Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Minimal music player, uses YouTube as source launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Music Max▲62

   A minimalistic music player for YouTube

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2SM
   Simple Minimal YouTube Alternative Player (no ads...with powers)▲61

   2016 · beta.echotu.be · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Music Player for Reddit▲95

   Play music from subreddits

   2015 · musicplayer.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   YTMP▲104

   Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

   2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →

6. 6MN
   Minimal native MP3 player for Mac▲156

   2018 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MeTube▲5

   Easily manage and listen to YouTube music.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Streamus – A Chrome extension for listening to YouTube music▲6

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Music player▲5

   Soundcloud player

   2016 · lukeandersen.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10UM
    Ultimate mashup Web-based music player (Last.FM API)▲9

    2014 · thepara.de · its alternatives →

11. 11CA
    Create and share YouTube playlists, without a Google account▲7

    2021 · youlist.tv · its alternatives →

12. 12PY
    Play YouTube in the background for free. No ads▲9

    2021 · sling-music.com · its alternatives →

13. 13CM
    Customizable music loops for videos, games, podcasts▲8

    2019 · studio.awsm.st · its alternatives →

14. 14AS
    A serverless music video maker Memeweaver.TV▲5

    2018 · memeweaver.tv · its alternatives →

15. 15
    An open source music grid you can play around and create short music▲9

    2020 · music-grid.surge.sh · its alternatives →

16. 16AE
    An experimental music player built with ReactJS+MobX+Premiere▲8

    2017 · premiere-player.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hickery▲14

    Pocket + Youtube for Music

    2014 · hickery.net · its alternatives →

18. 18OS
    Open-Source Music Streams Made with Loops and Randomness▲9

    2020 · celody.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AT Player▲5

    Lightweight and powerful music player for YouTube

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20MP
    Music Player for YouTube▲12

    2016 · zinamen.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    I made a music player inspired by late 90s peer-to-peer sharing▲5

    Aug 2026 · jdanwire.jordanscales.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Headset – Desktop YouTube Music Player▲9

    Desktop music player built on YouTube and Reddit

    2017 · headsetapp.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Youtube Music▲4

    The music player by youtube

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24VP
    Vidcast, pandora for music videos▲7

    2014 · govidcast.com · its alternatives →

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