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YouTube Music vs AudioTube: catalog facts
YouTube Music	AudioTube
Freemium Free with ads. Music Premium, available in select countries, is a paid subscription that…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Web, Android, iOS	Linux
Includes live performances, covers and remixes from YouTube that other services lack Switches between a song’s audio and its music video	Search and browse YouTube Music outside a web browser Adaptive layout for desktop and Linux phones
The free tier has ads and does not play in the background Downloads need a Music Premium subscription	Linux only Depends on YouTube Music, so changes to the service can break it
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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