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24 alternatives to Youtube Music for Desktop

Youtube Music but on your Desktop

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 for Desktop launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   YouTube Music▲254

   Google's YouTube app built just for music

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The New Spotify Desktop▲229

   Explore, browse, and organize just like you do on mobile

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Thematic▲252

   Free trending music for YouTube videos

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Youtube Looper▲225

   Loop any YouTube video or YouTube music song

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Music on Vine▲125

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tubeats▲134

   Spotify meets YouTube, for free

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SoundCloud Go▲345

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

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SoundNode▲312

   SoundCloud desktop app (OS X, Windows, Linux)

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Music Key by YouTube▲122

    A new way to enjoy music (beta signup)

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spotube▲78

    A lightweight+free Spotify desktop-client made with flutter

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    YTMP▲104

    Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    YouTube Kids▲283

    YouTube for the youngins on iOS and Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    YT Music▲119

    An unofficial Mac app for YouTube Music

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Music Mode for YouTube▲115

    A distraction-free way to listen to music

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wavy▲138

    Royalty-free music samples to inspire your project.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mozart for iOS▲258

    Make a song and a music video while you're on the go

    Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Icons8 Music▲133

    Spice up your videos / projects with music for free

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Youify▲113

    Convert YouTube playlists to Spotify in seconds

    2023 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    MusicSource▲106

    An open source desktop music player.

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Play▲92

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

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Internet Makes Music▲124

    A public, global music experiment. Completely free

    Jan 2026 · internet-plays-music-frontend-391439826447.us-central1.run.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ViMusic Music App▲4

    An open-source app for streaming music from YouTube Music

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lyra Music▲128

    Simple and free music discovery based on how you feel

    Jan 2026 · lyramusic.app · its alternatives →

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