Open Source MusicID AlternativesMusic Recognition Apps & Music Discovery Services like MusicID

The best open source alternative to MusicID is MusicBrainz Picard. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MusicID and seven of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to MusicID are Audile, Audire, Mousai and Shazam for Real.

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  1. Picard is the next generation MusicBrainz tagging application. This new tagging concept is album oriented, as opposed to track/file oriented like the ClassicTagger was. Picard is written in Python, which is a cross-platform language, and makes use of cross-platform libraries -...

    67 MusicBrainz Picard alternatives

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    • Python
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Audile icon
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    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.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  3. Audire icon
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    Recognizes nearby music using Shazam and AUDD APIs, reveals song titles, lyrics when available, album details, direct links to streaming platforms, and maintains a searchable history of identified tracks for later access, supporting both offline and online use.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. Mousai icon
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    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!

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  5. A cross-platform Shazam console client, written in .NET, for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. You might need to register an account on acrcloud. Payments/credit card not required.

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    • Mozilla Firefox
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  7. Music Radar is music recognition application for Linux Desktop.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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