Alternatives to AIMP

A long-running Windows music player with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a built-in converter. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • AIMP

    A long-running Windows music player with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a built-in converter.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsAndroid

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as AIMP.

  • foobar2000

    A light, deeply configurable audio player for people who care about their local music library.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    foobar2000 adds macOS and iOS builds with gapless playback, ReplayGain and a component system, but its default interface takes configuration work and it stays closed source.

  • MusicBee

    A Windows music manager for people with a large local library and opinions about tags.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    MusicBee is Windows only with no Android app, and focuses on large library management, bulk tag editing and WASAPI or ASIO output.

  • Strawberry Music Player

    A Clementine fork aimed at collectors, with proper support for high-resolution files and CD ripping.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Strawberry is open source under GPL-3.0 and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with CD ripping and hi-res support but no mobile app.

  • DeaDBeeF

    A light, plugin-driven music player for Linux, Windows and macOS that stays out of the way.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    DeaDBeeF is open source under Zlib with Linux and macOS builds and very low resource use, though its default interface is plain and library features are weaker.

  • WACUP

    A classic-style media player that extends the Winamp 5 player and stays compatible with its plug-ins.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    WACUP is a Windows player extending Winamp 5 and its plug-ins, still in preview builds, and has no Android version.

  • Winamp

    The long-running Windows music player, still available to download from its developer.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Winamp is the classic proprietary Windows player for local music, with a familiar interface but no Android build or AIMP's bundled converter.

  • Audacious

    A lightweight open-source audio player descended from XMMS, with optional Winamp Classic skins.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Audacious is an open source, lightweight player for Windows, macOS and Linux with Winamp Classic skin support, but no Android version.

  • Qmmp

    A Qt-based audio player with a Winamp-style skinned interface, an alternative simple interface and plugins.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Qmmp is an open source GPL-2.0 player with a Winamp-style skinned interface for Windows and Linux, with plugins and an experimental batch tag editor.

Also worth comparing

These listings name AIMP as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Auxio

    A simple open-source music player for Android that plays audio files stored on the device.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    AIMP is free but closed source, available on Android and Windows, with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a dense, dated interface.

  • Gramophone

    An open-source Android music player for local files, built with Media3 and Material Design.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    AIMP is a free, closed-source player for Windows and Android with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a built-in converter.

  • HQPlayer

    Play audio with configurable digital filtering and resampling.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    AIMP is a free, closed-source player for Windows and Android with an 18-band equaliser and DSP effects, and has no macOS or Linux build.

  • Musicolet

    An ad-free offline Android music player with multiple queues, tag editing and synchronized lyrics.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    AIMP is a free, closed-source player for Android and Windows with an 18-band equaliser, DSP effects and internet radio, moving beyond offline-only playback.

  • Poweramp

    An Android music player for local libraries with a 64-band parametric equalizer and Hi-Res output.

    PaidProprietaryAndroid

    AIMP is a free Android and Windows player with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a bundled converter, though it is closed source and its interface is dated.

  • Radio Recorder

    Play and record internet radio from the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    AIMP is a graphical Windows and Android player with an internet radio recorder built in, but it is closed source and has no macOS, Linux or command-line version.

  • Traydio

    Listen to internet radio with Traydio for Windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    AIMP is a closed-source full music player for Windows and Android that includes internet radio and a radio recorder alongside local playback and an equaliser.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.