Audio player | Operation system | License | Supported file types | Sample rate | DAC interface | Description |
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Audio players Windows, Mac, Linux | ||||||
AIMP | Windows | Free | CDA, AAC, ac3, APE, DTS, FLAC, m4a, ogg, mp3, WAV, WMA, WavPack, DSF, DFF, other, web radio | DirectSound, ASIO, WASAPI | ||
Album Player | Windows | Free | WAV, FLAC, APE, WavPack, ALAC, AIFF, TAK, MP3, MP4, OGG, CD, DSD, DVD-A, other | ASIO, Kernel Streaming, WASAPI | ||
Amarok | Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac | Free | ||||
Amarra Luxe | Windows, Mac | Commercial | DSF, mp3, AAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, streaming service, other | DSD to PCM | ||
Audiogate | Windows, Mac | DSF, DFF, WAV, FLAC, BWF, WMA, ALAC, mp3, other | up to DSD128 | DAC limitation for the software activation | ||
Audirvana | Mac, Windows | Commercial | DSF, DFF (including DST), SACD ISO, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WavPack, APE, MQA, streaming service, other | DoP, DSD to PCM | Windows 10 compatible | |
Audacious | Linux, BSD, Windows | Free | ||||
Channel-D Pure Music | Mac | Commercial | up to 384 kHz / 24 bit, up to DSD128 | DSD to PCM, DoP, streaming | Gapless and memory playback | |
Daphile | Run as firmware (Linux based) from flash stick memory | Free | DSF, PCM | up to 384 kHz / 24 bit, up to DSD512 | Music server. Stereo only | |
Foobar2000(with sacd input plugin) | Windows | Free | DSF, DFF (including DST), SACD ISO, FLAC, WAV, mp3, ALAC, WavPack, AAC, other | up to DSD512 | ASIO, DSD to PCM | |
Fostex Audio Player | Windows, Mac | Free | DSF, DFF, WAV, FLAC, mp3, AIFF, ALAC | up to DSD128, up to 192 kHz / 24 bit | ASIO, DoP | Demands certain playback hardware |
Gom Audio | Windows | Free | cda, MPL, mp3, ogg, WMA, APE, FLAC, WAV, m4a, WavPack, AIFF, DSF, DFF | |||
iTunes | Mac, Windows | Free | WAV, ALAC, AAC, mp3, AIFF, CD-audio | |||
JRiver | Windows, Mac, Linux | Commercial | DSF, DFF (including DST), SACD ISO, mp3, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, other | ASIO, DoP, DSD over DLNA, DSD to PCM, PCM to DSD | Gapless playback | |
Hi-Res Audio Player | Windows | DSD, PCM | Require certain hardware | |||
HQ Player | Windows, Mac, Linux | Commercial | DSF, DFF (non-compressed DSDIFF), CD-audio, FLAC, AIFF, other | up to DSD1024 | DSD to PCM, PCM to DSD, ASIO, DoP | |
Hysolid | Windows | Free | DSF, WAV, FLAC | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz | ASIO, DoPWASAPI | To work on music server PC with smartphone app control |
Logitech Media Server | Windows, Mac, Linux | PCM, DoP PCM files | Bit-perfect PCM output of DoP | Need additional hardware and pre-conversion DSD files to PCM DoP files. How to adjust and use the software. | ||
Media Player Classic | Windows | Free | PCM, DSF, DFF | |||
MusicBee | Windows | Free | ASIO, WASAPI | |||
moOde audio player | To run on Raspberry Pi | Free | Here information about DSD settings | |||
Pine Player | Mac | Free | mp3, FLAC, APE, AAC, m4a, WAV, AIFF, ogg, WMA, DSD, SACD ISO, other | up to 768 kHz / 32 bit | ||
Resonic Player | Windows | Free, Commercial | WAV, AIFF, FLAC, WMA, mp3, ALAC, WavPack, MID, DSF, DFF, other | up to DSD512 | ||
Roon | Windows, Mac; the server on Windows, Mac, Linux | Commercial | Audio files and streaming service | Bit-perfect, DSD to PCM | The server may be installed on network area storage (NAS) | |
TEAC HR Audio Player | Windows, Mac | Free | DSF, DFF, PCM | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz / 32 bit | ASIO, DoP | |
Technics Audio Player | Windows, Mac | DSF, DFF, WAV, FLAC, mp3, ALAC, AIFF | up to DSD128, up to 384 kHz / 32bit | USB driver | Read the software license agreement about using limitations | |
Volumio | Run as firmware from flash stick memory on PC, Raspberry Pi, other | Free | MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, ALAC, DSD | UPNP DLNA, Airplay, DoP | Open source music server | |
VLC | Windows, Mac, Linux, other | Free | mp3, AAC, MLP / TrueHD, DTS, WMA, FLAC (including uncompressed), ALAC, ATRAC 3, WavPack, APE, WAV, other | |||
Vox | Mac | Free | DSF, WAV, AIFF, FLAC (including uncompressed), ALAC, mp3, other, network radio | |||
