General
| Name | Author | First public release | stable version | Cost | Software license | Based framework | Written in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMP | AIMP DevTeam | 02006-08-08August 8, 2006 | 3.20 (Build 1155) | Free | Proprietary | Bass audio library (decoder) | Delphi |
| Amarok | Mark Kretschmann | 02003-06-01June 1, 2003 | 2.6 | Free | GPL | via Phonon: GStreamer, xine, MPlayer, VLC, DirectShow, QuickTime | C++ |
| aTunes | Alex Aranda et al. | 02006-01-01January 1, 2006 | 2.2.0 | Free | GPL | Java | |
| Audacious | Audacious Development Team | 02005-10-30October 30, 2005 | 3.3.2 | Free | GPL | C, C++ | |
| Audion | Panic | 01999-08-16August 16, 1999 | 3.0.2 August 22, 2002; 10 years ago (2002-08-22) | Free | Proprietary | ||
| Beep Media Player | Milosz Derezynski | 02004-06-06June 6, 2004 | 0.9.7.1 | Free | GPL | C | |
| Clementine | Clementine Team | 02011-03-01March 1, 2011 | 1.1.1 | Free | GPL | GStreamer | C++ |
| cmus | Timo Hirvonen | 02005-01-18January 18, 2005 | 2.5.0 | Free | GPL | C | |
| Cog | Vincent Spader | 02006-05-01May 1, 2006 | 0.07 | Free | GPL | Objective-C | |
| Exaile | Adam Olsen | 02006-05-24May 24, 2006 | 3.3.0 | Free | GPL | GStreamer | Python |
| Flash MP3 Player | Reality Software | 02008-03-11March 11, 2008 | 1.00 | Free | Proprietary | ||
| foobar2000 | Peter Pawlowski | 02002-11-29November 29, 2002 | v1.1.18 | Free | Proprietary (core), BSD (SDK) |
C++ | |
| G-Ear | Zsolt Szatmári | 02012-04-01April 2012 | 1.3 | Non-free US$2.99 | Proprietary | AV Foundation, QuickTime (fallback) | Objective-C |
| JuK | Scott Wheeler | 02003-02-01February 1, 2003 | 3.8 | Free | GPL | C++ | |
| Listen Media Player | Mehdi Abaakouk | 02006-03-04March 4, 2006 | 0.6.5 March 8, 2010; 2 years ago (2010-03-08) | Free | GPL | GStreamer | Python |
| Media Jukebox | J. River | 01998-01-01January 1, 1998 | 14.0.166 (July 15, 2010) | Free | Proprietary | ||
| MediaMonkey Standard | Ventis Media Inc. | 02003-08-25August 25, 2003 | 4.0.6.1501 | Free | Proprietary | Delphi, C | |
| MediaMonkey Gold | Ventis Media Inc. | 02003-08-25August 25, 2003 | 4.0.6.1501 | Non-free US$19.95 | Proprietary | Delphi, C | |
| MediaMonkey Lifetime | Ventis Media Inc. | 02003-08-25August 25, 2003 | 4.0.6.1501 | Non-free US$29.95 | Proprietary | Delphi, C | |
| MPXPLAY | MPXPLAY | 01998-01-01January 1, 1998 | 1.59 | Free | GPL | ||
| Music on Console | Damian Pietras | 02002-01-01January 1, 2002 | 2.4.4 | Free | GPL | C | |
| Music Player Daemon | Warren Dukes | 02003-05-01May 1, 2003 | 0.17 | Free | GPL | ||
| MusicBee | Steven Mayall | 02008-12-04December 4, 2008 | 1.4 March 3, 2012; 8 months ago (2012-03-03) | Free | Proprietary | Bass audio library | Visual Basic .NET |
| musikCube | Casey Langen | 02005-01-01January 1, 2005 | 1.1 Final | Free | BSD | ||
| Napster | William Christopher Gorog | 02003-10-01October 1, 2003 | 4.6.3.4 | Non-free US$9.95+ | Proprietary | ||
| Quod Libet | Quod Libet Team | 02004-11-08November 8, 2004 | 2.4.1 | Free | GPL | GStreamer | Python |
| Rhapsody | RealNetworks | 02003-01-01January 1, 2003 | 14.0 | (subscription required) | Proprietary | ||
| Rhythmbox | Colin Walters | 02004-04-01April 1, 2004 | 2.98 | Free | GPL | GStreamer | C |
| Songbird | POTI Inc. | 02006-02-08February 8, 2006 | 2.1.0, Build 2419 | Free | GPL | GStreamer | |
| Sonique | Media Science | 01998-11-01November 1, 1998 | 1.96 (March 2002) | Free | Proprietary | ||
| Spotify | Spotify LTD | 02008-01-012008 | 0.8.5.1333 | Non-free UK£9.99 | Proprietary | ||
| Style Jukebox | Antiu M. Ionut Alexandru | 02009-07-01July 1, 2009 | Preview | Free | Proprietary | C# | |
| XMMS | XMMS Team | 01997-11-01November 1, 1997 | 1.2.11 | Free | GPL | original | C |
| Zinf | Zinf Team | 02002-04-01April 1, 2002 | 2.2.5 | Free | GPL | ||
| Name | Author | First public release date | Stable version | Cost | Software license | Based framework | Written in |
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