5 Alternative Music Player for Mac

Blog Share-  5 Alternative Music Player for Mac. At first, players and iTunes is a music management software on a computer running Mac OS. However, in its development, Apple added many new features that this application becomes no longer focus on the main function as a music player.

iTunes now also acts as the management software movie, TV, digital books, applications for Apple gadgets, podcasts, music and app store as well. The process of updating, backup, and restore any iOS device via iTunes so run this software interface becomes slow and confusing.

Because of various kinds of functions, the iTunes application that must be present for the Mac users who also have mobile gadgets Apple. However, for users who simply want to enjoy the music, there are a number of other software that is more focused on its function as a music player.

Well, here is a list of iTunes alternatives that can be tried, as summarized from MacWorld and Mashable.

1. Ecoute

Ecoute of PixiApps is a standalone music player with an interface that is simpler and "cleaner" than iTunes. Once installed, Ecoute will automatically detect and synchronize themselves with an existing iTunes database.

This application can sort your music by song name, singer, album, composer, genre, and playlist. Ecoute also provide a small widget that appears on the desktop while playing a song. Widgets can be used to access the playback controls with ease.

2. Fidelia

Name of Fidelia is reminiscent of the high-fidelity audio terms. Likewise, the display interface is designed to resemble a high-end radio. This software is intended for music fans who want high-quality audio.

Fidelia also supports a wide variety of audio formats such as FLAC and sample rate conversion technology from iZotope. A wide assortment of options and features plug-in processing and resampling also provided.

Fidelia can be tried free for 15 days. After that, the user must pay a fee of 20 US dollars.

3. Tomahawk

Tomahawk brings together all the music collection on the computer with accounts online music service owned by the user into a single package. The online services are supported by diverse, including SoundCloud, Spotify (with premium accounts), and Last.fm.

After all offline and online resources has been synchronized, users can instantly search for a song from Tomahawk. This application will automatically play the best version of the song from all sources owned by the user.

Tomahawk platform for Mac OS X and Windows can be downloaded from the following link.

4. Vox

Another one music player that focus on his duties as a player. Vox has a simple interface that is easy to use. Users can play music from your iTunes library, separate from Vox playlist, or even on the radio.

Vox supports a variety of audio formats, including FLAC and OGG that can not be played by iTunes. This application can be found in the Mac App Store.

5. doubleTwist

DoubleTwist is one of the best music player in the Android platform. Software that is able to synchronize music libraries between devices over a Wi-Fi connection is also available for Mac and Windows-based computers.

DoubleTwist layout view similar to iTunes, as well as most of its functions, including the matter of playlists and album display.

In some other aspects, doubleTwist exceeds iTunes, for example, about the ability to access the iTunes library once download content from Amazon MP3 and Google Play.