Pithos Alternatives

Pithos is described as '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' and is a Internet Radio service in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pithos for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, Android and iPhone apps. The best Pithos alternative is Pandora, which is free. Other great apps like Pithos are Digitally Imported, pianobar, Hermes and MusicSense.

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  1. Pandora icon

    Pandora

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    Pandora offers a free, ad-supported internet radio, analyzing over 400 song attributes through the Music Genome Project. Customize your listening with Pandora One for $4.99/month, featuring high-quality streaming, unlimited skips, no ads, and enhanced user interaction across desktop applications.

    190 Pandora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Auto
    • Apple Car Play
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    • Pandora is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Pithos.

    • Pandora is the most popular free alternative to Pithos.

    • Pandora is Freemium and ProprietaryPithos is Free and Open Source
  2. Digitally Imported icon

    Digitally Imported

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    Digitally Imported is a multi-channel internet radio service specialising in Electronic Dance Music genres. Filling a global niche for EDM broadcasting has made Digitally Imported one of the most popular internet radio services in the world.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    pianobar

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    “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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    The Windows port works great. I use Pithos on Linux and love it. Pianobar is a great substitute for Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • pianobar is the most popular Linux alternative to Pithos.

    • pianobar is the most popular Open Source alternative to Pithos.

    • pianobar is Free and Open SourcePithos is also Free and Open Source
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    Hermes

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    Pandora Client for OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. MusicSense icon

    MusicSense

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    MusicSense is a personalized music streaming app with deep user understanding which brings you the best music from radio stations. It can skip tracks (unlimited), you can listen offline, you can like/dislike tracks/artists.

    136 MusicSense alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. CÜR Music icon

    CÜR Music

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    CÜR Music, previously Raditaz, is a library of over 10 million tracks as a blend of internet radio and on-demand streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Almando.DJ icon

    Almando.DJ

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    Its a new Internetmusic streaming plattform. Almando.dj will automatically generate a playlist for you which will match the style of your first song.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Pandorita

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. RadioEnhancer icon

    RadioEnhancer

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    PandoraEnhancer is a Chrome extension that removes ads, displays song change notifications, and improves Pandora Radio's HTML5 interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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    It's a browser extension rather than an application. Seems pretty different to me.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • RadioEnhancer is Free and ProprietaryPithos is Free and Open Source
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    PandoraBrowse

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    PandoraBrowse is a mini-browser for Pandora that allows you to minimize the music service to the task bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Pandorian

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    Pandorian is a clutter free, lightweight and easy to use desktop client for Pandora. It enables listening from unsupported countries with the use of a proxy. Pandora's song skipping limits are honoured in order to avoid possible account flagging.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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