iTunes replacement?

August 17, 2010 10:04 PM

Is there any nice software that works well with a MP3 library on OSX that is like iTunes was before iTunes became bloated and awful?
posted by xmutex to Computers & Internet (10 answers total)

Well, there's this, which almost became iTunes - no idea if it still works:

http://panic.com/audion/
posted by alex_skazat at 10:19 PM on August 17, 2010

There's this. Pick a version that you think isn't bloated.
posted by special-k at 11:37 PM on August 17, 2010

Pick a version that you think isn't bloated.

I think all their installers are Windows-only, which doesn't answer the asker's question.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:42 PM on August 17, 2010

oops, sorry.
posted by special-k at 11:48 PM on August 17, 2010

Looks like they took down all the old osx versions.
posted by special-k at 11:49 PM on August 17, 2010

Though iTunes can be a necessary evil, if you're just looking for a lightweight music player check out Vox. It has some nice features, like auto-playing the next song in a folder. But, it has no library features.
posted by AmitinLA at 1:53 AM on August 18, 2010

Cog should suit your purposes.
posted by murtagh at 4:20 AM on August 18, 2010

Does Media Monkey have a version for OSX? I loved it on Windows.
posted by COD at 5:14 AM on August 18, 2010

Songbird
posted by public at 5:20 AM on August 18, 2010

For what it's worth... You can also use the preferences in iTunes to hide some media types you don't want shown.
posted by markmillard at 5:52 AM on August 18, 2010