinnable
Audacious vs Winamp opinions
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damonh
Its skins and interface is almost identical to Winamp. It's simple, minimalistic and it works like a charm, just like good ol'Winamp
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Guest
It just works with no fuss.
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Lonser
It's Open Source and a real music player.
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Guest
similar with Winamp, simple beautiful interface, easy to use, run on windows and linux, open source
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Kholdfire
Excellent code craftsmanship, beautiful design and efficient on memory and CPU/GPU usage, as well as being a near identical twin or clone of WinAmp, my all-time favorite multimedia player.
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Clementine
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Podcast Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
234 alternatives to Clementine
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...
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Clementine Features
1. LightweightClementine consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioClementine has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Smart playlists
Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Playlists management
Audio Visualization
Podcast Subscription
Moodbar
Ratings
Music Library
Built-in Tag editor
Clementine vs Winamp opinions
Most users think Clementine is a great alternative to Winamp.
alego4710
Clementine has Last.Fm integration, better visual aesthetics (in my opinion,) song fingerprinting for tag finding, and it's cross platform.
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The last.fm tagging is awfull
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DeaDBeeF
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Audio Converter
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
KDE
Cinnamon
GNOME
MATE
Xfce
158 alternatives to DeaDBeeF
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.
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DeaDBeeF Features
1. LightweightDeaDBeeF consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsDeaDBeeF can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. PortableDeaDBeeF can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Command line interfaceDeaDBeeF either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
5. Lossless AudioDeaDBeeF has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
6. Works OfflineDeaDBeeF can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Ad-freeDeaDBeeF doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Fully customizable interface
Replay Gain
Playlists management
Support for Hotkeys
Mods
DeaDBeeF vs Winamp opinions
Most users think DeaDBeeF is a great alternative to Winamp.
Guest
Hot / shortcut keys. EQ. :)
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Quod Libet
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Debian
Xfce
156 alternatives to Quod Libet
Quod Libet is a Gapless GTK+-based audio player written in Python. Its designed around the idea that you know how to organize your music better than we do. It lets you make playlists based on regular expressions (dont worry, regular searches work too).
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Quod Libet Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsQuod Libet can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. PortableQuod Libet can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Library Management
Customization
Tagging
Waveform Seekbar
Media library
Music Library
Columnar-panel navigation
Built-in Tag editor
SoundCloud Integration
Musicbrainz support
Quod Libet vs Winamp opinions
Guest
The best, most full featured media library compared to Winamp. The views are different, but maybe the only other media player that has the same library functionality.
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Dopamine
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
54 alternatives to Dopamine
Dopamine is an audio player which tries to make organizing and listening to music as simple and pretty as possible. It can play wav, mp3, ogg vorbis, flac, wma and m4a/aac.
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Dopamine Features
1. Dark ModeDopamine supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Ad-freeDopamine doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Clean design
Music Library
Theme Customization
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Lyrics
Automatic Lyrics Finder
WASAPI Output
Auto fetch album covers
Miro
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
109 alternatives to Miro
Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.
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Miro Features
1. Music StoreYou can buy music and keep ownership in perpetuity at Miro.
TV Streaming
Fullscreen support
Create Playlist
Built-in Torrent client
Media library
Music Library
Android Sync
Built-in Media converter
Discontinued
No updates since 2013. Youtube intergration broken because of no updates since youtube API changed. See changelog: http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/Miro/

Miro vs Winamp opinions
This alternative is disputed. Miro is still a legitimate alternative to Winamp, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
GOM Player
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Media Player
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Windows
Android
iPhone
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132 alternatives to GOM Player
GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.
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GOM Player Features
1. LightweightGOM Player consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Skinnable
Support for subtitles
Playback speed control
Customizable triggers
Integrated Codecs
Bundleware
The installer contains additional bloatware that can hijack your browser's settings. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

GOM Player vs Winamp opinions
This alternative is disputed. GOM Player is still a legitimate alternative to Winamp, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Vox Music Player
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Player
Mac
iPhone
Apple Watch
143 alternatives to Vox Music Player
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.
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Vox Music Player Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
2. Lossless AudioVox Music Player has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
3. LightweightVox Music Player consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Support for Audio Units Plugins
Sound Effects
Music Library
Vox Music Player vs Winamp opinions
Some users think Vox Music Player is a great alternative to Winamp, some don't.