Comparison_of_digital_audio_editors
| Audio player |
Lossy compression |
Lossless compression |
| AAC |
Musepack |
Vorbis |
MP3 |
WMA |
RealAudio |
Dolby AC-3 |
Opus |
VQF |
SHN |
FLAC |
WV |
APE |
ALAC |
WMA L |
| Rhythmbox |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
? |
? |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
? |
| Rhapsody |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
| Sonique |
Partial[18] |
Partial[18] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
| Audion |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
| AIMP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[11] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Clementine |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
No |
Yes |
? |
| Audacious |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
| Musicmatch Jukebox |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
| Amarok[12][13][14] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| MPXPLAY |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
| musikCube |
Partial[18] |
Partial[18] |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial[18] |
No |
Partial[18] |
? |
? |
No |
Yes |
Partial[18] |
Yes |
No |
? |
| Style Jukebox |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| MusicBee |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[11] |
Yes[11] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exaile |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
? |
? |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
? |
| foobar2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Partial[9] |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| cmus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[15] |
No |
Yes[15] |
Yes[16] |
? |
Yes[15] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[15] |
Yes[15] |
? |
| Cog |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
| XMMS |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial[18] |
Yes |
Partial[18] |
Partial[18] |
No |
? |
Yes[9] |
Partial[18] |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial[18] |
No |
? |
| Zinf |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
| JuK |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
? |
| Media Jukebox |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[audionotes 1] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
| Music Player Daemon |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[15] |
Partial[15] |
Yes[15] |
Yes |
Yes[15] |
Yes[15] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[15] |
Yes |
? |
| XMPlay |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
? |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
Yes[9] |
? |
| MediaMonkey |
Partial[18] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Partial[18] |
? |
? |
Partial[9] |
Yes |
Partial[9] |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
| Quod Libet |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes |
? |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
Yes[17] |
? |