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Instant Music is a Chrome extension that plays songs directly in the browser. Launched in 2014, it allows users to listen to music while browsing without leaving their current tab. The tool is designed for anyone who… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Instant Music plays songs on Chrome launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Find Song Name & Artist in 1 Click▲234

   Instant audio recognition

   2024 · songminds.org · its alternatives →

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   Play (for Medium)▲595

   Listen to Medium Stories with a Chrome Extension

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists▲295

   2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Music Mode for YouTube▲115

   A distraction-free way to listen to music

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   New Spotify Web Player▲435

   Spotify new UI for web player (no more Adobe Flash)

   2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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   JavaScript implementation of Spotify client (Chrome only)▲68

   2011 · spotifyontheweb.com · its alternatives →

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   Pill▲130

   Listen to chill music from a browser extension

   2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   iShuffle▲103

   Listen to your favorite music, in perfect harmony.

   2019 · i-shuffle.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Play for Medium writers▲252

    Add audio to all your Medium Articles with one click

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    YouTube Music▲254

    Google's YouTube app built just for music

    2015 · music.youtube.com · its alternatives →

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    SynQ▲103

    Universal music linking and mini player browser extension

    2024 · synqapp.io · its alternatives →

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    PlayTube▲69

    Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Music for Mac▲193

    2014 · kbhomes.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Spotify Stations▲294

    Easily create stations for all the music you love

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    MiniTAP▲235

    A music sequencer for the web

    2024 · minitap.io · its alternatives →

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    Harmony 0.7▲234

    A lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Instant search for Spotify▲11

    2014 · rukmal.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Google Music autoplaylists (iTunes “smart playlists”)▲11

    Autoplaylists for Google Music™ : Adds autoplaylists (iTunes "smart playlists") to Google Music.

    2016 · autoplaylists.simon.codes · its alternatives →

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    Playlistify▲76

    Make Spotify playlists from 1001tracklists & setlist.fm sets

    2018 · playlistify.app · its alternatives →

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    Super Looper▲133

    Make music in your browser

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Simpler access to your music from the web that looks nice▲86

    Self-hosted music streaming server 🎶 with RESTful API and Web interface. Think of it as your very own Spotify! ☁️🎧 - ironsmile/euterpe

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick Preview for Soundcloud▲83

    Just hover the ▶️ button to preview music on Soundcloud

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Tunic▲67

    Create an instant music playlist.

    2016 · hoonah.github.io · its alternatives →

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