Audacious Alternatives

Audacious is described as 'Free, open-source audio player for Unix-like systems offering high audio quality, support for multiple codecs, Internet radio, plugins, and customizable interface' and is a very popular Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Audacious for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Flathub apps. The best Audacious alternative is Spotify, which is free. Other great apps like Audacious are foobar2000, AIMP, Clementine and MusicBee.

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Audacious alternatives are mainly Audio Players, but if you're looking for Media Players or Internet Radio Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Audacious.
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    HippoPlayer

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    HippoPlayer is a music player for Mac, Windows and Linux that mostly focuses on music made for systems such as Amiga, C64, and gaming systems. While HippoPlayer will support MP3, FLAC, etc it's not the main target.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    HippoPlayer screenshot 1
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  2. KISS Player icon

    KISS Player

     2 likes

    A Simple and Lightweight Music Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
    KISS Player screenshot 1
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  5. ^3 (Cubed) icon

    ^3 (Cubed)

     5 likes

    ^3 a.k.a. Cubed is a music player for Android. At its core, ^3 is a visual experiment that explores different visualizations of one's music library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    ^3 (Cubed) screenshot 1
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  6. GNOME Music icon

    GNOME Music

     17 likes

    Music is the new GNOME music playing application. It aims to combine an elegant and immersive browsing experience with simple and straightforward controls.

    130 GNOME Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • US flagUnited States
    GNOME Music screenshot 1
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  8. Visual Cue icon

    Visual Cue

     1 like

    Visual Cue is an audio library and player primarily intended for musicians and audio professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Visual Cue screenshot 1
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  9. Mobile_V5 Music Player icon

    Mobile_V5 Music Player

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    Music Player with powerful music equalizer, bass booster and great sound virtualizer, Quick search all music files, free to get this perfect audio player and media player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  10. jmc icon

    jmc

     1 like

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    View album artwork, including text files and PDFs
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  11. Groovy - Music Player icon

    Groovy - Music Player

     2 likes

    Groovy is free to use offline music player app for Android devices with lots of extra features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • BD flagBangladesh
    Groovy - Music Player screenshot 1
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    Groovy - Music Player screenshot 3
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  12. Desktop MP3 icon

    Desktop MP3

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    A minimalist, retro-inspired MP3 music player that brings back the simplicity of the pre-streaming era. With support for Windows, macOS and Linux, it is designed for offline listening on a laptop or desktop. It offers a distraction-free environment with an old-school aesthetic.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Desktop MP3 screenshot 1
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  13. mpz icon

    mpz

     4 likes

    Free, open-source folder player for large local music collections, built in native C++/Qt for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    mpz screenshot 1
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  14. Eina icon

    Eina

     12 likes

    Your music belongs to you

    Current music players are focused on managing your music collection, while using mandatory criteria about how they organize it.

    Eina does not care about it at all. If your are an organized person, chances are your music collection is organized too, and.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU
    Eina screenshot 1
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