Does MediaMonkey run on Linux?

Verdict: No

No. MediaMonkey is published for Windows 10 and 11 and for Android, with no Linux version and no browser version. Strawberry is the closest free replacement for a large, carefully tagged collection.

MediaMonkey by Ventis Media · Music & audio · No way to run it

The MediaMonkey download page offers the Windows program for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10 and 11, plus a companion Android app. Linux is not offered and there is no web player, so a gold licence does not follow you.

MediaMonkey is for people with a big collection who care about tags, and that narrows the field. Strawberry is the best fit on Linux. It is free, it handles tens of thousands of files, it edits tags properly, it understands compilations and album artists, and it does not try to sell you anything. Its interface is plain in the same practical way MediaMonkey's is.

What you lose is the automation. MediaMonkey's auto-organise rules, scripts and device syncing for phones and iPods have no direct equal. Strawberry can copy music to a connected device but it is simpler about it, and there is no scripting language.

Your music files and tags come across intact, because MediaMonkey writes tags into the files themselves. Playlists are worth exporting as .m3u files first, since Strawberry reads those. Play counts and ratings live in the MediaMonkey database and generally do not survive, so if those matter, write ratings into the files before you leave Windows.

What to use instead of MediaMonkey

Strawberry

Close matchFree

Free player and tag editor built for large local collections. Handles compilations, album artists and tens of thousands of files.

Your files: Reads tags written by MediaMonkey and imports .m3u playlists. Play counts from the MediaMonkey database do not transfer.

Rhythmbox

Different way of workingFree

The simple player that comes with Ubuntu. Fine for listening, thin on tag editing.

Your files: Reads standard tags and .m3u playlists.

Lollypop

Different way of workingFree

A tidier modern player if you mostly want to listen to albums rather than manage a library.

Your files: Reads standard tags. Limited tag editing.

This doesn't have to stop you

One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need MediaMonkey. Everything else you do can move.

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