The Best Open Source Shazam AlternativesTop Music Recognition Apps & Music Discovery Services like Shazam

The best open source alternative to Shazam is Audile. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shazam and eight of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Shazam are Audire, Mousai, SongRec and Shazam for Real.

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  1. Audile icon

    Audile

     39 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.

    30 Audile alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Audile as an Alternative to Shazam
    Guest
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    We need alternatives to data harvesting Big Tech. This application is a great alternative.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Audile is OpenSource, Free, easy to use and does support multiple BackEnds, such as AudD(default setting) and also the ShazamAPI. Using the Shazam Backend makes it a flat improvement to Shazam, while using other Backends depending on ones use case is great for user choice, freedom and privacy.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Audile is a great Shazam alternative.

    • Audile is the most popular Open Source alternative to Shazam.

    • Audile is Free and Open SourceShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Audire

     41 likes

    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...

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Mousai

     18 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!

    18 Mousai alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    • Mousai is the most popular Linux alternative to Shazam.

    • Mousai is Free and Open SourceShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Shazam for Real

     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Shazam on Linux. Very simple to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Shazam for Real is Free and Open SourceShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    vibra

     1 like

    🎵 A cross-platform music recognition client for Shazam with WebAssembly and FFI support.

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    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
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