Thanks for your insight
I use RiMusic and love it. I was using ViMusic, but then it got discontinued and I found RiMusic, which is a fork (and I like it better than the original).
Spotube’s Android client had a lot of performance issues last time I tried it (which was a while ago, to be fair) and seemed to be pulling everything from YouTube Music despite the name. I think RiMusic and InnerTune are a lot better, personally. InnerTune if you want a simpler, more traditional UI, RiMusic if you don’t mind something a bit more convoluted but also fun and different. RiMusic has some more traditional UI options now as well but I like the older one with the menu on the side - it feels like an app on an early smartphone, back when everything was weird and fun.
InnerTune uses YouTube music, so far it’s been really good. No sign in, no ads, decent quality, and grabs alternative versions like covers and acoustic versions too.
It allows you to download the songs, build a library, create playlists, and you can free listen to related music.
Edit: Corrected typo, it’s InnerTune.
I only find InnerTuNe not InnerTube. And First time I see this: it refused to work since I installed it from Aurora. And an Innertune (may or may not be the same) from F-Droid doesnt work either
Yup sorry, typo, I corrected it in my original comment. Weird it isn’t working for you, I think I have the F-droid version.
tested innertune just now, and it worked. i noticed there are two of them in f-droid, try the other one? or maybe you were being blocked because of vpn? with mullvad only a few countries work with youtube. try rimusic, it uses youtube music too.
It’s asking me to sign in and nothing will play until I do.
Edit: using the forked version linked on izzyondroid’s fdroid repo works fine
I’ve been using the fork Outertune, which seems more compatible with youtube music sync across devices, if you care about that
Youtube Music ReVanced should be good, it’s the legacy of Youtube Music Vanced, which has served me well for years, even after its takedown.
Been using YT music Revanced since summer and it’s great. No ads and being able to have my phone off is heaven.
I really don’t get why Spotify people hate YT music and get so elitist about it, it literally has every song to ever exist; if it’s on YouTube, it’s on YT Music. I especially love it cause videogame OSTs are on there and frequently I see people crying “why isn’t it on Spotify?”
If you like offline music Poweramp on Android is great. Not free tho
i love the headphone profiles in poweramp!
Spotube: It’s not the greatest UX, but will read your Spotify Playlists and supports offline mode.
jokes aside, spotube’s great
annoying that they get preachy about it
This is what I’m using. I like their playlist generator
Weird, isn’t working for me
I don’t know if you tried it or not, but I’d suggest that you install the latest release from their Download Page, as opposed to other sources.
I’ve noticed on Android, that the F-Droid Version is not “quickly” updated and frequently breaks due to breaking changes from Google.
(I’ve also just upgraded to v4.0 on my android phone and it’s working - good luck!)
They kept jacking up the prices and making the streaming services worse so I finally pulled the plug and went offline. It’s a pain in the ass, to be honest, but once it’s all set up it’s really quite nice. The only long term issue is discoverability. I feel a bit like I’m stuck with the music I have now and discovering new music and listening to it is such a hassle that I just don’t do it. That said, I no longer pay for streaming, and I like what I have, so I’m not complaining.
I can strongly recommend Plexamp, which integrates well into an existing Plex setup.
Lidarr is a great complement to an existing Arr stack. And if you’re going to host your own music, you might as well look at Sonarr and Radarr, which are so great.
NewPipe on Soundcloud and look for dj sets
I’m on Deezer with a family plan that my family is happy about ; I use Murglar 2 to download the music I am paying for.
I should really consider giving money to a spotify challenger, like Deezer… I guess I’m still too cheap for that
To be honest I’ve never bought into the whole cloud music thing, at the minute I’ve most of my storage taken up by music and TV on my phone.
I use Neutron music player for music and for video a mix of Stremio and mx player pro.
Navidrome with tempo if you go the self hosted route
feishin + navidrome
Feishin seems to be the best option for navidrome on windows and linux as far as I am aware but I have this really annoying bug that prevents me from seeing any tracks that I don’t have marked as favorites for some reason.
I think that is an option. Maybe do you enabled it? Did you try reaching the community through github or discord?
It is an option under the filter menu but in my case it cannot be turned off. The slider is in the off position and I still only see my favorites
I’ve been using YouTube Music for a long time. I encourage everyoneone to download the Revanced Manager (link here) and mod the original APK (you can download it from anywhere, namely pureApk or uptodown) by yourself. The process is incredibly easy and you can have almost all advantages of premium without paying a penny, like with the modded Spotify APK.
Youtube Music Revanced Extended, using NodeJS Builder on PC. Generally the audio on youtube music feels more alive than on spotify for me. I often experience where the same song has a wider stereo field on yt music, means spotify internally modifies the stereo spread in songs. Also yt music allows louder playback, spotify is stuck with standards that I have no sympathy for. I say if a song sounds good then just let it be, don’t generalize all songs.
I’ve observed the same thing about YT music’s audio. It’s actually a bit frustrating because YT has the better quality, it’s louder too (Spotify app is strangely quiet in comparison), the algorithm is nicer, I actually even like the UI a little better. But the queue system sucks donkey balls, there’s no cross-system control, and no jam so I often go back to Spotify when with friends.
I’m still using Airsonic-Advanced. I know there are alternatives like gonic and navidrome. But, eh. I like buy music from Bandcamp or directly from the artist, and then upload it to airsonic. Works nice.
I’m just waiting for a new mod to come out
