The Best Open Source YouTube Music AlternativesTop Music Streaming Services & Audio Players like YouTube Music

The best open source alternative to YouTube Music is Spotube. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube Music and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to YouTube Music are Strawberry, nuclear, InnerTune and RiMusic.

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YouTube Music alternatives page was last updated Apr 3, 2025
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  1. Spotube icon

    Spotube

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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 😱.

    59 Spotube alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BD flagBangladesh

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    Spotube Desktop UI

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Music Downloader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  MP3 Downloader
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Music Store
    8.  Personalized Recommendations
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Collaborative Playlists
    12.  Real time collaboration

    Spotube VS YouTube Music

     
    Comments about Spotube as an Alternative to YouTube Music
    justuser31
    Positive Jan 13, 2025
    1

    No youtube music account login.

    Guest
    Negative Dec 27, 2024
    0

    The UI is very different from YouTube music as someone who don't like Spotify the similarity is striking this makes in hard for a long time yet music user to switch

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    • Most users think Spotube is a great YouTube Music alternative.

    • Spotube is the most popular Open Source alternative to YouTube Music.

    • Spotube is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Spotube is LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  2. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

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    Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.

    233 Strawberry alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Strawberry screenshot 1
    Warning

    It is still open source but now the Windows and macOS builds are tied to having a Patreon subscription.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Music collection
    3.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    4.  Auto fetch album covers
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    9.  Cross-Platform
    10.  Gapless Playback
    11.  Automatic album art download
    12.  ListenBrainz scrobbling

    Strawberry VS YouTube Music

     
    Comments about Strawberry as an Alternative to YouTube Music
    Guest
    Negative Aug 23, 2022
    4

    it's a media player and mp3 organiser. youtube music is a streaming service

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    • Strawberry is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight and CustomizableYouTube Music is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    73 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

    nuclear VS YouTube Music

     
  5. InnerTune icon

    InnerTune

     33 likes
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    A material design YouTube Music client for Android.

    65 InnerTune alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    InnerTune screenshot 1
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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 YouTube Music

     
    Comments about InnerTune as an Alternative to YouTube Music
    Guest
    Positive Jan 30, 2024
    0

    This is a great alternative to YouTube music and it's free, very lightweight very smooth and responsive. I have one minor gripe and that's that you can't add artist or albums to your library, but I'm sure this will be fixed in a future update.

    Guest
    Positive Jun 8, 2023
    0

    I can download songs for offline listening. Less data stolen.

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    • Almost everyone thinks InnerTune is a great YouTube Music alternative.

    • InnerTune is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • InnerTune is Privacy focused and LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  6. RiMusic icon

    RiMusic

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

    30 RiMusic alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    RiMusic screenshot 1
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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 YouTube Music

     
    Comments about RiMusic as an Alternative to YouTube Music
    ChamHarouch
    Positive Nov 5, 2024
    0

    Does whatever Ym does and more

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    • RiMusic is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • RiMusic is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  7. OuterTune icon

    OuterTune

     20 likes
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    OuterTune is a Material 3 Music Player for Android, derived from InnerTune, with YouTube Music. It enables users to play, search, and save songs, videos, albums, and playlists from YouTube...

    30 OuterTune alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    OuterTune screenshot 1

    OuterTune Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Material design
    5.  Playlists
    6.  Background playing

    OuterTune VS YouTube Music

     
  9. Simple Tube icon

    Simple Tube

     13 likes
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    A Material 3 YouTube Music client with offline downloads, ad-free background play, account synchronization, local play, enhanced metadata, Android Auto support, LRC lyrics, and sound adjustments.

    62 Simple Tube alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Auto
    • F-Droid
    Simple Tube screenshot 1
    Simple Tube screenshot 2
    Simple Tube screenshot 3

    Simple Tube Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Support for Lyrics
    5.  Play local content
    6.  Normalize Volume
    7.  Material design

    Simple Tube VS YouTube Music

     
  10. 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.

    91 Musify alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Musify screenshot 1
    Musify screenshot 2
    Musify screenshot 3

    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 YouTube Music

     
  11. Libre.fm icon

    Libre.fm

     144 likes
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    Libre.fm is a project to help you keep track of what music you like and share that, with your friends, discover new music, and meet new people who share your taste in music.

    112 Libre.fm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Libre.fm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Libre.fm is closed for new registration.

    Libre.fm Features

    1.  Audioscrobbler
    2.  Real-time Statistics

    Libre.fm VS YouTube Music

     
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