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Alternatives to Spotify/Youtube Music/Deezer?

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I’ve spent a lot of time looking for decent open source alternatives to these platforms. Most alternatives tend to be somewhat buggy or barely work often (In my personal experience.) Can anyone suggest any alternatives they have had a good experience with and use actively?

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lckdscl [they/them]@whiskers.bim.boats
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I’ve tried all streaming platforms on and off over the years. I’ve always returned to DRM-free methods (if you know what I mean). I currently self-host Navidrome. Not the best for discovery though, for that, maybe try InnerTune.

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WardPearce@lemmy.nzOP
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Just like to say thanks again for the suggestion. Been using my Navidrome (+ Metube) instance for a couple hours with Subtracks client & it’s prefect!

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WardPearce@lemmy.nzOP
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navidrome looks awesome (including all the amazing third party client options), never heard of it before. Deffo will try!

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UprisingVoltage@feddit.it
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I recommend those two as well

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digger@latte.isnot.coffee
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InnerTune just picked up a nice update too!

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TheOptimalGPU@lemmy.rentadrunk.org
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This might sound stupid but CDs. I buy CDs and rip them to FLAC to listen with Strawberry Music Player or Jellyfin.

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iuseit@iusearchlinux.fyi
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This is the way

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Blizzard@lemmy.zip
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If I were to ditch Spotify, I guess I would go back to mp3s.

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CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.ml
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Bandcamp isn’t open source but pretty fair IMO and you can stream via Newpipe or Kodi plugin. It is not a direct alternative but good enough. Using Newpipe you can also access everything on Youtube Music.

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