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Cross-platform Spotify alternatives? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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I'm looking for a FOSS alternative to Spotify, preferably one that works across Android, MacOS, and Windows.

Does anything like that exist?

  • On Android, I'm using ViMusic. Works great!
  • On MacOS, I've tried nuclear and Spotube. Neither seems to work great.
  • Haven't tried anything on Windows yet.

Suggestions appreciated. Thanks lemmy!

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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The problem is that music isn't generally FOSS - people would like to be paid for their work. So the next best thing is to set up your own music service where you can add your own music.

Here's a good discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/rdxbxp/is_there_any_spotifylike_selfhosted_music/

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    FOSS doesn't mean that you can't be paid for it...

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    That's true. However, FOSS usually means that it's free (F) and open-source (OS). Music isn't usually open source - they don't usually share the sheet music or allow free editing/covering/forking of the music. So the worlds don't completely mesh. You can look at a FOSS solution for managing music, but you won't find a ton of FOSS music.

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