Musixmatch AlternativesTop Music Recognition Apps like Musixmatch

One of the most popular alternatives to Musixmatch is Shazam, which is free for personal use. Other popular alternatives are Audile, Audire, Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge and tynlau. Music Recognition Apps like Musixmatch are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Android, the web, iPhone, Windows and Linux.

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  1. Shazam icon

    Shazam

     663 likes

    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.

    38 Shazam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Messages
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  2. Audile icon

    Audile

     52 likes

    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.

    37 Audile alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  4. Audire icon

    Audire

     46 likes

    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
    • OpenAPK
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  5. Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge icon

    Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge

     42 likes

    Genius is an online knowledge focused on music. The site allows users to provide annotations and interpretation of song lyrics, news stories, primary source documents, poetry, and other forms of text.

    20 Genius - Song Lyrics & Knowledge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    tynlau

     5 likes

    Identify any song in seconds with tynlau ("listen" in Tatar), a lightweight music recognition app for macOS. Whether you're streaming music, watching videos, or hearing something in the background, tynlau provides a seamless way to discover and identify tracks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. AudioTag icon

    AudioTag

     20 likes

    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...

    25 AudioTag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Global
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  9. Lyric Fever icon

    Lyric Fever

     2 likes

    Ultimate Spotify & Apple Music Lyrics experience for macOS (spiritual successor to LyricsX)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Mousai icon

    Mousai

     17 likes

    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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    QuickLyric

     9 likes

    QuickLyric is an android app that instantly fetches your lyrics for you.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    FastLyrics

     2 likes

    FastLyrics is an app that downloads lyrics for the song, you're listening to.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    SongMinds

     2 likes

    Identify any song in seconds! Dive into a World of Musical Insight – Discover, Explore, and Connect with Song Stories Meaning and Lyrics.

    36 SongMinds alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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