MusicID AlternativesMusic Recognition Apps & Music Discovery Services like MusicID

MusicID is described as 'Hold MusicID up to music and it'll tell you the name of the song in seconds. MusicID is the slickest way to identify any song you hear on the radio, at the movies, at the club, at the grocery store, or anywhere' and is a music recognition app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MusicID for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Linux and Mac apps. The best MusicID alternative is MusicBrainz Picard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MusicID are Shazam, Audile, Audire and SoundHound.

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MusicID alternatives page was last updated Mar 12, 2025
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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 -...

    66 MusicBrainz Picard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Automatic Tagging
    2.  Automatic album art download
    3.  Acoustic fingerprinting
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Mp3 Tag Editor
    6.  Fix missing information
    7.  AcoustID audio fingerprints
    8.  Autotagging
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Portable
    11.  Batch Rename Files
    12.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming

    MusicBrainz Picard VS MusicID

     

    • MusicBrainz Picard is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MusicID.

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

    • MusicBrainz Picard is Free and Open SourceMusicID is Free and Proprietary
    • MusicBrainz Picard is LightweightMusicID is not according to our users
  2. Shazam icon

    Shazam

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    Instantly recognizes music and TV soundtracks from audio sources, integrates with Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube for song previews, displays lyrics, and offers social sharing. Discover new releases, follow charts, use visual Shazam, and explore with QR codes and concert tickets.

    31 Shazam alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Messages
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    Shazam Features

    Features

    1. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    2. Apple Music icon  Apple Music integration
    3.  Music Recommendation
    4. Rdio icon  Rdio integration
    5.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    6.  Share on Twitter
    7. Google Play Music icon  Google Play Music integration

    Shazam VS MusicID

     

    • Shazam is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to MusicID.

    • Shazam is Freemium and ProprietaryMusicID is Free and Proprietary
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    Audile

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    Audile is a music recognition application, that can help you quickly and accurately recognize a music track playing nearby you. This application uses the AudD® service as a Music Recognition API.

    30 Audile alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
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    Audile Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode

    Audile VS MusicID

     
  5. Audire icon

    Audire

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    Audire identifies the music playing near you and shows you details on its title – including lyrics (where available), album details, and linking you to Spotify/Youtube for it. The app also saves a history of songs it identified for you in the past, so you can look up all songs...

    31 Audire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Audire Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Material design
    4.  No registration required

    Audire VS MusicID

     
  6. SoundHound icon

    SoundHound

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    The world's fastest music search and discovery mobile app, with exclusive singing and humming search, one-tap sharing, and LiveLyrics.

    30 SoundHound alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
    SoundHound screenshot 1

    SoundHound Features

    1.  Voice recognition
    2.  Music Library

    SoundHound VS MusicID

     
  7. Musixmatch icon

    Musixmatch

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    Musixmatch is the world’s largest lyrics catalog, giving you synchronized song lyrics with multilingual translations for all your music.

    45 Musixmatch alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Wear
    • Spotify
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Online
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    Musixmatch Features

    1. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    2.  Chromecast Support
    3.  Support for Lyrics
    4.  Built-in translation
    5.  Automatic Lyrics Finder

    Musixmatch VS MusicID

     
  9. Mousai icon

    Mousai

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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!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PH flagPhilippines

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Mousai Features

    1.  Ad-free

    Mousai VS MusicID

     
  10. AudioTag icon

    AudioTag

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    AudioTag.info — is a free music-recognition service. It allows you to identify almost any unknown piece of music quickly and easily. Its use is very simple: you upload a short audio fragment (even 15 seconds are enough) or an entire song, the robot analyzes it and provides you...

    22 AudioTag alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    AudioTag screenshot 1

    AudioTag VS MusicID

     
  11. TuneFind icon

    TuneFind

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    Have you ever heard a great new song on your favorite TV show and wondered what it was? The amazing users at TuneFind have your answer. Dedicated TV viewers enter and verify the music heard on all your favorite TV shows, making it easy for you to find, listen to, and download...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    TuneFind Features

    1.  Music Store
    2.  Stream video to Apple TV

    TuneFind VS MusicID

     
  12. WhoSampled icon

    WhoSampled

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    WhoSampled, the service that identifies music samples.

    25 WhoSampled alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    WhoSampled Features

    1.  Audio Samples
    2.  Sample Library

    WhoSampled VS MusicID

     
  13. Shazam for Real icon

    Shazam for Real

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    A cross-platform Shazam console client, written in .NET, for Windows, macOS and Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Shazam for Real Features

    1.  Ad-free

    Shazam for Real VS MusicID

     
  14. WatZatSong icon

    WatZatSong

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    WatZatSong is a community of music enthusiasts who can identify most songs and tracks. So visit the site, create an account, and record the song.

    22 WatZatSong alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    WatZatSong Features

    1.  Crowdsourced
    2.  Community-based

    WatZatSong VS MusicID

     
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