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. Discovr icon
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    Discovr is an interactive map of the whole world of music. The app makes it easy to discover new music or explore the music you already love by finding similar artists and displaying artist info like biographies, videos, songs, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Subscribe to receive tokens to buy audiobooks with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Internet radio player for S60 3rd Edition, 5th Edition and Symbian^3 devices. Originally developed by Nokia and later released as an open source project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
     
  4. Musicale icon
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    Musicale is an open-source music player for the web. It's built with Svelte, Vite and TypeScript for the best user and dev experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. The taboo on ghost producers has long since been lifted. For a long time, this profession was seen as a myth, but recently the veil has been lifted on what they do, leaving uncovered who they are. Until now, ghost producers have worked directly with clients, tailoring their work...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. dingo App icon
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    dingo is the world's first free and open-source music streaming app that allows you to easily find, discover and play new music. It combines the power of last.fm and YouTube into one app to deliver the ultimate music library available on demand.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. A network of independent internet radio broadcasters using destiny software's broadcaster and media player streaming audio technology.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. eMusic icon
     6 likes

    Music platform for streaming and downloading over 26 million tracks, free cloud storage, upload and playback of personal collections, daily indie recommendations, ad-free listening, blockchain-based artist payments, offline access, and multi-device syncing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. dar.fm icon
     3 likes

    DAR.fm is a service that lets you record radio stations and shows so you can listen whenever you like. Meanwhile, the OnRad.io mobile app lets you find and play any song or artist played anywhere in the world on radio.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  10. Drool Radio icon
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    Drool Radio is a Premium Streaming Radio App with a Unique Design.

    Listen to over 20.000++ high quality radio stations from the RadioTime directory. The radio station database is continuously updated.

    Since the radio is streamed over the Internet you can listen to your favorite.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  11. Ximonic icon
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    Ximonic - online music player for Android. Ximonic - free online music player for Android with millions free songs. Millions songs in your phone for free. Include Top Charts by year & genre.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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