PianoPub Alternatives

    PianoPub is described as 'Pianopub is a free Pandora internet radio player for OS X' and is an app in the Audio & Music category. There are seven alternatives to PianoPub for Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Google Chrome. The best alternative is pianobar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PianoPub are Hermes (Free, Open Source), Pithos (Free, Open Source), Pandorita (Free, Open Source) and RadioEnhancer (Free).

    This page was last updated Dec 7, 2021
    1. “pianobar” is a free/open-source, console-based replacement for Pandora ’s flash player. Create, delete, rename stations and add more music. Rate and temporary ban tracks as well as move them to another station. “Shared stations”, last.
    2. Fast - Hermes beats Flash, hands down. Free - Even if you don’t subscribe to Pandora One, Hermes is and always will be open source and free for everyone.

      Discontinued

      No longer maintained. Last release in March 2017.

    4. Pithos

      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
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      Pithos is a Pandora client for the GNOME Desktop. The official Flash-based client is a CPU hog, and Pianobar is command-line only. Neither integrate with the desktop very well, missing things like media key support and song notifications.

    5. Pandorita

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
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        Pandorita is a native Mac OS X client for the internet radio service Pandora. It is written entirely in Cocoa, and built to be lightweight, easy to use, and fully functional. Internally it uses the amazing pianobar library to communicate with Pandora's server.

      • RadioEnhancer

        • Free • Proprietary
        • Mac
        • Windows
        • Linux
        • Google Chrome
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          PandoraEnhancer is a Chrome extension that removes ads, displays song change notifications, and improves Pandora Radio's HTML5 interface.
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        • Play Pandora from your Mac menu bar. A native app for Mac that stays in your menu bar (and doesn't clutter your dock while it's running). Allows you to control song playback and give your songs thumbs up/down ratings.
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        • PandoraBrowse is a mini-browser for Pandora that allows you to minimize the music service to the task bar.
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