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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 · music.youtube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The New Spotify Desktop▲229

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

   2023 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rey▲23

   Re-imagined Youtube Music Player For Desktop (WebApp)

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   YTMDesktop App▲6

   Free cross platform Desktop Player for YouTube Music

   2020 · ytmdesktop.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   YT Music▲119

   An unofficial Mac app for YouTube Music

   2018 · ytmusic.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SoundNode▲315

   SoundCloud desktop app (OS X, Windows, Linux)

   2016 · soundnodeapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Youtube Looper▲225

   Loop any YouTube video or YouTube music song

   2024 · youtubelooper.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Free Music▲66

   Enjoy any song, anytime and save your internet data

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Song Squad: Background Video Player▲72

   Free Music and Radio/ Make Group Playlists For Youtube!

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Music on Vine▲125

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

    2015 · vine.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tubeats▲134

    Spotify meets YouTube, for free

    2016 · tubeats.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Music Key by YouTube▲122

    A new way to enjoy music (beta signup)

    2014 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spotube▲78

    A lightweight+free Spotify desktop-client made with flutter

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    YTMP▲104

    Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

    2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MusicPlus▲5

    Youtube Music Player for Mac, Windows & Android

    2019 · musicplus.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Music Mode for YouTube▲115

    A distraction-free way to listen to music

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wavy▲138

    Royalty-free music samples to inspire your project.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    YouTube Music for Mac▲10

    A Mac app wrapper for YouTube Music

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Icons8 Music▲133

    Spice up your videos / projects with music for free

    2017 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Songstream Player▲74

    Free, fast mp3 streaming with songs/playlist from YouTube

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Youify▲113

    Convert YouTube playlists to Spotify in seconds

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

22. 22
    MusicSource▲106

    An open source desktop music player.

    2022 · music.creasource.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Free Music: Songs▲4

    Songs helps you find your soul!

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Play▲92

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

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →