The Best Open Source Shazam AlternativesTop Music Recognition Apps 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 seven 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 Music Radar.

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  1. Audile icon
     51 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.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  2. Audire icon
     45 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
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  3. Mousai icon
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    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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  4. SongRec icon
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    SongRec is an open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Linux Mobile
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  5. Music Radar is music recognition application for Linux Desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  6. vibra icon
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    🎵 A cross-platform music recognition client for Shazam with WebAssembly and FFI support.

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    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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