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24 alternatives to Headset – Desktop YouTube Music Player

Desktop music player built on YouTube and Reddit

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

1. 1
   Headset▲187

   Personal music player for Youtube and Reddit

   2017 · headsetapp.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Headset Pro▲6

   Desktop music player built on YouTube and Reddit

   2018 · headsetapp.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Music Player for Reddit▲95

   Play music from subreddits

   2015 · musicplayer.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   YTMP▲104

   Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

   2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CloudTunes▲307

   Web-based music player for the cloud :cloud: :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc. - GitHub - jkbrzt/cloudtunes: Web-based music player for the cloud :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Music Max▲62

   A minimalistic music player for YouTube

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Rey▲23

   Re-imagined Youtube Music Player For Desktop (WebApp)

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Harmony 0.7▲234

   A lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Jukebox▲136

   Collaborative music player

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    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 →

11. 11
    Plink▲227

    A multiplayer music experience

    2014 · dinahmoelabs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    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 →

13. 13
    Harmony▲193

    Lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Music player▲5

    Soundcloud player

    2016 · lukeandersen.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    VOX (iOS)▲84

    All your music in one player

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SoundHound 8.0▲129

    Music discovery, identification, & voice-controlled player

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MusicSource▲106

    An open source desktop music player.

    2022 · music.creasource.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AutoBeat Player▲76

    Discover, share & play music from YouTube, SoundCloud, ..

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SplitCloud▲106

    Play two different songs on each side of your headphones

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sndtst▲124

    8-bit video game music

    2014 · sndtst.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AC
    A Customizable SoundCloud Player Built on the Web Audio API and d3▲93

    2014 · toneden.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Yoop▲97

    A music-making toy for friends

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Solon▲74

    Collaborative jukebox using YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud

    2014 · solon.rocks · its alternatives →

24. 24CA
    CloudPlay - A music player for YouTube, SoundCloud, and more▲54

    2012 · cloudplay.fm · its alternatives →

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