Shazam AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Music Recognition Apps

The best Music Recognition alternative to Shazam is SoundHound, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shazam and many of them are Music Recognition Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Music Recognition App alternatives to Shazam are Audile, Audire, AHA Music and tynlau.

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  1. SoundHound icon
     278 likes

    The world's fastest music search and discovery mobile app, with exclusive singing and humming search, one-tap sharing, and LiveLyrics.

    29 SoundHound alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
     
  2. Audile icon
     41 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.

    31 Audile alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    Comments about Audile as an Alternative to Shazam
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    We need alternatives to data harvesting Big Tech. This application is a great alternative.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Audile is OpenSource, Free, easy to use and does support multiple BackEnds, such as AudD(default setting) and also the ShazamAPI. Using the Shazam Backend makes it a flat improvement to Shazam, while using other Backends depending on ones use case is great for user choice, freedom and privacy.

    Audile icon
    Audile icon
    • Audile is Free and Open SourceShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. Audire icon
     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...

    29 Audire alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. AHA Music icon
     7 likes

    AHA Music is a browser extension that recognize what song is playing on your browser tab with links to stream them on Spotify, Deezer and YouTube links.

    18 AHA Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Xbox
     
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    Comments about AHA Music as an Alternative to Shazam
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    Stupid, can't Identify any Music I ask it to do, DO NOT INSTALL

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    Doesn't recognize any song

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    AHA Music icon
    AHA Music icon
    • AHA Music is Free and ProprietaryShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. tynlau icon
     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
     
  6. Mousai icon
     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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  7. WatZatSong icon
     16 likes

    WatZatSong is a community of music enthusiasts who can identify most songs and tracks. So visit the site, create an account, and record the song.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  8. AudioTag icon
     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
     
  9. SongMinds icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. FlairMax icon
     4 likes

    FlairMax is a music recognition Windows app that gives you some information on the recognized track like title, duration, genres, artist, release date, album, recognized part time offset, synced lyrics, music links and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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