The top 5 Winamp alternatives for Mac OS

So far, the music player "Winamp" is only available as an immature beta for Mac OS. We'll show you the best alternatives until the release:

The classic: Apple's iTunes

The most well-known Apple music program is still iTunes. In contrast to the Windows version, iTunes is much better equipped on Mac OS and saves your resources. But the standard player has other advantages:

• iTunes is very deeply integrated into the operating system. For example, it supports song notifications or App Nap, which means your Mac uses less energy. You can easily control the player using the special keys on your keyboard.
• iTunes supports the most common codecs and file formats. The AAC format from Apple itself scores with its special sound quality for small file sizes.
• A store for music and videos is also integrated here. So you can buy your favorite music, watch current series or download apps for your iDevices.
• With iTunes Genius, the program finds matching songs independently. How to create automatic playlists of certain genres in no time.
• You can also use iTunes to copy and manage your music on iPod, iPad and iPhone.

Clementine - the Apple alternative

The now widespread music player Clementine gives you your files without any problems and contains many extras:

• If desired, you can integrate well-known music services such as Spotify, Soundcloud or Last.fm into Clementine. So you have your entire music library in one place.
• You can even play music directly from your Dropbox, Google Drive, and other cloud services.
• Of course, Clemntine also plays your audio CDs. Missing covers and meta tag information can be conveniently reloaded from Last.fm to complete your library.
• You can control the music playback either via your Mac or the Android app. Here, too, you can manage your music on iPod, iPad and iPhone.

Decibel - for audiophile Winamp users

If you care about audio quality, you should give Decibel a try. The free tool easily reproduces lossless formats.

• Decibel also supports all common audio codecs. The player attaches great importance to perfect music quality and listening pleasure.
• You will find your way around right from the start in the simple, simple and clear interface.
• You won't find any in-depth functions like automatically created playlists, cover downloads or an audio converter here.

Banshee - the average player

With the freeware Banshee you have a solid music player that also contains some extras:

• In addition to copying music to iPod, iPad and iPhone, Banshee also lets you manage music on Android devices and other players.
• Missing album covers and track information can also be conveniently downloaded with Banshee.
• Banshee can play both music and videos.
• The Amazon Music Store is immediately integrated in this player. How to quickly fill up your music library.

The all-rounder - VLC Media Player

You can also use the popular VLC media player as a Winamp alternative:

• VLC supports all conceivable file formats and codecs. Playback problems are a thing of the past.
• In addition, the freeware not only reproduces audio and video content, but can also stream it, play streams and convert media.
• VLC Media Player is very resource-saving. It hardly needs any memory and processor power. So the tool runs perfectly on older MacBooks.

Conclusion: 5 successful Winamp alternatives

If you are looking for a solid player with very good sound under MacOS, you should use Decibel or Banshee. In VLC Media Player you can play every piece of music, but if you value music management and a media library, you should trust iTunes or the Clementine Player.

So that you can manage your music even better in the new player, we will show you how to edit the ID3 tags of your songs.