I could be wrong, but I was unable to retain these statistics with any of the other apps I tried. I use these stats to build custom playlists, and it was crucial for me to retain the info from my iTunes library when migrating to a new music library app. This includes stats like: last played, date added, play count and star ratings. The most important feature I value with Swinsian, that I couldn’t find in other music library apps, is the fact it could import all the metadata from my iTunes library. Preserving all my stats from my iTunes days. Recently released version 2.5 on Mac, which is more akin to the full Windows version. The UI is somewhat rough around the edges in my opinion, but it has many features, albeit in a slightly less user-friendly interface. Foobar2000: Free, proprietary Windows-based music app.The latest release, version 1.3.1 is from 2016 though. Also has appearance settings if you’re into customizing UI. I like that it has song and artist information integrated within the app (like when browsing the Apple Music store). Clementine: FOSS, can transcode audio, support streaming services and even has an Android remote app.VOX: Subscription model ($5/m), integrates with streaming services and supports hi-res, but personally I did not like GUI.Soon, when I get a new Apple Silicon Mac, I will be trying the latest release, as it does offer lots of complex music library and search features. FOSS is always a plus in my books, but unfortunately it was incredibly buggy and kept crashing. This was my first choice while researching. Quod Libet: Free, open source software (FOSS), extensive library organization tools and plugins available.Pine Player: Free, lightweight, supports almost all lossless formats and playback up to 32Bit 768kHz, but lacks library management functionality.(I have many CDs ripped at 256kbps MP3 back in my teenage days, which I find lacking compared to lossless audio in my current head-fi setup). I have also been slowly re-ripping my CD collection to the highest quality to enjoy my music fully well into the future. With a library of over 10,000 songs, I needed an app with good library management features. I was at this point where I had to find an alternative music library app on macOS. I am still happy my Mac could live to see another day, but the days of iTunes are finally over as Apple retired the iTunes app for Apple Music. After the fix using FSCK and disk repair commands via terminal in recovery mode, I had to do a clean installation of Catalina (the last compatible OS with this Mac). I was still on Mojave then and did not want to upgrade to Catalina as it was probably going to be a bit taxing on my 10 year old Mac. Recently, my mid-2012 13″ MacBook Air decided to fail on me with corrupted SSD errors. What pushed me to find an iTunes alternative I never liked the fact it didn’t play FLACs, would spontaneously corrupt my carefully curated library after updates, and felt bloated to run on old hardware. I have always had a love/hate relationship with the Apple iTunes app ever since I became a Mac user in the 2000s.
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