Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

This project replicates SoundCloud's playback control interface using offline local storage and a publish-subscribe system. Built for developers interested in audio player architecture, it offers a self-contained… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I copied SoundCloud's playcontrol with a offline local storage pubsub launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   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 →

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   SoundCloud Go▲343

   Your favorite music and new discoveries, offline and ad-free

   2016 · checkout.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Low-latency jamming over the internet▲236

   2021 · sub.live · its alternatives →

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   SoundRad▲73

   A radically simpler & faster SoundCloud player

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Podcasting on SoundCloud▲260

   Now anyone can host a podcast on SoundCloud

   2015 · community.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Jukebox▲183

   Offline music player for Dropbox

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7CA
   CloudPlay - A music player for YouTube, SoundCloud, and more▲54

   2012 · cloudplay.fm · its alternatives →

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   Play This▲119

   Create a club and let people control your playlist

   2018 · playthis.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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   An algorithmic audio landscape▲193

   This is an web audio experiment I've been wanting to do for a long time. Basically an ambient music composition, but all the sound elements are laid out in space, and that musical space can be explored freely. It's definitely inspired by in-world music that sometimes appears in games. I basically took that concept, keeping the music aspect, and dropping the entire "game" aspect. I also turned it into a more "traditional" non-interactive album, but since I started with code, why not program the whole thing? Had a blast making the entire album from code, the complete source for the album is…

   2024 · ambient.garden · its alternatives →

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    soundcloud2000▲77

    SoundCloud without the stupid css files

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Solon▲74

    Collaborative jukebox using YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud

    2014 · solon.rocks · its alternatives →

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    SplitCloud▲106

    Play two different songs on each side of your headphones

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    SoundCloud Desktop▲105

    Use your media-keys ⏮⏯⏭ with SoundCloud

    2019 · soundcloud.grid.studio · its alternatives →

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    Koel▲127

    A personal music streaming server that works

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    AutoBeat Player▲76

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

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Cloudtunes▲82

    Web-based music player for the cloud

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Soundcleod▲83

    Mac app for Soundcloud using keyboard buttons finally!

    2014 · soundcleod.com · its alternatives →

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    An open source music player in the cloud based on Backbone and Node.js▲58

    2013 · rdubigny.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Anywhere▲90

    Your music offline, no internet required

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    /Favorites▲93

    Slick player for Soundcloud favorites

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    RealPlayer Cloud▲61

    All your videos in one safe place

    2014 · real.com · its alternatives →

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    Style Jukebox▲82

    Play your music from the cloud in high fidelity

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    SoundShroud▲75

    De-clutter your SoundCloud stream. Get rid of those reposts.

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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