Best music player on Reddit

381 reviews from r/Piracy, r/androidapps, r/kde and 32 more subreddits

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Poweramp

4.7

(38)

"Poweramp if you wanna go super into customization and audio quality."

"PowerAmp and PlexAmp"

"Power amp"

"Poweramp is the best one"

"Poweramp is what i use"

"Poweramp"

"Has best sound imo."

"It has every feature i could need and displays output data."

"Poweramp is the only answer"

"Poweramp"

Musicolet

4.7

(27)

"I use Musicolet."

"Musicolet - the GOAT, has every feature you need."

"Musicolet"

"Is the best, what it does is not matched by any other app available."

"Musicolet has been hands down the BEST free android music player with NO ADS whatsoever."

"Musicolet!"

"Musicolet"

"Musicolet-- I have it on my phone and my tablet and I love it."

"Musicolet"

"Musicolet, 100% the best app withput any ads"

Strawberry

4.5

(26)

"Seems Strawberry was what I was looking for."

"I tried them all and picked Strawberry."

"Strawberry is my answer. It’s just nice."

"I use Strawberry, which is a fork of Clementine that is still actively maintained."

"Give strawberry a try."

"Strawberry player, as you listen to music, it auto embeds the album artwork."

"Strawberry was what I was looking for."

"The only one that can sort by composer (not artist). Better than Clementine."

"I use Strawberry."

"I settled on Strawberry as a Musicbee user on Windows."

VLC

5.0

(22)

"Use it on my computer too."

"Is free and no ads, good for my video and mp3 collection."

"Simple and easy to use, you can create playlists and favourites lists."

"Vlc"

"VLC, same on my PC, tablet."

"I use VLC player, personally, since it can handle all the media in one package."

"VLC"

"Used Deadbeef and Clementine, but lately just using VLC."

"I recommend Vlc... cause it can literally play everything."

"VLC is my media player of choice on any/all OSs."

Yoto

4.8

(13)

"My 3yo loves her Yoto."

"My 4 and 7 yr olds are obsessed with theirs."

"We have a yoto gen 3."

"We have a Yoto player and these are the music cards we have."

"Main use of Yoto in our house is for the adorable 2YO and 4YO."

"Couldn't recommend it highly enough."

"Yoto is absolutely perfect."

"Yoto is great for this, you just need to get mp3s of whatever music you want."

"My son has cards that I’ve made with foo fighters, Taylor Swift, linkin park on."

"We love the yoto - both my 5 and 2 year olds use them daily."

Oto Music

4.8

(12)

"Oto player and Musicolet"

"I use Oto."

"I use Oto"

"Oto Music plus Poweramp equalizer is the best combo for me."

"I've been using Oto music for years now."

"Oto music player."

"Oto music."

"Oto music player, nothing comes close."

"Oto Music Offline"

"Oto player"

AIMP

4.3

(12)

"AIMP, I have been using it for more than 10 years."

"Aimp is pretty good."

"AIMP"

"AIMP has controls for speed, tempo, pitch."

"Im using AiMP."

"AIMP for Windows or Media Monkey will do what your asking."

"Aimp."

"AIMP if you like to choose and play music by folders."

"I settled on AIMP as its theme-able and has car ui options."

"Couldn't find another one with this feature."

Symfonium

4.8

(8)

"Solely because I can use my local files and Jellyfin library together."

"✅ by Tolriq the developer of Yatse Kodi remote."

"Symfonium, for local and playing remote files."

"Symfonium has been really nice for me"

"I recently switched to Symfonium after using Poweramp for months."

"Symfonium."

"I'm using Symfonium. It's paid after a free trial but I ended up paying for both mine and my wife's phone."

Foobar2000

4.1

(9)

"Foobar2000 on Windows, strawberry on Linux."

"I'm hooked on foobar2000."

"Foobar might be what your looking for."

"Foobar2000"

"Foobar2000 is my favorite."

"If you like foobar2000, then I'd suggest fooyin."

"Foobar2000 used to run decently under Wine."

"The best I have found is foobar2000 with the open lyrics plugin, takes a lot of time to set it up but when it does looks really good."

"You can also try foobar2000."

#10

Pulsar

4.4

(8)

"Pulsar. It has no ads etc and gets the job done."

"I use Pulsar."

"I like pulsar. It's worked well for me."

"Pulsar."

"I pay a lil extra for pulsar+"

"I have always used Pulsar and never felt a need to look beyond it."

"For local files."

"Pulsar"

#11

Audacious

3.9

(8)

"Psst...Audacious!"

"I use Audacious with an old Winamp skin."

"Audacious is compact and has some visuals."

"Audacious."

"Audacious + Easy Effects (for PipeWire)"

"Audacious is similar to AIMP in functionality."

"Audacious Remember to enable the Qt-interface in the settings."

"I use Audacious when I want a reliable audio player."

#12

Plexamp

4.3

(7)

"I use Plexamp with my Plex server."

"I'm on Team Plexamp."

"Or VLC, maybe even the regular android or samsung one."

"Plexamp. Streamed from my Plex server."

"Plexamp"

"Im really enjoying plex amp. It lets you stream it to your phone."

"Plexamp! It’s a way to play files from your home pc remotely."

#13

Namida

4.7

(6)

"Namida"

"Imma put my shilliing hat on. Namida is best music player for me."

"I abandonned poweramp since I discovered Namida."

