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I use this app instead of Spotify or iTunes for my music — 5 reasons why
For my music, I use Foobar2000 instead of Spotify or iTunes.
At this point in music, streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music lead the pack. You get a subscription (or not with ads) and listen to your music wherever. You will also likely create playlists. However, I have thousands of songs on the desktop that I ripped from CDs in FLAC format years ago.
