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Strawberry

An open-source music player and collection organiser forked from Clementine, aimed at collectors.

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About Strawberry

Strawberry is a free, open-source music player and library organiser for people with large collections of local files. It began as a fork of Clementine, itself based on Amarok, and keeps that familiar layout while modernising the code and adding features. It handles playlists and smart playlists, tag editing, automatic tags from MusicBrainz, album art from several sources, lyrics, an equaliser and analyser, and scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz. Audiophiles like its advanced output options, including bit-perfect playback on Linux, and it can stream from Subsonic-compatible servers such as Navidrome and play internet radio. It is written in C++ with Qt and GStreamer and released under the GPL. Linux packages are freely available, while some prebuilt installers for other platforms are tied to sponsoring the project. Audio CD and device support is missing on Windows, and the interface looks traditional rather than modern. It runs on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Best for: Linux users and collectors who want a capable open-source library manager.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Free and open source under the GPL
  • Bit-perfect playback options on Linux
  • Streams from Subsonic-compatible servers

Why people leave

  • Traditional, dated-looking interface
  • No audio CD or device support on Windows
  • Some prebuilt installers are reserved for sponsors

Top Strawberry alternatives

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  2. 2Elisa logo
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  3. 3Tauon logo
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    59.6
  4. 4MusicBee logo
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  5. 5Feishin logo
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    Open-source player focused on self-hosted Navidrome and Jellyfin servers.

    55.3

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Strawberry: common questions

Is Strawberry free?

Yes. Strawberry is free, open-source software.

Is Strawberry open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry.

What platforms does Strawberry run on?

Strawberry is available for Linux, Windows and macOS.

What are the best alternatives to Strawberry?

The highest-ranked Strawberry alternatives right now are foobar2000, Elisa and Tauon. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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