No Premium, no ads
Play full tracks free. Spotube reads Spotify's catalog for the metadata and streams the audio from YouTube or another source you pick.
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Free & Open Source — v5.1.2
Your Spotify Library,Free and Ad-Free
Spotube streams the music you love using Spotify's catalog with YouTube and other sources for playback. No Premium, no ads, no Electron bloat. Just a fast open-source player.
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All your music, none of the paywall
Spotube pairs Spotify's catalog data with free audio sources, so you get the full library without a subscription.
Your playlists and likes
Connect a Spotify account and your playlists, saved songs and recommendations show up in Spotube. Everything sits where you expect it.
Spotify syncBuilt with Flutter, not Electron
Spotube is a native app on every platform, so it starts fast and stays light. No 300 MB web wrapper sitting in your memory.
native & fastDownload for offline
Save any track to disk with the built-in download manager. Parallel chunked downloading pulls songs fast, then plays them with no connection.
offline libraryPick your audio source
Choose YouTube, Piped, NewPipe or JioSaavn, or add a community plugin. Swap the source any time if one gets slow on you.
plugin sourcesOpen source and cross-platform
One BSD-licensed codebase runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. Read the source, file an issue or ship a fix on GitHub.
BSD-4-ClauseInstall Spotube in one command
Live in the terminal? Spotube installs with a single line on Mac and Windows.
macOS · Homebrew
$ brew tap krtirtho/apps && brew install --cask spotube
Windows · Chocolatey
> choco install spotube
01
Open your terminal
On Mac press ⌘+Space and type Terminal. On Windows open PowerShell from the Start menu.
02
Run your platform's line
Paste the matching command, hit Return and the package manager installs Spotube into your apps. Launch it and sign in.
Playing music in three steps
Install, sign in, press play. Spotube handles the rest.
1
Download Spotube
Grab the build for your OS and install it. Spotube runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android from the same project.
2
Connect Spotify
Sign in to pull your playlists and likes, or browse the catalog without an account. Your library loads in a few seconds.
3
Play and download
Search a song, hit play and pick your audio source in settings. Save tracks for offline whenever you want them on hand.
A player that feels right at home
Clean now-playing view, a live queue and controls where you expect them. This is Spotube on the desktop.
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lyrics view
offline downloads
plugin sources
Win · Mac · Linux · Android
Loved by listeners everywhere
Notes from people who made Spotube their daily player.
★★★★★
Cancelled Premium the week I found Spotube. All my playlists came straight across and the audio quality is great. No ads has been pure bliss.
Marcus T.
★★★★★
Runs on my Mac and my Windows desktop and behaves the same on both. Spotube feels lighter than the official app and starts in a blink.
Priya N.
★★★★★
The offline downloads sold me. I save a batch of albums before a flight and Spotube plays them all with zero signal. Works every time.
Daniel R.
★★★★★
Being able to switch the audio source when one gets slow is such a smart touch. Spotube keeps playing while other apps would just stall.
Aisha K.
★★★★★
A track goes missing now and then depending on the source, but a quick source swap fixes it. For a free open-source player this is superb.
Tom H.
★★★★★
Not another Electron monster eating my RAM. Spotube is native and it shows. I keep it open all day and barely notice it running.
Kenji S.
★★★★★
Installed with one Homebrew line and my whole Spotify library was there in seconds. Spotube on macOS just works, no fiddling required.
Elena V.
★★★★★
Open source, no login required to browse, no tracking. I read the repo before installing. Clean project with a maintainer who clearly cares.
Owen B.
★★★★★
Set Spotube up on Windows with choco in under a minute. The lyrics view and queue feel polished. Hard to believe this is free.
Grace L.
Questions people ask
Everything worth knowing before you download Spotube.
What is Spotube? +
Spotube is a free, open-source music app. It uses Spotify's catalog data to show tracks, playlists and recommendations, then streams the audio from a source like YouTube. You get the full library without a subscription.
Is Spotube free? +
Yes. Spotube is completely free and open source under the BSD-4-Clause license. There is no paid tier and no ads. You can read or build the code yourself on GitHub.
Do I need Spotify Premium for Spotube? +
No. Spotube does not need Premium. It reads the catalog through Spotify's data API and plays the audio from a free source, so the whole library is open to you without paying.
How do I install Spotube on Mac? +
Run
brew tap krtirtho/apps then brew install --cask spotube, or download the .dmg from the releases page and drag it to Applications. Both land the same app.How do I install Spotube on Windows? +
Use Chocolatey with
choco install spotube, or Scoop, or download the .exe installer from the releases page. Run it and Spotube installs like any other Windows app.Can I download songs in Spotube? +
Yes. The built-in download manager saves any track to your device with parallel chunked downloading for speed. Downloaded songs play with no connection at all.
Which platforms does Spotube run on? +
Spotube runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android from one codebase. Desktop builds come as installers, tarballs and Flatpak, and Android is on the Play Store, F-Droid and as an APK.
Is Spotube safe to use? +
The code is fully open on GitHub, so anyone can audit it, and there is no telemetry. You can browse without signing in, and connecting a Spotify account uses the official login flow rather than storing your password.
Start listening, free
Download Spotube for macOS or Windows and bring your whole library along. No Premium, no ads, no catch.