XMMS | Unix | Free | ||||
Wtfplay | Linux | Free | WAV, FLAC, DSF | up to DSD128; DSD256, DSD512 are experimental, up to 384 kHz / 32 bit | DoP | |
Audio players Android and iOS (mobile applications) | ||||||
AIMP | Android | Free | APE, mp3, WAV, ogg, AAC, FLAC, mp4, m4a, WavPack, DSF, DFF, other | |||
Amarra Play | iOS (iPhone, iPad) | Free, In-App Purchases | AIFF, AIFC, MP3, ALAC, FLAC, MQA | MQA Decode up to 96 kHz with Amarra Luxe license | No DSD. Amarra Luxe unlocks some features. Amarra Play must be running on the same wireless network as the computer | |
FiiO Music | Android, iOS | Free | DSD, PCM | up to 384 kHz / 24 bit | Raw DSD output | Support HWA (LHDC) Bluetooth transmission |
Foobar2000 | Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad) | Free | MP3, MP4, AAC, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack | Gapless playback, playback / downloading music from UPnP media servers | ||
HibyMusic | Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad) | Free | DSF, DFF (including DST), ISO, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, M4A, AAC, mp3, ogg | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz / 32 bit | net driver (Dropbox / DLNA / LAN) native DSD, DoP, DSD to PCM | |
Hi-Res music player-NePLAYER | iOS (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch) | Commercial | ALAC, FLAC, WAV, mp3, AAC, HE-AAC, DSF, DFF | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz / 32 bit | DSD to PCM, DoP | Check DSD replay issues at the online store page |
HYSOLID | Android, iOS | Free | WAC, FLAC, DSD | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz | ASIO, WASAPI, DoP, native DSD | Music server control application |
Neutron Music Player | Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad) | Commercial | mp3, ogg, FLAC, AC3, AAC, M4A, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, ALAC, APE, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, other, DSD | UPnP / DLNA, USB DAC, DoP, native DSD, DSD to PCM | There is evaluation version 'Neutron Music Player (Eval)' on Android | |
Onkyo HF Player | Android, iOS | Free, In-App Purchases | DSF, DFF, mp3, ALAC, AAC, WAV, AIFF | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz | AOA 2.0, DoP, DSD to PCM | Some limitations of the free version. Sample rate depends on the format and In-App purchases. |
TEAC HR Audio Player | Android, iOS | Free, In-App Purchases | FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, ogg, DSF, DFF | up to DSD256, up to 384 kHz | DoP, DSD to PCM | |
USB Audio Player PRO | Android | Commercial | WAV, FLAC, ogg, mp3, AIFF, AAC, m4a, APE, DFF, DSF, other | up to 384 kHz / 32 bit | DoP, DSD to PCM, native DSD playback | |
VLC | Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch) | Free | ogg, FLAC, WavPack, AAC, other | |||
Vox | Free, In-App Purchases | FLAC, ALAC, mp3, DSD, other | ||||
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High Res Audio | Free trial, Commercial | up to 24 bit | ||||
Primephonic | Free trial, Commercial | up to 24 bit | ||||
PrimeSeat | Free trial, Commercial | PCM, DSD up to 11.2 MHz | ||||
Qobuz | Free trial, Commercial | up to 192 kHz / 24 bit | streaming and downloads according to purchased plan | |||
Tidal | PC/Mac, web-player, iOS, Android | Free trial, Commercial | FLAC 44.1 kHz / 16 bit, MQA | supported with audio players (details) | ||
Online audio players (streaming services) | ||||||
Amazon Prime Music | Free trial | Allow listening online and offline | ||||
Apple Music | Free trial | Music platform | ||||
Datpiff | Audio platform for musicians and music discovering | |||||
Google Play Music | Free trial | Music platform with the store. Offline listening is available | ||||
Jamendo Music | Free trial | Audio platform for musicians and music discovering. Free and paid stuff | ||||
Noisetrade | Audio platform for musicians and music discovering | |||||
ReverbNation | Audio platform for musicians and music discovering | |||||
SoundCloud | Audio platform for musicians and music discovering | |||||
Spotify | Music platform | |||||
Яндекс Музыка | Free, Commercial | Music site 'Yandex Music'. Offline listening is available |