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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Pithos is a Pandora client for the GNOME Desktop. The official Flash-based client is a CPU hog, and Pianobar is...

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Pithos alternatives page was last updated Dec 9, 2022
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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.

    191 Pandora alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    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 Features

    1.  Internet Radio
    2.  Personalized Recommendations
    3.  Channels

    Pandora VS Pithos

     

    • 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.

    114 Digitally Imported alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    Digitally Imported screenshot 1

    Digitally Imported Features

    1.  Streaming

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    pianobar screenshot 1

    pianobar Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    4.  Proxy support

    pianobar VS Pithos

     
    Comments about pianobar as an Alternative to Pithos
    Guest
    Positive Apr 15, 2022
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    The Windows port works great. I use Pithos on Linux and love it. Pianobar is a great substitute for Windows.

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Hermes screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No longer maintained. Last release in March 2017.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. Growl icon  Growl integration
    2. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler

    Hermes VS Pithos

     
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    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.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Discontinued

    Official website is unavailable with 502 Bad Gateway. See https://web.archive.org/web/20200128125521/http://web.musicsense.me/

    MusicSense Features

    1.  Offline
    2.  Radio Player

    MusicSense VS Pithos

     
  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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Discontinued

    The service Raditaz has been discontinued in November 2013, but it will be relaunched soon with the name CÜR Music

    CÜR Music Features

    1.  Streaming

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pandorita screenshot 1

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  10. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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    RadioEnhancer VS Pithos

     
    Comments about RadioEnhancer as an Alternative to Pithos
    Guest
    Negative Dec 9, 2022
    0

    It's a browser extension rather than an application. Seems pretty different to me.

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    • RadioEnhancer is Free and ProprietaryPithos is Free and Open Source
  11. PandoraBrowse icon

    PandoraBrowse

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PandoraBrowse Features

    1.  Portable

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  12. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Almando.DJ screenshot 1

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main interface of Pandorian

    Pandorian Features

    1.  Stream audio

    Pandorian VS Pithos

     
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