GNOME Shortwave Alternatives

GNOME Shortwave is described as 'The successor of Gradio, Shortwave will include all important Gradio features and more' and is a Internet Radio service in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GNOME Shortwave for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Windows, Mac and Web-based apps. The best GNOME Shortwave alternative is TuneIn Radio, which is free. Other great apps like GNOME Shortwave are KDE Transistor, Radiyo, Jango and Radddio.

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  1. TuneIn Radio icon
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    Explore a world of audio with over 100,000 global stations including AM/FM radio, live sports, breaking news, and diverse podcasts. Enjoy seamless streaming on multiple devices, from mobiles to smart home systems, and access personalized recommendations, all with high-quality audio.

    228 TuneIn Radio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Kodi
    • Apple Car Play
     
  2. KDE Transistor icon
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    Internet radio player that provides access to a station database with over 50,000 stations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  3. Radiyo icon
     6 likes

    Ad-free Android internet radio app focused on privacy, supporting worldwide station streaming without accounts or tracking, custom stream URLs, visualizer with Bluetooth latency options, sleep timer, recent history, and backup or restore for station lists.

    29 Radiyo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Jango icon
     81 likes

    Free internet radio, just like Pandora only fewer ads and more variety. Listen to hundreds of genre stations or create your own with your favorite music.

    135 Jango alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Radddio icon
     3 likes

    Access FM, AM, and online radio from anywhere, with smart search, automatic updates, background listening, real-time song recognition, station voting, sleep timer, CarPlay, Apple Watch, iPad support, Siri integration, syncing, and ad-free premium upgrades.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Car Play
     
  6. SHOUTcast Radio icon
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    SHOUTcast Radio was a home of free Internet Radio, founded in 1999. SHOUTcast Radio grew into one of the largest directories of professionally and community themed programmed radio stations in the world.

    94 SHOUTcast Radio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  7. Screamer Radio icon
     58 likes

    Screamer Radio is a free internet radio client with recording abilities. It is able to play back streams using WMA, MP3, Ogg Vorbis or AAC streams and can also record these into several formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Transistor is an app with a minimalistic approach for listening to radio programs over the internet, which may not be to everyone's liking. It has no radio station discovery feature, but a search feature with uses the results from https://www.radio-browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. iHeart icon
     32 likes

    iHeart offers freemium access to a wide range of audio content including live radio, podcasts, music playlists, and sports updates. Available across multiple devices, it allows for playlist curation, personalized stations, trending podcasts, and has premium options such as ad-free listening and offline access.

    167 iHeart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
  10. Strimio icon
     5 likes

    Strimio, is the successor of Odio. It's a free streaming service that provides you access to tens of thousands of live streams from all over the world. Strimio was founded in 2020 and was developed and maintained by an independent developer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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