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Spotify CLI alternatives

Spotify from the command line

Open CLI Collective Music players

12 Windows apps in the same category as Spotify CLI, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Spotify

    All the music you’ll ever need.

    Proprietary 1.3.6.1921.g7086c071a617 5.4M ↓ music, spotify
  • iTunes

    iTunes offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    Proprietary 12.13.11.1 2.9M ↓ music
  • FLAC

    Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) command-line encoder and decoder.

    Open source 1.5.0 15.7K ↓ ★ 2.5K cli, music
  • Mixxx

    Free and open source DJ software for Windows, macOS, and Linux

    Open source 2.5.6 80.9K ↓ ★ 7.3K music
  • Sonic Pi

    Free code-based music creation and performance tool.

    Open source 5.0.0 13.5K ↓ ★ 12.2K music
  • SuperCollider

    SuperCollider is a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound.

    Open source 3.14.1 20.4K ↓ ★ 6.8K music
  • Clementine

    multiplatform music player

    Open source 1.4.1 21K ↓ ★ 4.3K music
  • foobar2000

    foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform.

    Free 2.26.1 409.5K ↓ music
  • Spotube

    Spotube is a Flutter based lightweight spotify client. It utilizes the power of Spotify & Youtube's public API & creates a hazardless, performant & resource friendly User Experience

    Open source 5.1.2 17.5K ↓ ★ 50.2K music, spotify
  • YouTube Music

    YouTube Music Desktop App bundled with custom plugins (and built-in ad blocker / downloader)

    Open source 3.12.0 21K ↓ ★ 33.9K music
  • OpenMPT

    A powerful audio application that makes writing music fun, easy and efficient.

    Open source 1.32.11.00 19.4K ↓ ★ 790 music
  • MusicBrainz Picard

    A cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.

    Open source 3.0.2 86.7K ↓ ★ 5.3K music

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Spotify CLI Open source 0.1.11 July 30, 2026 — 85
Spotify Proprietary 1.3.6.1921.g7086c071a617 October 21, 2026 — 5.4M
iTunes Proprietary 12.13.11.1 September 9, 2026 — 2.9M
FLAC Open source 1.5.0 February 16, 2025 2.5K 15.7K
Mixxx Open source 2.5.6 March 27, 2026 7.3K 80.9K
Sonic Pi Open source 5.0.0 October 2, 2026 12.2K 13.5K
SuperCollider Open source 3.14.1 January 19, 2026 6.8K 20.4K
Clementine Open source 1.4.1 February 15, 2025 4.3K 21K
foobar2000 Free 2.26.1 October 9, 2026 — 409.5K
Spotube Open source 5.1.2 July 11, 2026 50.2K 17.5K
YouTube Music Open source 3.12.0 July 3, 2026 33.9K 21K
OpenMPT Open source 1.32.11.00 August 15, 2026 790 19.4K
MusicBrainz Picard Open source 3.0.2 October 11, 2026 5.3K 86.7K