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YouTube Music

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Experience music streaming with official releases from top artists. Get personalized recommendations and enjoy offline, ad-free listening. Available on Android, iOS, and desktop with Chromecast support and trending music updates.

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License model

  • FreemiumProprietary

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Apple Watch
  • Android Auto
4.2 / 5 Avg rating (32)
182likes
7comments

Features

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  1.  Playlists management
  2.  Support for Lyrics
  3.  Download YouTube Playlist
  4.  YouTube background listening
  5.  Internet Radio
  6.  Music Recommendation
  7.  Student discount
  8.  Playlists
  9.  Personalized Recommendations
  10.  Lockscreen Widget
  11.  Chromecast Support
  12.  Dark Mode
  13.  Two-factor Authentication
  14.  Passkey Support
  15.  Stream audio
  16.  Create Playlist
  17.  Music Library

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
D7
Aug 4, 2024
1

For me, YouTube Music stands out as one of the best online music platforms. Here’s why:

  • Freemium Model: The premium version offers an ad-free experience, offline downloads, and background play on smartphones.
  • Cross-Platform Availability: Accessible via web app, and app client for smartphones (Android and iOS).
  • No Account Needed for Basic Use: Explore and listen to music without having to sign in.
  • Google Account: Permits personalized recommendations, playlist creation, and upgrade to premium.
  • Biggest Music Catalogue: Access the largest music libraries available online.
  • Diverse Content: Includes music from YouTube videos as well as high-quality audio-only tracks.
  • Powerful Search Function: Enjoy an advanced search feature that leverages YouTube’s vast content.

Besides that, you can achieve the premium experience with ad-free and screen-off using as a website with an ad-blocker (like ublock extension on firefox) or as an Android app patched with revanced manager. And for downloading audio you can just dowload the audios with a downloader like yt-dlp.

The only downside is that the recommendation system is not very good and the audio quality is no the best with 256 kbps AAC.

Edward Austin
Mar 14, 2025
0

It's an acceptable service. I believe it benefits from being bundled with YouTube Premium, and the cost is reasonable. However, the web app can be sluggish and prone to glitches. While the interface is tidy, it feels a bit cumbersome.

Prabhat
Feb 17, 2023
0

It has every music from underrated to overrated, unlike Spotify.

BubbleTea
Jun 13, 2022
0

It's a tolerable service. I think it's saved by the fact it comes with YouTube Premium and the price isn't too high. The web application can get slow and buggy. The UI is clean, but clunky.

Sunil Klo
Mar 3, 2022
0

You also get YouTube Premium with it, which removes ads from YouTube. Huge bonus IMO.

Open Source
Jun 26, 2021
0

Not privacy-friendly, but IMO is the best music service to date

gopatsgo
May 5, 2021
1

It has lyrics and almost everything I listen to, but it's painfully slow when there are a lot of items in a playlist.

What is YouTube Music?

YouTube Music allows you to easily find what you’re looking for and discover new music. Get playlists and recommendations served to you based on your context, tastes, and what’s trending around you.

A music streaming service from YouTube

  • This is a completely reimagined music service with official releases from your favorite artists.

Find the music you want

  • Easily find the albums, singles, live performances, covers and remixes you’re looking for.
  • Don’t know a song’s name? Just search the lyrics or describe it.

Discover new music

  • Get music recommendations based on taste, location, and time of day.
  • Use “The Hotlist” to keep up with what’s trending.

Uninterrupted listening with Music Premium

  • Listen ad-free
  • Don’t worry about your music stopping when you lock your screen or use other apps.
  • Download your favorites or let us do it for you by enabling Offline Mixtape.

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YouTube Music information

  • Developed by

    US flagGoogle
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $10 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.2 (32 ratings)
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  • News

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Afrikaans
    • Albanian
    • Amharic
    • Arabic
    • Armenian
    • Azerbaijani
    • Basque
    • Belarusian
    • Bengali
    • Bosnian
    • Bulgarian
    • Burmese
    • Khmer
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Estonian
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Galician
    • Georgian
    • German
    • Greek
    • Gujarati
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Hungarian
    • Icelandic
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Kannada
    • Kazakh
    • Kirghiz, Kyrgyz
    • Korean
    • Lao
    • Latvian
    • Lithuanian
    • Macedonian
    • Malay
    • Malayalam
    • Marathi
    • Mongolian
    • Nepali
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Panjabi, Punjabi
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Serbian
    • Chinese
    • Sinhala, Sinhalese
    • Slovak
    • Slovene
    • Spanish
    • Swahili
    • Swedish
    • Tamil
    • Telugu
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Urdu
    • Uzbek
    • Vietnamese
    • Zulu

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