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Alternative · Updated October 2026

RustMusic, an alternative to your player

Using foobar2000, MusicBee, Audirvāna or Roon and want to try something else? Each page shows what RustMusic can offer you, based on what you enjoy in your player.

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An alternative to foobar2000

Bit-perfect playback, lossless formats, native DSD and a tag workshop, in a free and open-source player.

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An alternative to MusicBee

Library views, smart playlists, a tag workshop and synced lyrics, on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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An alternative to Audirvāna

Verifiable bit-perfect output, native DSD over DoP and a DLNA server, in a free player for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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An alternative to Roon

Artist and album pages, mixes, smart playlists and playback to your network devices, in an open-source app.

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Why try RustMusic

RustMusic is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) player for local files, on Windows, macOS and Linux. It needs no account or subscription and shows no ads.

It plays your FLAC, ALAC, WAV and AIFF files bit-perfect and DSD natively on a compatible DAC, organizes your library and can send music to the network players in your home. You can try it without changing anything in your files.

Try RustMusic with your music

Free and open source, no account. It installs alongside your other players and reads your files without changing them.

foobar2000, MusicBee, Audirvāna and Roon are trademarks of their respective owners. RustMusic is an independent project with no connection to them.