freedb AlternativesMusic Recognition Apps like freedb

freedb is described as 'Free CD and music data base service to look up textual metadata about music, audio or data CDs. This is done by a client which queries the freedb database. As a result, the client displays the artist, CD title, track list and some additional information' and is a music recognition app in the audio & music category. There are eight alternatives to freedb, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best freedb alternative is MusicBrainz Picard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to freedb are MusicBrainz, beets, Demlo and Gracenote.

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  1. MusicBrainz Picard icon

    MusicBrainz Picard

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • PortableApps.com
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    • MusicBrainz Picard is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to freedb.

    • MusicBrainz Picard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to freedb.

    • MusicBrainz Picard is Free and Open Sourcefreedb is also Free and Open Source
    • MusicBrainz Picard is Lightweightfreedb is not according to our users
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    MusicBrainz

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    MusicBrainz is a community music metadatabase that attempts to create a comprehensive music information site. You can use the MusicBrainz data either by browsing this web site, or you can access the data from a client program — for example, a CD player program can use...

    16 MusicBrainz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • MusicBrainz is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to freedb.

    • MusicBrainz is Free and Open Sourcefreedb is also Free and Open Source
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    beets

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    Beets is the media library management system for obsessive-compulsive music geeks. The purpose of beets is to get your music collection right once and for all. It catalogs your collection, automatically improving its metadata as it goes using the MusicBrainz database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Demlo

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    Demlo organizes your music library automatically and dynamically. It runs a chain of user-defined scripts using variables such as tags and file properties. This way it yields virtually unlimited customization power to the user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Gracenote

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    Gracenote, Inc., formerly called CDDB (Compact Disc Data Base), is a company that maintains and licenses an Internet-accessible database containing information about the contents of audio compact discs and vinyl records.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     

    • Gracenote is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to freedb.

    • Gracenote is the most popular commercial alternative to freedb.

    • Gracenote is Paid and Proprietaryfreedb is Free and Open Source
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    ACRCloud

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    ACRCloud provides best audio fingerprinting cloud services with its 40m music database for audio recognition, query by humming, broadcast monitoring ( music / ads ) , live TV channel detection, copyright detection and customised content recognition.

    25 ACRCloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
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    Music fingerprinting is not the same as a music database

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    • ACRCloud is Freemium and Proprietaryfreedb is Free and Open Source
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    Musera

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    Musera is a music social media and helps you recognize songs, listen to song preview, rate for songs, chat with users and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    GnuDB

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    GnuDB, short for 'Global Network Universal Database,' stands as a distinct entity from freedb, marking its significance as one of the largest CD databases leveraging the CDDB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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