YouTube Music Alternatives

YouTube Music is described as 'Stream music and videos, get recommendations based on taste, and enjoy ad-free listening with Music Premium on any device' and is a very popular Music Streaming service in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to YouTube Music for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, Windows, iPhone and Mac apps. The best YouTube Music alternative is Spotify, which is free. Other great apps like YouTube Music are Last.fm, AIMP, Spotube and Deezer.

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YouTube Music alternatives are mainly Music Streaming Services, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Music Discovery Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Android + Open Source, Free, Android, iPhone + Free, Windows and Android + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to YouTube Music.
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Alternatives list

  1. Stream iconic Nintendo game music from Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, and more. Enjoy extended playback of select tracks, offline downloads, background play, and personalized playlists for a seamless experience. Some tracks may vary by game availability.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Unofficial desktop client providing YouTube Music access with LastFM scrobbling, extensive customization, custom themes, cross-platform compatibility, keyboard shortcuts, open source code, and media controls for enhanced listening and development experiences.

    14 Youtube Music for Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Openwhyd icon
     32 likes

    Collect and share all the music you love from any source but reunited in the same place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  4. Namida icon
     8 likes

    Feature-rich music and video player with YouTube support, built on Flutter. Offers folder-based library, powerful indexer, tagging, custom themes, waveform seekbar, offline and audio-only modes, advanced queue, history tracking, and gesture-based video controls.

    75 Namida alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Namida vs YouTube Music Comments
    Jotaro
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    started off as an awesome project but later the YouTube Backend part was completely paywalled for supporters

    • Namida is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Namida is Privacy focused and LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  5. Get the app designed specifically for classical music. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost. Instantly find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalog with search built for the genre.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Astiga icon
     12 likes

    Astiga is a music streaming service for your own music. Easily play back the music that is stored on your cloud service, directly in your browser or on your phone.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Astiga vs YouTube Music Comments
    KazJ
    Positive
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    I used to use YouTube Music all the time but found that the ads were increasing; came on louder than my songs and the internet /playback was flakey. I moved to Astiga and am very happy. It's encouraged me to listen to my old and new songs again, it's been easy to use and is super easy and intuitive even for non-techs like me! It's safe, private and ad-free. Works offline so great for car journeys or data issues! Customer service were very friendly, prompt and helpful - great stuff - thank you.

    WayWayUptown
    Positive
    0

    Astiga allows more ways to categorize your own music library, and stream it from anywhere. I can play whole albums without organizing them into playlists first, and I can order by genre (something YouTube Music does not have)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Astiga is Paid and ProprietaryYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Astiga is Privacy focusedYouTube Music is not according to our users
  7. Material 3 YouTube Music Android client featuring ad-free playback, background listening, downloads, synchronized lyrics, search, audio controls, Android Auto, dynamic themes, Discord integration, silence skip, pitch/tempo adjust, and frequent updates.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Auto
     
  8. iTunes Match icon
     19 likes

    With iTunes Match, all your music can be stored in iCloud — even songs you’ve imported from CDs. You can access your music from all your devices and listen to your entire library wherever you are. Subscribe to iTunes Match on your Mac, PC, or iOS device, and listen to music on...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Radio4000 icon
     38 likes

    Radio4000 lets you discover user curated radios from around the world, manage your online music library, and share it anonymously with everyone. All free and open source.

    86 Radio4000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Radio4000 vs YouTube Music Comments
    euo29025
    Positive
    1

    If a music is deleted from Youtube, you lose even the title, not on Radio4000. When you add a music to Radio4000, you can also add meta data, from discogs, such as the year the music was releases in, its genres and styles, as well as the label who released it

    • Radio4000 is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Radio4000 is Privacy focusedYouTube Music is not according to our users
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