# I need alternative suggestions for music streaming eg yt music/spotify

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/i-need-alternative-suggestions-for-music-streaming-eg-yt-music-spotify/13685
**Category:** General
**Tags:** software, website
**Created:** 2023-08-20T18:38:01Z
**Posts:** 19

## Post 1 by @gc_8 — 2023-08-20T18:38:01Z

Currently using freetube for yt alternative and it works great. Any similar suggestions for yt music/spotify? I’m on linux pc

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## Post 2 by @aprivacyguy — 2023-08-20T18:52:26Z

I’ve heard about [Beatbump](https://github.com/snuffyDev/Beatbump) for this but have not personally used it.

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## Post 3 by @dumpster — 2023-08-20T18:54:47Z

I’ve heard it suggested here that Apple Music is less bad than Spotify when it comes to privacy, but my opinion is the difference between them is negligible. As far as I can tell, there isn’t a privacy-friendly paid music streaming service.  
However, if you aren’t paying, you don’t have to provide your identity. [ViMusic](https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic) and [Nuclear](https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear) are two FOSS music streaming programs that play music from Youtube with the UI of a music streaming service. You don’t need to log in to use either.

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## Post 4 by @gc_8 — 2023-08-20T19:06:29Z

Thank you for the suggestions. Do you use nuclear on pc? How’s the experience?

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## Post 5 by @crossroads — 2023-08-20T19:18:10Z

I have uploaded some of my music library to nextcloud, and I’m streaming it via subsonic to devices (phone and laptop) without enough space for my music collection. But I plan to organize my archive properly and reduce streaming as much as possible

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## Post 6 by @purplecactus — 2023-08-21T04:10:25Z

Nuclear, already mentioned, is a nice looking alternative

I found out about Funkwhale and it seems cool. It does seem like a real task though, for me, since my music collection is atrophied from years and years of streaming (i was even an early spotify user). [https://alternativeto.net/software/funkwhale/about/](https://alternativeto.net/software/funkwhale/about/)

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## Post 9 by @anon74790864 — 2023-09-04T18:36:14Z

InnerTune is also great

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## Post 10 by @Tech-Trooper — 2023-09-05T11:54:50Z

You can use Spotube, Songtube, Innertune, and Musify. It’s also possible to use new pipe and libeetube in audio only mode.

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## Post 11 by @Regime6045 — 2023-09-05T14:54:51Z

The _real_ alternative would be to start your own personal music collection (as in, files saved on your computer or phone). Whether bought, ripped or pirated is up to you.

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## Post 12 by @PublicLewdness — 2023-09-10T02:08:28Z

I don’t do a lot of streaming myself, would Funkwhale do the trick ?

> **[Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/)**
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> Funkwhale - A platform for all your audio

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## Post 13 by @lepras — 2023-09-10T05:31:00Z

> **[Home | Cider Collective](https://cider.sh/)**
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> A community-ran and maintained software company focused on creating the best experience for end users. Home of Cider, Connect, Remote.

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## Post 14 by @kid — 2023-09-11T22:10:13Z

[cider classic](https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider#-cider-classic-has-approached-its-end-of-life-status) is no longer actively maintained + [cider 2](https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider-2#cider-2) is not open-source

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## Post 15 by @lepras — 2023-09-12T04:04:33Z

> [@kid](#):
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> [cider 2](https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider-2#cider-2) is not open-source

is the desktop client open source?

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## Post 17 by @lepras — 2023-09-14T03:45:33Z

> [@anon4510900](#):
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> no, that’s the point.

that’s very unfortunate, I liked it.

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## Post 18 by @wojtekxtx — 2023-09-15T21:25:25Z

Im heavy user of YT music. Quite nice. Good price\<\>value ratio

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## Post 19 by @MusicFans — 2024-04-23T00:54:12Z

Allavsoft is also a great alternative for music streaming.  
It support many music websites like spotify, soundcloud, youtube etc.