Spotify Alternatives

Spotify streams online music with browsing by genre, playlists, artists, and albums, plus offline listening via Premium. Users praise its playlist creation and catering to different music tastes through discovery and recommendations, though some are frustrated by features being removed over time.

Deezer is the top-ranked Spotify alternative here, offering offline listening, lyrics support, and a large music catalog with synchronized lyrics and a karaoke-style experience. SoundCloud ranks highly and stands out for community discovery and tools that support smaller artists. YouTube Music combines music and video streaming with recommendations based on your listening taste.

For audiophiles, TIDAL focuses on lossless and Hi-Res FLAC playback for listeners who care most about audio fidelity. Bandcamp emphasizes buying music often DRM-free and sending most payments directly to artists. These Spotify alternatives range from mainstream streaming subscriptions to self-hosted servers and creator-first marketplaces that emphasize ownership and artist support.

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Open source options like Funkwhale, Spotube, and Ampache offer transparency and privacy-focused playback for users who prefer open-source software. Linux users have native desktop options through Funkwhale, Spotube, and muffon for workflows outside Windows and macOS.

For lossless audio, Apple Music and Qobuz highlight higher-fidelity listening than typical streaming, appealing to audiophiles. Offline listening extends beyond Spotify Premium with TIDAL, Deezer, and Apple Music all supporting downloads for travelers and commuters.

Personalized recommendations remain strong across YouTube Music, Deezer, and Apple Music for listeners who rely on discovery algorithms similar to Spotify. AirPlay support appears in Deezer and Apple Music for easy playback to Apple speakers and receivers, benefiting Apple ecosystem listeners. Dark mode comes standard in Deezer, YouTube Music, and Apple Music, matching a common Spotify preference for night listeners.

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  1. Fildo icon
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    Fildo is a music downloader that has many features that most downloaders don't have; such as showing artist recommendation, showing artist albums and songs with a sleek looking UI

    26 Fildo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Windows Phone
     
  2. iVoox icon
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    iVoox is a kiosk for listening to radios and podcasts, a platform where you can play, download and share audios of all kinds of themes and genres.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Madsonic icon
     21 likes

    Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
     
  4. Poolside.fm icon
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    Poolside FM is an online radio station, playing an infinity pool of summer sounds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  5. Hitz Music Player, your ultimate platform for streaming music. Hitz allows users to effortlessly upload their favorite MP3s to our database, making them available for everyone to stream and enjoy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. Musi lets you bookmark and organize your favourite music videos, build playlists, share with friends, and more. Musi can also stream onto any AirPlay enabled device. Best of all? IT'S FREE!

    7 Musi - Simple Music Streaming alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Meows.app icon
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    «Meows.app» - a great way to discover the world of music in a new player for Apple Music. We have collected more than eight thousand playlists on one screen, so you can quickly find the right one, or try your luck and listen to a random playlist from the filter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Staimusic icon
     8 likes

    Staimusic is a free streaming music service. Discover new music, listen to selected playlists, and get the music to travel you through years. Aren't you tired of the same insipid and commercial radios?.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Pakartot icon
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    Pakartot is the largest library of digitized Lithuanian music and data on the Internet. Different periods and genres - folk, jazz, rock, electronic, singing poetry, etc. Everything - in one place, everything - legally.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. DaTracks icon
     2 likes

    Search and listen to your favorite tracks, create your own playlist for free with all the music that you like.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  11. Audiocus icon
     3 likes

    Audiocus is a free web browser based, curated audio streaming service from Africa. It is however open to all nationalities worldwide and submissions can be made via submissions@audiocus.com

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Web Browser
     
  12. CloudPlay icon
     7 likes

    CloudPlay is a music player that searches and streams free music from YouTube, SoundCloud, exfm, BandSoup, iTunes, Jamendo, and thousands of radio stations. Discover new playlists from sites like Console.fm and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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