"[Namida](https://github.com/namidaco/namida)"

"I really like namida, it is on github, I also use poweramp eq alongside it to autoeq my iems"

"The ui is so slick."

#14

Auxio

4.7

(6)

"I like Auxio."

"I like Auxio the best."

"Auxio. It's on fdroid"

"Auxio."

"Auxio - fast, reliable UI/UX without the many useless features."

"I like Auxio."

#15

DeadBeef

4.2

(6)

"DeaDBeeF is the shit"

"Other than it, I’d only recommend deadbeef, it’s very similar to foobar2000."

"The closest thing I've got is deadbeef with window rules."

"I use DeaDBeeF for listening to stuff casually."

"DeaDBeeF."

"If you didn't know, you can completely redo DeaDBeeF's UI if you want."

#16

Lollypop

4.4

(5)

"Lollypop is what I always used since GNOME 3.38, never failed me."

"I really enjoy Lollypop because I used iTunes for years."

"Lollypop has equalizer which Elisa did not have."

"Lollypop and Cmus"

"Lollypop."

#17

Neutron

4.4

(5)

"Neutron, don't bother with anything else."

"No way."

"Neutron"

"You should probably try them all and see what you like."

"I use Neutron because its free and has tons of features (:"

#18

Tauon Music Box

4.4

(5)

"Currently I'm using Tauon Music box and/or Musicbee running with proton/wine"

"Https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/"

"I like Tauon Music Box."

"After a long search and testing I am using Tauon Music Box."

"Is pretty cool, has scrobbling, clean interface and is actively maintained."

#19

Quod Libet

4.4

(5)

"100% Quod Libet."

"Best one I know of is Quod Libet."

"Give Quod Libet a try."

"Quod Libet."

"I really like the UI on it."

#20

Cantata

4.2

(5)

"I'm a hardcore Cantata user. It handles radio, local library (thru MPD) and connected devices."

"I like Cantata more for its awesome online radio feature."

"Cantata, strawberry music player, fooyin."

"If you want a directory-tree-based Library... then only Cantata and qmmp offers it."

"I like Cantata."

#21

Harmonoid

4.2

(5)

"Harmonoid"

"I use Harmonoid it's underrated"

"Https://harmonoid.com/"

"A bit late, but Harmonoid (Windows/Linux/Android) it can play the lyrics on real time without downloading them."

"I've been liking Harmonoid quite a bit."

#22

Elisa

4.2

(5)

"I use Elisa, love jt."

"Elisa is very decent tho!"

"It's a good player for my main way of listening to music, queuing up some albums and playing them, and looks very nice while doing so."

"Try Elisa."

"If you're contempt with Elisa's feature set and UI like I am."

#23

VLC Media Player

4.2

(5)

"I like VLC for playing CDs"

"I like vlc"

"VLC."

"Vlc"

"I still use VLC"

#24

mpv

4.8

(4)

"Use mpv!!!"

"MPV is my shit. Great controls and keybindings."

"IMO mpv is the best multimedia player"

"I use `mpv`, light, no gimmick and it works."

#25

BlackPlayer

4.5

(4)

"Blackplayer"

"BlackPlayer, no ads and free, easy to use and lots of options to customize."

"I use Blackplayer. It lets me navigate my local library on the car screen."

"Free - black player"

#26

Sayonara

4.3

(4)

"The absolut best Music Player are audacious and Sayonara Player."

"I really like Sayonara."

"I use Sayonara"

"I like Sayonara, but that is just me."

#27

MusicBee

4.0

(4)

"Musicbee."

"MusicBee."

"I use music Bee, it may be to your liking."

"Tried 'em all, haven't found a linux player I like so ended up running Musicbee (windows) using wine. Took some fiddling to get it to work but it's worth it - haven't found another player with playlist and sorting options that can match it."

#28

CMus

4.0

(4)

"Cmus for a local player that's simple, fast and lightweight."

"+1 cmus, does what I need it to do."

"I'm a fan of cmus, which has a text-based UI."

"I like cmus."

#29

Tauon

4.7

(3)

"For me the best is Tauon: works really well, fast, minimal design."

"Tauon is spectacular and deserves more recognition."

"I prefer Tauon. Simple interface, doesn't take up the whole screen."

#30

Clementine

4.7

(3)

"I love Clementine."

"Not just because of internet radio, but because it has all the other features i want in a player."

"I've been using Clementine for a while."

#31

JetAudio

4.7

(3)

"JetAudio"

"JetAudio."

#32

Amberol

4.3

(3)

"It was built for GNOME but looks absolutely stunning on KDE too."

"I use Amberol for my own music collection and Cider for Apple Music."

"If you're on GNOME, and want a beautiful and simple music player, I think Amberol might be of interest?"

#33

4.5

(2)

"Try Evermusic"

"Try Evermusic."

#53

LCG Jukebox

4.0

(2)

"You might wanna check out lcg jukebox, oggplay, ttpod or ultramp3 as alternatives to the built-in music player."

#54

Omnia

4.0

(2)

"Works well and it is very convenient as it works with folders of your choice."

"Omnia bought it ages ago supports all common audio formats."

#55

4.0

(1)

"I use yt music revanced and vlc for online and offline respectively"

#73

Muzio

4.0

(1)

#74

3.0

(1)

"Easier than in-ear buds. But the sound quality is okay, at best."

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