Spotify alternatives

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

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  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, sound, music
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  Mixxx

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

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

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

  Open source 1.5.0 15.7K ↓ ★ 2.5K audio, sound, music
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  Clementine

  multiplatform music player

  Open source 1.4.1 21.4K ↓ ★ 4.3K audio, music, player
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  foobar2000

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

  Free 2.26.2 412.7K ↓ audio, music, player
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  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, sound, music
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  Sonic Pi

  Free code-based music creation and performance tool.

  Open source 5.0.0 13.5K ↓ ★ 12.2K audio, sound, music
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  MusicBrainz Picard

  A cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.

  Open source 3.0.5 88.1K ↓ ★ 5.3K audio, music, admin
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  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
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  nuclear

  Streaming music player that finds free music for you.

  Open source 1.53.1 22.7K ↓ ★ 18.8K audio, spotify, music
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  Deezer

  A French online music streaming service.

  Proprietary 8.0.10 37.9K ↓ audio, episode, sound
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  Winamp

  The legendary Winamp desktop player for Windows

  Proprietary 5.92.0.10042 47.1K ↓ audio, music, player

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
Spotify	Proprietary	1.3.9.2055.g806b5b278de8	November 12, 2026	—	5.5M
iTunes	Proprietary	12.13.12.3	October 28, 2026	—	2.9M
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
Clementine	Open source	1.4.1	February 15, 2025	4.3K	21.4K
foobar2000	Free	2.26.2	October 29, 2026	—	412.7K
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
MusicBrainz Picard	Open source	3.0.5	November 12, 2026	5.3K	88.1K
OpenMPT	Open source	1.32.12.00	October 31, 2026	790	21.1K
nuclear	Open source	1.53.1	October 31, 2026	18.8K	22.7K
Deezer	Proprietary	8.0.10	October 22, 2026	—	37.9K
Winamp	Proprietary	5.92.0.10042	September 15, 2026	—	47.1K