Shazam Alternatives for Windows

Shazam is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is MRA - Music Recognition Application, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shazam and five of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Shazam are FlairMax, Shazam for Real, vibra and ACRCloud.

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Shazam alternatives are mainly Music Recognition Apps but may also be Music Discovery Services or Music Downloaders.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Shazam.
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Recognizes music and TV soundtracks, integrates with Apple Music for song previews, and allows sharing on social media for easy music discovery.

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Shazam alternatives page was last updated Feb 28, 2025
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  1. MRA - Music Recognition Application icon

    MRA - Music Recognition Application

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    MRA (short for Music Recognition Application) is a music identifier like Shazam but for Windows

    13 MRA - Music Recognition Application alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MRA - Music Recognition Application screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Personalized Recommendations
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Support for Lyrics
    5.  MP3 Downloader
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Create Playlist
    9.  Playlists management

    MRA - Music Recognition Application VS Shazam

     

    • MRA - Music Recognition Application is the most popular Windows alternative to Shazam.

    • MRA - Music Recognition Application is Free and ProprietaryShazam is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MRA - Music Recognition Application is LightweightShazam is not according to our users
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    FlairMax

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    FlairMax is a music recognition Windows app that gives you some information on the recognized track like title, duration, genres, artist, release date, album, recognized part time offset, synced lyrics, music links and more...

    14 FlairMax alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FlairMax screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for Lyrics
    5.  MP3 Downloader
    6.  Lossless Audio
    7.  Automatic Lyrics Finder

    FlairMax VS Shazam

     
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    Shazam for Real

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

    20 Shazam for Real alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Shazam for Real screenshot 1

    Shazam for Real Features

    1.  Ad-free

    Shazam for Real VS Shazam

     
    Comments about Shazam for Real as an Alternative to Shazam
    yummy_cookies
    Positive •Nov 20, 2024
    0

    Shazam on Linux. Very simple to use.

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    • Shazam for Real is Free and Open SourceShazam is Freemium and Proprietary
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    vibra

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

    10 vibra alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac

    vibra Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required

    vibra VS Shazam

     
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    ACRCloud

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    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.

    24 ACRCloud alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    ACRCloud Features

    1.  Acoustic fingerprinting
    2.  Cloud based

    ACRCloud VS Shazam

     
    Comments about ACRCloud as an Alternative to Shazam
    BarnMTB
    Negative •Jul 28, 2021
    2

    ACRCloud provide app developers the ability to build Shazam-like functionality into their apps and services - ACRCloud doesn't provide their own standalone music identification app itself.

    Shazam is a standalone app that identifies songs playing using microphone.

    stevewang
    Positive •Dec 8, 2015
    1

    ACRCloud provides the best audio fingerprinting service for companies and developers to build Shazam-like apps. It has 40 million music databases to ensure the recognition rate and a super fast response time to get excellent user experience.

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    • Most users think ACRCloud is a great Shazam alternative.

    • ACRCloud is Freemium and ProprietaryShazam is also Freemium and Proprietary
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