Spotube: An open source, cross-platform Spotify client

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Open Source@lemmy.ml – 184 points – 4 months ago

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Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron! Available for both desktop & mobile!

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I don't know why, but personally it really rubs me the wrong way.

It's not really "false advertising", since it's not a paid app, but still...

Real open source alternatives exist, but they require Spotify Premium to actually stream music legally straight from Spotify.

What are those open source alternatives you mention?

A few are mentioned here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Spotify#Third-party_clients

Are those Spotify alternative clients just for a better ux?

Yeah, but I don't really use them, so not the best person to ask. :)

I don't really see any false advertising. It is explicitly described as exactly what it is.

"An open source, cross-platform Spotify client compatible across multiple platforms utilizing Spotify's data API and YouTube, Piped.video or JioSaavn as an audio source, eliminating the need for Spotify Premium"

I guess it lacks the suggestion algo but that's the privacy compromise I guess.

No, it's not.

It says it's a "Spotify client". It simply isn't.

Read the next few words