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foobar2000 alternatives

foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform.

Peter Pawlowski Music players #11 Music players

12 Windows apps in the same category as foobar2000, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • iTunes

    iTunes offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    Proprietary 12.13.12.3 2.9M ↓ audio, music, player
  • Spotify

    All the music you’ll ever need.

    Proprietary 1.3.8.620.g39b276d5d7ac 5.5M ↓ audio, music, player
  • Winamp

    The legendary Winamp desktop player for Windows

    Proprietary 5.92.0.10042 47.1K ↓ audio, audio-player, media
  • Clementine

    multiplatform music player

    Open source 1.4.1 21.4K ↓ ★ 4.3K audio, audio-player, media
  • Mixxx

    Free and open source DJ software for Windows, macOS, and Linux

    Open source 2.5.6 80.9K ↓ ★ 7.3K audio, media, music
  • FLAC

    Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) command-line encoder and decoder.

    Open source 1.5.0 15.7K ↓ ★ 2.5K audio, music, flac
  • AIMP

    AIMP is a freeware audio player.

    Proprietary 5.10.2418 697.4K ↓ audio, audio-player, media
  • DeaDBeeF

    DeaDBeeF is a modular cross-platform audio player.

    Open source 1.10.0 3.2K ↓ ★ 2K audio, audio-player, media
  • SuperCollider

    SuperCollider is a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound.

    Open source 3.14.1 20.4K ↓ ★ 6.8K audio, music, admin
  • Sonic Pi

    Free code-based music creation and performance tool.

    Open source 5.0.0 13.5K ↓ ★ 12.2K audio, music, admin
  • Spotube

    Spotube is a Flutter based lightweight spotify client. It utilizes the power of Spotify & Youtube's public API & creates a hazardless, performant & resource friendly User Experience

    Open source 5.1.2 17.5K ↓ ★ 50.2K audio, audio-player, music
  • OpenMPT

    A powerful audio application that makes writing music fun, easy and efficient.

    Open source 1.32.12.00 21.1K ↓ ★ 790 audio, music, admin

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
foobar2000 Free 2.26.2 October 29, 2026 — 412.7K
iTunes Proprietary 12.13.12.3 October 28, 2026 — 2.9M
Spotify Proprietary 1.3.8.620.g39b276d5d7ac November 6, 2026 — 5.5M
Winamp Proprietary 5.92.0.10042 September 15, 2026 — 47.1K
Clementine Open source 1.4.1 February 15, 2025 4.3K 21.4K
Mixxx Open source 2.5.6 March 27, 2026 7.3K 80.9K
FLAC Open source 1.5.0 February 16, 2025 2.5K 15.7K
AIMP Proprietary 5.10.2418 January 4, 2023 — 697.4K
DeaDBeeF Open source 1.10.0 October 6, 2025 2K 3.2K
SuperCollider Open source 3.14.1 January 19, 2026 6.8K 20.4K
Sonic Pi Open source 5.0.0 October 2, 2026 12.2K 13.5K
Spotube Open source 5.1.2 July 11, 2026 50.2K 17.5K
OpenMPT Open source 1.32.12.00 October 31, 2026 790 21.1K