Alternatives to Qmmp
A Qt-based audio player with a Winamp-style skinned interface, an alternative simple interface and plugins. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Qmmp
A Qt-based audio player with a Winamp-style skinned interface, an alternative simple interface and plugins.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Qmmp.
Audacious
A lightweight open-source audio player descended from XMMS, with optional Winamp Classic skins.
Audacious is an open-source XMMS descendant with optional Winamp Classic skins, low resource use and a macOS build, though support time from its volunteers is limited.
Winamp
The long-running Windows music player, still available to download from its developer.
Winamp is the original proprietary Windows player that Qmmp imitates, still offered as an official download but without a Linux build.
WACUP
A classic-style media player that extends the Winamp 5 player and stays compatible with its plug-ins.
WACUP is a closed-source Windows player extending Winamp 5 with compatibility for classic Winamp plug-ins, currently still a preview build with no Linux version.
DeaDBeeF
A light, plugin-driven music player for Linux, Windows and macOS that stays out of the way.
DeaDBeeF is a lightweight Zlib-licensed player for Linux, Windows and macOS with a plugin architecture and tracker support, though its default interface needs configuration.
AIMP
A long-running Windows music player with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a built-in converter.
AIMP is a closed-source, heavily skinnable player for Windows and Android with an 18-band equaliser and bundled converter, but it has no Linux build.
foobar2000
A light, deeply configurable audio player for people who care about their local music library.
foobar2000 is a closed-source player for Windows, macOS and mobile with gapless playback, ReplayGain and component add-ons, but no official Linux build.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Qmmp as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
fooyin
Build a personalized music player around your local library.
Qmmp is a GPL-2.0 Qt player for Windows and Linux with a Winamp-style skinned interface, visualisation plugins and a lyrics editor.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
cava
Console audio visualiser that draws a live frequency spectrum.
Strawberry Music Player
A Clementine fork aimed at collectors, with proper support for high-resolution files and CD ripping.
cmus
A small, fast console music player for Linux, macOS and other Unix-like systems.
Kid3
Edit audio-file tags individually or in batches.
MusicBrainz Picard
The official MusicBrainz tagger, which identifies music by its audio fingerprint and fills in the tags.
