You have plenty of options when it comes to listening to music. From traditional radio and Internet radio to locally stored music, music CDs, or online services such as Spotify or YouTube.
If you like Spotify, but do not like the advertisements that come with a free account, then you might like what the open source software Spotube has to offer.
It uses music information from Spotify, but links all the music to YouTube. Means: you get most features that Spotify offers, including popular radios, mixes and whatnot, but without ads, as music is streamed from YouTube.
Spotube is a cross-platform application. It is available for the desktop systems Windows, macOS and Linux, and also the mobile operating systems Android and iOS.
Installation is straightforward. First thing you may do is sign-in to a Spotify account. You can create one or sign-in to an existing one. This is not a requirement, but your playlists, artists that you follow and albums are carried over, which means that you get direct access to them.
You may also browse Spotify’s selection of radios, mixes and other content. The only features that are not supported are Spotify Podcasts and Shows. These are only available on Spotify and require a premium subscription.
Click on the play button and music starts to play. There is a noticeable delay. It may take a few seconds before you start to hear the music, but playback was reliable during tests. Never got the wrong song or no song at all while testing the application and its features. There is an alternative track sources feature, which may help if a song is wrong or not of the best quality.
Speaking of which, features do not end here. You can create or generate playlists, like tracks, follow artists, and even download music to the local system for offline playback.
Closing Words
Spotube is an excellent option when it comes to playing music on your devices. It uses Spotify’s vast database of music, mixes, radios, and such, and combines those with freely streamed music from YouTube to avoid advertisement entirely.
Do you listen to music on your devices? If so, which services do you use? Feel free to leave a comment down below.
I was pleased Spotube works so well with Lively Wallpaper, PicPick, and IrfanView under Windows 11. I do hear an audible ad between song selections as I did under Spotify basic. Perhaps you refer to some other kind of ad?
IGNORE MY COMMENT ABOVE. SPOTIFY WORKS AND SPOTUBE DOES NOT FOR ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHY YET.