Musixmatch AlternativesTop Music Recognition Apps like Musixmatch

Musixmatch is described as 'The world’s largest lyrics catalog, giving you synchronized song lyrics with multilingual translations for all your music' and is a popular music recognition app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Musixmatch for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, F-Droid, Windows and iPhone apps. The best Musixmatch alternative is Shazam. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Shazam or Audile. Other great apps like Musixmatch are Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge, tynlau, Lyric Fever and Mousai.

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  1. Shazam icon

    Shazam

     652 likes

    Instantly recognizes music and TV soundtracks from audio sources, integrates with Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube for song previews, displays lyrics, and offers social sharing. Discover new releases, follow charts, use visual Shazam, and explore with QR codes and concert tickets.

    30 Shazam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Messages
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    • Some users think Shazam is a great Musixmatch alternative, some don't.

    • Shazam is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Musixmatch.

    • Shazam is the most popular free alternative to Musixmatch.

    • Shazam is Free Personal and ProprietaryMusixmatch is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Audile icon

    Audile

     39 likes

    Open-source Android app using AudD and ACRCloud to recognize music, providing complete track details including artwork, lyrics, platform links, and storing results in a searchable library, supporting offline operation, quick access, and customizable settings.

    28 Audile alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • Audile is the most popular Open Source alternative to Musixmatch.

    • Audile is Free and Open SourceMusixmatch is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Audire

     41 likes

    Audire identifies the music playing near you and shows you details on its title – including lyrics (where available), album details, and linking you to Spotify/Youtube for it. The app also saves a history of songs it identified for you in the past, so you can look up all songs...

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge icon

    Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge

     42 likes

    Genius is an online knowledge focused on music. The site allows users to provide annotations and interpretation of song lyrics, news stories, primary source documents, poetry, and other forms of text.

    17 Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Option for Copy the lyrics text Easy to add song lyrics

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    • Almost everyone thinks Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge is a great Musixmatch alternative.

    • Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge is Free and ProprietaryMusixmatch is Freemium and Proprietary
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    tynlau

     5 likes

    Identify any song in seconds with tynlau ("listen" in Tatar), a lightweight music recognition app for macOS. Whether you're streaming music, watching videos, or hearing something in the background, tynlau provides a seamless way to discover and identify tracks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Lyric Fever

     2 likes

    Ultimate Spotify & Apple Music Lyrics experience for macOS (spiritual successor to LyricsX)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Mousai

     18 likes

    Mousai is a simple application that can identify songs similar to Shazam. Just click the listen button, and then wait a few seconds. It will magically return the title and artist of that song!

    19 Mousai alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    • Mousai is the most popular Linux alternative to Musixmatch.

    • Mousai is Free and Open SourceMusixmatch is Freemium and Proprietary
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    AudioTag

     20 likes

    AudioTag.info — is a free music-recognition service. It allows you to identify almost any unknown piece of music quickly and easily. Its use is very simple: you upload a short audio fragment (even 15 seconds are enough) or an entire song, the robot analyzes it and provides you...

    20 AudioTag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    SongMinds

     2 likes

    Identify any song in seconds! Dive into a World of Musical Insight – Discover, Explore, and Connect with Song Stories Meaning and Lyrics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • SongMinds is the most popular SaaS alternative to Musixmatch.

    • SongMinds is Free and ProprietaryMusixmatch is Freemium and Proprietary
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    FastLyrics

     2 likes

    FastLyrics is an app that downloads lyrics for the song, you're listening to.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    QuickLyric

     7 likes

    QuickLyric is an android app that instantly fetches your lyrics for you.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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