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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[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is it only for me, or the login does not work? I get error 404 every time i try.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This has been the case for a few months now, rather disingeous of op to post this when it's a known problem and makes the app completely unusuable.

It's a known issue. They have to find a way around Spotifys API which... doesn't seem to be going well.

[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, makes sense now. I'll keep it installed just in case they found a workaround.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube/releases

It seems they have already fixed it, but I haven't tried the new update since it isn't on F-Droid yet

[–] parameter2938@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Me too