Alternatives to Elisa

A KDE music player for browsing and playing a local music library and listening to online radio. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Elisa.

  • Amarok

    A KDE music player and collection manager for organising and playing a local music library.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Amarok is KDE's GPL-2.0 music player built around managing a large local collection, but it is designed mainly for Linux desktops.

  • Strawberry Music Player

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Strawberry is an open-source player for Windows, macOS and Linux with tag editing, lyrics lookup and CD ripping, though it has no mobile app.

  • Rhythmbox

    A music player and library manager for the GNOME desktop with podcast and internet radio support.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Rhythmbox is a GPL library music player for GNOME with podcasts and internet radio, with no official Windows build or Android version.

  • JuK

    A KDE jukebox-style music player focused on managing a collection, playlists and tags.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    JuK is a KDE jukebox player focused on collection management with a built-in tag editor, but it supports only MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC.

  • Exaile

    A GTK music player and library manager with smart playlists, tagging, radio streaming and podcasts.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Exaile is an open-source GTK player with smart playlists, advanced tagging and over 50 plugins, on Windows and Linux.

  • Sayonara Player

    A fast Qt audio player and music library manager for Linux and BSD.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Sayonara Player is a GPL Qt player for Linux and BSD with batch tag editing, an equalizer and crossfading, but no Windows or Android build.

  • Audacious

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Audacious is a lightweight open source player for Windows, macOS and Linux with Winamp Classic skins, lacking Elisa's library browsing by genre and artist.

  • Dopamine

    A simple desktop audio player for playing and browsing a local music collection.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Dopamine is an open source desktop player for Windows, macOS and Linux with a clean interface for local files, adding macOS but dropping Android.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Amberol

    A simple GNOME music player for local files that plays music and nothing else.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Elisa is a KDE player that browses a local library by genre, artist or album and adds online radio and lyrics, and it also runs on Windows and Android.

  • Auxio

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Elisa is an open source KDE player also available on Android, Linux and Windows, adding online radio, playlists and lyrics.

  • Gapless

    A lightweight GTK4 music player for local audio libraries with an adaptive interface.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Elisa is a KDE music player with library browsing, online radio and lyrics, available on Linux, Windows and Android rather than GNOME-focused.

  • Musicolet

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

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Elisa is an open-source KDE player available on Android, Linux and Windows with library browsing, online radio and lyrics, focused on playback over tagging.

  • Tauon

    An open-source desktop music player for local collections, with Jellyfin and Airsonic streaming support.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Elisa is KDE's open-source local player with online radio and lyrics, available on Linux, Windows and Android, focused on simple playback rather than advanced tools.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.