Spotube AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Music Discovery Services

The best Music Discovery alternative to Spotube is nuclear, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Spotube and 19 are Music Discovery Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Music Discovery Service alternatives to Spotube are RiMusic, InnerTune, SpMp and Musify.

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A lightweight free Spotify cross-platform client which handles playback manually, streams music using YouTube & no Spotify premium account is needed 😱.

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Spotube alternatives page was last updated May 14, 2025
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  1. nuclear icon

    nuclear

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    nuclear is a free music streaming program that pulls content from free sources all over the internet. YouTube, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, more.

    75 nuclear alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Window Manager
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    nuclear screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Music Downloader
    3.  Playlists
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Stream audio
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Visualizer
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  MP3 Downloader
    10.  No registration required
    11. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    12.  Streaming

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  2. RiMusic icon

    RiMusic

     29 likes
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    An open source and multilingual Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music, forked from ViMusic.

    32 RiMusic alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived on March 30, 2025. The developer won't further support the project.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Create Playlist
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Background playing
    7.  Music Queue
    8.  Personalized Recommendations
    9.  Playlists
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  MP3 Downloader
    12.  Normalize Volume

    RiMusic VS Spotube

     
  4. InnerTune icon

    InnerTune

     33 likes
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    A material design YouTube Music client for Android.

    68 InnerTune alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Material design
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Personalized Recommendations
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  MP3 Downloader
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Proxy support
    12.  No Tracking

    InnerTune VS Spotube

     
  5. SpMp icon

    SpMp

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    A YouTube Music client with a focus on customisation of colours and song metadata, built using Compose Multiplatform for Android and desktop.

    115 SpMp alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    Android app #1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Personalized Recommendations
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Collaborative Playlists
    9.  Support for Lyrics

    SpMp VS Spotube

     
  6. Musify icon

    Musify

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    Discover the ultimate music listening experience with our app. With online song search, streaming and offline support, custom playlists, high-quality audio, and much more, you'll never need another music app. Plus, enjoy it all ad-free and without any subscriptions.

    93 Musify alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Material design
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Personalized Recommendations
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Multiple languages

    Musify VS Spotube

     
  7. muffon icon

    muffon

     18 likes
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    muffon is a cross-platform music streaming client for desktop, which helps you listen to, discover and organize music in an advanced way.

    62 muffon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Light mode

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Streaming
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Music Library
    6.  Playlists
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Personalized Recommendations
    10.  Portable
    11.  Stream audio
    12.  Support for Lyrics

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  9. Spotify-qt icon

    Spotify-qt

     13 likes
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    A Spotify client using Qt as a simpler, lighter alternative to the official client, inspired by spotify-tui. Much like spotify-tui, you need an actual Spotify client running, for example spotifyd, which can be configured from within the app.

    28 Spotify-qt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snap
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD
    Spotify-qt screenshot 1

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  10. YouTube Music (th-ch) icon

    YouTube Music (th-ch)

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    YouTube Music Desktop App bundled with custom plugins (and built-in ad blocker / downloader).

    34 YouTube Music (th-ch) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    A screenshot of the Explore tab within Youtube Music (maximized window).

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  YouTube Downloader
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  MP3 Downloader
    6.  Picture in Picture
    7.  Portable

    YouTube Music (th-ch) VS Spotube

     
  11. Beatbump icon

    Beatbump

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    Beatbump is an alternative frontend for YouTube Music

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Beatbump screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  AirPlay Support
    6.  Playlists
    7.  Web-Based
    8.  Tor

    Beatbump VS Spotube

     

    • Beatbump is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Spotube.

    • Beatbump is Free and Open SourceSpotube is also Free and Open Source
    • Beatbump is Privacy focused and LightweightSpotube is not according to our users
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    Gyawun

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    Gyawun (Formerly Vibe Music) lets you play (almost) any song or video from YouTube Music and JioSaavn. You can search for songs and playlists, reorder songs in playlist or queue, and also have the...

    75 Gyawun alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Gyawun screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Support for Gestures
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Background Music

    Gyawun VS Spotube

     
  13. TuneDetective icon

    TuneDetective

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    TuneDetective is an Android application designed to help users discover music artists and explore their latest releases. The app utilizes the Deezer API to search for similar artists based on user input and provides information about their albums and tracks.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    TuneDetective screenshot 1
    TuneDetective screenshot 2
    TuneDetective screenshot 3
    Discontinued

    This project seems to be discontinued as the repository is not available anymore, and there has been no updates on it situation. Latest APK is still available through Fdroid and IzzySoft.

    TuneDetective Features

    1.  Notifications

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  14. Spotfy icon

    Spotfy

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    The frontend app for delivering musical content registered in Spotify by using YouTube's API. It does not require any account to use the app and allows to anonymously listen to music, podcasts, etc.

    234 Spotfy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Album view

    Spotfy Features

    1.  Ad-free

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