# Alternatives to Strawberry Clementine fork for audiophiles. Strawberry ranks #1 of 9 in Music players, with an Alt Score of 96. It is licensed under GPL-3.0, free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/strawberry/ Category: Music players ## Where Strawberry stands out - **Open source** — 1 of 8 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: Music collectors and audiophiles on Windows, macOS, or Linux who manage large local music libraries and care about audio quality and metadata accuracy. - **What you get**: A free, open-source player (a fork of Clementine, built with C++/Qt/GStreamer) that organizes collections with smart and dynamic playlists, edits and auto-fetches tags via MusicBrainz, and pulls cover art and lyrics from sources like Last.fm, Spotify, Tidal, and Discogs. It plays FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, MP4, and other formats, with a built-in equalizer and audio analyzer. It also supports Subsonic-compatible server streaming, internet radio, and scrobbling to Last.fm/ListenBrainz. - **How it works**: Point Strawberry at your local music folders to build a library, then browse, tag, and organize tracks into playlists; transfer files to USB or MTP devices, or connect to a Subsonic server to stream your collection remotely. ## Profile - **License**: GPL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-10) - **Pricing model**: Free (verified 2026-07-10) - **Starts at**: ? - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-10) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [AIMP](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/aimp.md) | 86 | Proprietary | Windows, Android | | 2 | [Audirvana](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/audirvana.md) | 86 | Proprietary | macOS, Windows | | 3 | [foobar2000](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/foobar2000.md) | 82 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | | 4 | [Roon](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/roon.md) | 82 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 5 | [Plexamp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/plexamp.md) | 68 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 6 | [Winamp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/winamp.md) | 68 | Proprietary | Windows, iOS, Android | | 7 | [MusicBee](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/musicbee.md) | 50 | ? | Windows | | 8 | [Cider](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/cider.md) | 46 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Music players checklist | Strawberry | AIMP | Audirvana | foobar2000 | Roon | Plexamp | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Free | Free | Subscription | Free | Subscription | Freemium | | Starts at | ? | ? | $7.99/mo (Audirvāna Studio Classic, monthly) | ? | $12.49/month (billed annually; $14.99/month billed monthly; $829.99 lifetime option) | $6.99/month (Plex Pass) | | License | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | | Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Android | macOS, Windows | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | | Format support (FLAC, DSD) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Library management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Gapless playback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | ReplayGain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | | Streaming service integration | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | | Plugins / skins | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | No | | Last.fm scrobbling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | | Open source | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | Remote server playback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | EQ & DSP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ## Sources Sources for Strawberry. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: GPL-3.0 — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007” - **Pricing model**: Free — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Strawberry is free software released under the GPL.” - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Tested on Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows.” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Strawberry 1.2.23” - **Format support (FLAC, DSD)**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Support for WAV, FLAC, Ogg FLAC, WavPack, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, Ogg Speex, MPC, TrueAudio, AIFF, MP4/AAC, ALAC, MP3, ASF, Monkey's Audio, and DSD (DSF/DSDIFF)” - **Library management**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer, originally forked from Clementine in 2018.” - **Gapless playback**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Fixed gapless playback sometimes not working.” - **ReplayGain**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Volume normalization with ReplayGain and EBU R128 loudness analysis” - **Streaming service integration**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Unofficial streaming support for Tidal, Spotify and Qobuz” - **Plugins / skins**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “appearancesettingspage.cpp” - **Last.fm scrobbling**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Scrobbler with support for Last.fm and ListenBrainz” - **Open source**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Strawberry is free software released under the GPL.” - **Remote server playback**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Streaming support for Subsonic-compatible servers” - **EQ & DSP**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-10) - Quote: “Audio analyzer and equalizer” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/