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24 alternatives to Google Play Music Desktop Player

A beautiful Desktop Player for Google Play Music

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Google Play Music Desktop Player launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Harmony▲193

   Lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Radian Player for Google Music▲5

   Google Play Music on your desktop

   2016 · radiant-player.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3GM
   Google Music for Mac▲193

   2014 · kbhomes.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136

   What's currently playing in your favorite music app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Radiant Player▲2

   A beautiful Google Play music player for Mac

   2015 · sajidanwar.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Music Player for Dropbox, Mega, and Google Drive▲38

   The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

   2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Radiant Player▲6

   Beautiful, separate Google Play Music app for your Mac

   2016 · radiant-player.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Harmony 0.7▲234

   A lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pod▲112

    A desktop iPod that plays local music and radio

    2025 · desktopipod.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Music Player (Fabulous)▲61

    Probably the best looking music player for android.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Google Play Music▲167

    Smarter, easier, and more assistive music streaming service

    2016 · blog.google · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Timber▲118

    Open source material design music player

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The New Spotify Desktop▲229

    Explore, browse, and organize just like you do on mobile

    2023 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SoundNode▲315

    SoundCloud desktop app (OS X, Windows, Linux)

    2016 · soundnodeapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SomaFM Desktop Player▲6

    A SomaFM Desktop Player

    2017 · alfg.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Museeks▲65

    A simple, clean and cross-platform music player

    2016 · museeks.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Vibe▲66

    Music Player for your songs in Dropbox, Google Drive or Mega

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DrivePlayer▲5

    desktop app for playing google drive files

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sonos 7.0▲107

    Play music from Spotify straight to Sonos

    2016 · sonos.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tiny Player for Mac▲86

    Minimalistic music player with clean UI & quick search

    2021 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Moosync▲90

    One music player for all services

    2023 · moosync.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    PlayTray▲82

    Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

    2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BoxPlayer▲102

    Web and native music player for Dropbox

    2016 · boxplayer.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →