Music Streaming Services

Services like Spotify, Grooveshark and Pandora have revolutionized the way we listen to music. To be able to listen to most of the world’s most popular music for free with ads (or for a small monthly fee without them) is truly awesome. Here is a list of music streaming services our users recommend the most.

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  1. Spotify icon
     2771 likes

    Stream millions of tracks online with genre, playlist, artist, and album browsing. Get offline listening and ad-free experience with Premium.

    • Music Streaming Service
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Kindle Fire
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Xbox
    • Android Wear
    Spotify screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Deezer iconDeezerandSoundCloud iconSoundCloud263 alternatives
  2. Last.fm icon
     1672 likes

    Last.fm is a music community website that offers personalized internet radio, using a recommendation system called "Audioscrobbler" to build a detailed profile of users based on their music tastes and interests.

    Last.fm screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Libre.fm iconLibre.fmandListenBrainz iconListenBrainz193 alternatives
  3. AIMP icon
     855 likes

    A powerful audio player for Windows and Android, supporting numerous codecs and audio interfaces, offering customizable skins, plugins, and advanced features.

    • Audio Player
    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are foobar2000 iconfoobar2000andAudacious iconAudacious325 alternatives
  4. Plex icon
     869 likes

    Stream movies, TV shows, sports, and music while organizing and playing all your personal media libraries with a visually stunning interface.

    • Media Server
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Kodi
    • Roku
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Chromecast
    • Google TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    Plex screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Jellyfin iconJellyfinandEmby iconEmby88 alternatives
  5. SoundCloud icon
     629 likes

    Stream millions of tracks and discover new music while supporting artists via fan-powered streams. Enjoy ad-free listening and offline access with subscriptions.

    • Music Streaming Service
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
    • Apple Car Play
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    SoundCloud screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Spotify iconSpotifyandBandcamp iconBandcamp159 alternatives
  6. Spotube icon
     119 likes

    A lightweight free Spotify cross-platform client which handles playback manually, streams music using YouTube & no Spotify premium account is needed 😱.

    Spotube Desktop UI
    Best alternatives are FreeTube iconFreeTubeandLibreTube iconLibreTube59 alternatives
  7. Winamp icon
     885 likes

    Full-featured media player known for ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, supports plug-ins, playlists, and music library.

    Media Library
    Best alternatives are AIMP iconAIMPandfoobar2000 iconfoobar2000238 alternatives
  8. Funkwhale icon
     159 likes

    Decentralized, open source music streaming; self-hosted, browse by artist, genre; Android, iOS app compatibility. Enjoy unlimited streaming.

    Album view
    Best alternatives are Spotify iconSpotifyandAIMP iconAIMP80 alternatives
  9. Deezer icon
     456 likes

    Stream and discover over 90 million tracks on multiple devices with top-quality sound, offline access, and personalized recommendations.

    • Music Streaming Service
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    Deezer screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Spotify iconSpotifyandLast.fm iconLast.fm180 alternatives
  10. nuclear icon
     94 likes

    nuclear is a free music streaming program that pulls content from free sources all over the internet. YouTube, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, more.

    • Audio Player
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Window Manager
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    nuclear screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are NewPipe iconNewPipeandSpotube iconSpotube73 alternatives
  11. Pandora icon
     664 likes

    Experience personalized internet radio with over 400 song attributes analyzed. Upgrade to ad-free listening and unlimited skips with Pandora One.

    • Internet Radio Service
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Auto
    • Apple Car Play
    Pandora screenshot 1
    Pandora screenshot 2
    Pandora screenshot 3
    Best alternatives are Spotify iconSpotifyandLast.fm iconLast.fm191 alternatives
  12. Bandcamp icon
     178 likes

    Bandcamp helps artists sell their music and merch directly to their fans, and helps fans discover new music and directly support those who make it.

    Bandcamp screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Spotify iconSpotifyandLast.fm iconLast.fm114 alternatives
  13. YouTube Music icon
     182 likes

    Stream music and videos, get recommendations based on taste, and enjoy ad-free listening with Music Premium on any device.

    YouTube Music screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Spotify iconSpotifyandLast.fm iconLast.fm165 alternatives
  14. RiMusic icon
     29 likes

    An open source and multilingual Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music, forked from ViMusic.

    Discontinued
    RiMusic screenshot 1
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    RiMusic screenshot 3
    Best alternatives are Spotube iconSpotubeandYouTube Music iconYouTube Music30 alternatives
  15. Bloomee Tunes icon
     27 likes

    An experimental cross-platform open-source music player offering ad-free tunes from sources like YouTube and JioSaavn, with more sources blooming soon!.

    Bloomee Tunes screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are AIMP iconAIMPandClementine iconClementine17 alternatives