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24 alternatives to Turn your music into shareable apps that work offline

Lately I've been thinking about the mix CDs I used to burn for friends. Building the perfect mix for someone took a lot of time and intention, but it was a great way to expose friends to the rare musical gems I'd discovered, and sometimes, they even returned the favor. In the transition from physical mixtapes to cloud-hosted playlists, we stopped giving each other digital things. These days, we mostly point to things that we don't control. But our custom of gift-giving can be restored, if we restore the structures that enabled it. [name redacted] is my answer to this problem. Drop some .mp3s…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Send a Mixtape▲186
Give a digital playlist on a hand-crafted paper cassette
2021 · veteranstruckdrivingschool.com · its alternatives →
2
[untitled]▲121
Listen, share, and organize your unreleased music
2023 · untitled.stream · its alternatives →
3
Chill App▲162
Share music with your friends easily and in a fun way
2022 · joinchill.app · its alternatives →
4
Mix▲66
Stream or download your favorite music from the cloud
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Openwhyd▲146
Collect & share musical gems from YouTube, SoundCloud & more
2016 · openwhyd.org · its alternatives →
6
Anywhere▲90
Your music offline, no internet required
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Crates▲163
A better home for your music collection
2025 · crates.app · its alternatives →
8
Collaborative Playlists▲80
Create playlists from your favorite music sources.
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Play This▲119
Create a club and let people control your playlist
2018 · playthis.netlify.com · its alternatives →
10
Mixroom▲130
Spotify for unfinished music
2020 · its alternatives →
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Mixably▲98
Playlist community powered by Spotify
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Jamselect▲79
The easiest way to share the music you love
2021 · jamselect.com · its alternatives →
13
Jukebox▲162
Free alternative to Spotify collaborative playlists
2025 · its alternatives →
14
Join My Playlist▲130
Listen to music live together with your friends in Spotify.
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Soundiiz▲119
Transfer playlists and favorites between music platforms !
2015 · soundiiz.com · its alternatives →
16
MixR▲66
It's time to get sexist with your digital s**t
2018 · mixr.net · its alternatives →
17
Spotify Connect▲94
A better way to listen at home
2014 · connect.spotify.com · its alternatives →
18
Mixtape▲58
Create and share mixtapes with Apple Music tracks
2022 · its alternatives →
19
Mixtape▲81
Start a party using only your Spotify
2022 · gomixtape.com · its alternatives →
20
Mix-Tape▲87
21st century music sharing
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Playlistful▲87
Collaborative playlists for parties!
2014 · playlistful.com · its alternatives →
22
Mixtrss▲73
Listen to the best mixes and dj sets on soundcloud
2014 · its alternatives →
23
Friend Mix▲69
Create group playlists for you and your friends
2018 · audiogum.com · its alternatives →
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Songswap▲73
Share music with friends
2019 · songswapapp.com · its alternatives →

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