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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    Tsacdop is a podcast player developed with Flutter, a clean, simply beautiful and friendly app, which is also free and open source.

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  2. Listen to fun music & radio the whole family will love to sing along to with iHeartRadio Family app! The iHeartRadio Family app is free, easy-to-use and features music from today's most popular acts like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  3. ampgroove icon
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    Discover and stream millions of songs, albums, playlists, global radio stations & podcasts with ampgroove — Your Music, Your Way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Kindle Fire
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  4. Joox icon
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    Music Anytime Anywhere. Joox is a music streaming platform allowing you to download and stream popular songs

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. radio.net icon
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    Listen to radio and music on more than 30,000 international radio stations with many different music genres. Listen with Apple TV 4, iOS, Android, Fire TV or web browser.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. Freefy icon
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    Freefy allows you to stream millions of songs, for free, without ads interrupting while you're listening. You don't even need an account!

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
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  7. Castro icon
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    Castro is a revolutionary podcast client that's smart, focused, and designed exclusively for iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    • iPad
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  8. Indie Shuffle icon
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    Indie Shuffle is an indie music blog that helps you discover and download new music, including indie rock, hip hop, electronica, remixes and more.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  9. AC55ID icon
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    AC55ID, a premier online marketplace and music hub, is dedicated to fostering a fair ecosystem for independent electronic music artists and labels. Its standout feature is the unwavering commitment to ensuring artists retain 100% of their earnings from digital and physical sales...

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  10. Deej A.I. icon
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    Deej-A.I. uses artificial intelligence to automatically generate playlists of tracks that go well together. It was trained using hundreds of thousands of Spotify tracks and user playlists.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  11. Tuneself icon
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    Music you will love but would have never discovered. Independent record labels and artists from all over the world. Stream and enjoy the best music for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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