Spotube is an open-source music streaming platform that functions as a lightweight alternative to the official Spotify client[^7]. The app allows users to stream music without requiring a Spotify Premium subscription.

Key features include:

Ad-free listening using public Spotify and YouTube Music APIs
Cross-platform support for mobile and desktop
Downloadable tracks for offline listening
Time-synced lyrics
Anonymous/guest login
No telemetry or user data collection
Native performance without using Electron

A notable limitation is that Spotube can sometimes play mismatched tracks, particularly for less popular songs. Users have reported cases where the app plays incorrect versions of songs from YouTube when the original Spotify track isn't found[^5].

The app is available through:

F-Droid for Android devices[^7]
GitHub releases for desktop platforms^4

[^5]: GitHub - Incorrect, Mismatching Tracks Issue [^7]: F-Droid - Spotube

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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, were they able to resolve the legal issue they had with the Spotify API? Really glad to hear that.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I can't even find the announcement for when they got into the legal issue in the first place. It's like it didn't happen.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, me neither. Maybe because it wasn't a post perse but a modification of the main page that they modified again? I don't know if github saves previous states of a modified page.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

It was definitely on the main page. Their blog link is coming up dry too. Hmm. 🤷🏽