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YouTube MusicYTMDesktop
Freemium

Free with ads. Music Premium, available in select countries, is a paid subscription that…

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence; YouTube Music's own subscription terms…

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
  • Runs YouTube Music as a standalone desktop app
  • Free and open source
  • The free tier has ads and does not play in the background
  • Downloads need a Music Premium subscription
  • Unofficial, so changes to YouTube Music can break it
  • Depends on the YouTube Music web service
Web application, Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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