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24 alternatives to YouTube Music

Google's YouTube app built just for music

YouTube Music is Google's dedicated music streaming app available on Android and iOS. It lets users listen to songs, albums, and playlists from YouTube's extensive music library. The app combines official releases with… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YouTube Music launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Free Music▲66

   Enjoy any song, anytime and save your internet data

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Apple Music Web App▲351

   Apple Music is now available to stream on the web

   2019 · beta.music.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Google Music for Mac▲193

   2014 · kbhomes.github.io · its alternatives →

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   PlayTube▲69

   Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Youtube Looper▲225

   Loop any YouTube video or YouTube music song

   2024 · youtubelooper.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Songstream Player▲74

   Free, fast mp3 streaming with songs/playlist from YouTube

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Music on Vine▲125

   Vine, now with music. Make 6-second music videos.

   2015 · vine.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Youtube Music for Desktop▲6

   Youtube Music but on your Desktop

   2021 · youtube-music.app · its alternatives →

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   Music Player for YouTube▲12

   2016 · zinamen.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Music Mode for YouTube▲115

    A distraction-free way to listen to music

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Song Squad: Background Video Player▲72

    Free Music and Radio/ Make Group Playlists For Youtube!

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Songzilla▲68

    Unlimited music streaming and rating app

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    bop.fm for iOS▲167

    Listen to music on Spotify, YouTube & SoundCloud in one app

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    YT Music▲119

    An unofficial Mac app for YouTube Music

    2018 · ytmusic.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Backtube▲53

    Playlist sharing, music streaming aggregator

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    YouTube Music for Mac▲10

    A Mac app wrapper for YouTube Music

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Google Play Music▲167

    Smarter, easier, and more assistive music streaming service

    2016 · blog.google · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Youify▲113

    Convert YouTube playlists to Spotify in seconds

    2023 · anon-youify.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    Youtube Music▲2

    A YouTube built just for music

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Youtube Music for Apple Watch▲74

    Youtube Music on your wrist

    2020 · blog.youtube · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lyra Music▲128

    Simple and free music discovery based on how you feel

    Jan 2026 · lyramusic.app · its alternatives →

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    Play▲92

    Music lovers, rejoice. Music videos with insider song facts.

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Music Key by YouTube▲122

    A new way to enjoy music (beta signup)

    2014 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Music Pro▲101

    Stream YouTube music

    2019 · its alternatives →

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