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24 alternatives to Cymbal Universal Player

Share songs so everyone can listen in their own way

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cymbal Universal Player launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Cymbal Universal Translator for Chrome▲73
Listen to any song with your streaming subscription
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Cymbal▲208
Music discovery powered by friends
2015 · corus.fm · its alternatives →
3
Cymbal▲28
Music discovery, powered by friends
2015 · corus.fm · its alternatives →
4
Headset▲187
Personal music player for Youtube and Reddit
2017 · headsetapp.co · its alternatives →
5
Cymbal Explore▲110
Discover and share your favorite song of the moment
2016 · corus.fm · its alternatives →
6
Harmony 0.7▲234
A lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more
2017 · its alternatives →
7
Parallel▲303
Listen to music with friends over Spotify at the same time
2016 · parallel.fm · its alternatives →
8
Serendipity by Spotify▲346
Map shows when two people play same song at same time
2014 · spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Tired of the non-portability of my playlists, I wrote my own format▲144
2017 · universalplaylist.stavros.io · its alternatives →
10
Play This▲119
Create a club and let people control your playlist
2018 · playthis.netlify.com · its alternatives →
11
Car Thing▲256
The smart player from Spotify that fills your car with music
2021 · support.spotify.com · its alternatives →
12
1BeatClub▲134
Where everyone’s vibe becomes the playlist
2024 · 1beatclub.in · its alternatives →
13
Jamocracy▲231
Build your Spotify playlist together
2025 · jamocracy.io · its alternatives →
14
Simple access to your music from the web▲217
bespoke music player for web. Contribute to DusteDdk/dstream development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CloudPlay - A music player for YouTube, SoundCloud, and more▲54
2012 · cloudplay.fm · its alternatives →
16
Nighthawk: A stealthy, simple, unobtrusive music player▲64
A stealthy, simple, unobtrusive music player that stays out of your way - octavezero/nighthawk
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
The New Winamp▲124
Limitless music, radio stations and podcasts
2023 · its alternatives →
18
SplitCloud▲106
Play two different songs on each side of your headphones
2017 · its alternatives →
19
SynQ▲103
Universal music linking and mini player browser extension
2024 · synqapp.io · its alternatives →
20
Eave Music Player▲72
Listen, discover & share your music with those around you
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
21
A modern Music Player Daemon based on Rockbox firmware▲123
A modern, network-enabled music player platform built on Rockbox technology https://www.rockbox.org - tsirysndr/rockboxd
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Jinx 2.0▲75
Shared playlists and top-notch music recommendations
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Pipe▲78
A music player for iOS that lets you share music via WiFi
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Song Squad: Background Video Player▲72
Free Music and Radio/ Make Group Playlists For Youtube!
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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