Shazam Alternatives for Linux

Shazam is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is SongRec, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shazam and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Shazam are Mousai, ACRCloud, Music Radar and vibra.

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    SongRec

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    SongRec is an open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. Mousai icon

    Mousai

     17 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!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • PH flagPhilippines
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  4. ACRCloud icon

    ACRCloud

     25 likes

    ACRCloud provides best audio fingerprinting cloud services with its 40m music database for audio recognition, query by humming, broadcast monitoring ( music / ads ) , live TV channel detection, copyright detection and customised content recognition.

    27 ACRCloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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    Music Radar

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    Music Radar is music recognition application for Linux Desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • IN flagIndia
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    vibra

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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