Music has always been the best stress reliever, a perfect combination of music and ambiance can mood you up and make your day amazing. Are you still listening to music on YouTube? YouTube is fine but in this world of million soundtracks and thousands of artists, we need to have dedicated Music apps that can mix and match and bring the best music suggestions based on your taste, create dedicated radio stations and also use lesser data.
Best Music apps for Windows 11/10
While the built-in Media Player app is cool, if you are looking for more then you should consider a third-party app from the Windows Store. Most of the music apps also have an option to save tracks offline but that feature usually comes with a price. Here is a list of some of the best Music apps for Windows 11/10 which are available in the Windows Store.
- Pandora
- Audiocloud
- TuneIn Radio
- Shazam
- Musixmatch Desktop
- Spotify
- SoundCloud
- Amazon Music
- Transitions DJ
- Piano 10
Let us take a look at them.
1] Pandora
Pandora is an amazing music application that comes up with amazing personalized radio stations that play the music you love and the application also evolves with your taste in music and hence provides great suggestions. You can personalize your station and also browse hundreds of stations already created for you. Other than music, Pandora comes with an amazing set of features that make it more preferable over the other radio music apps. It comes with Live Tile, Cortana voice commands and automatic data synchronization over different devices. Few exciting features are also available for Xbox One users; Pandora lets you play music in the background as you play your game. Also, you can easily pause the track, skip it or control the volume within the game. This one also functions as a Radio app.
2] Audiocloud
Audiocloud is a third party implementation of SoundCloud API, it brings millions of track right in front of you. SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that lets users upload and promote their creations and also listen to music created by other people around the globe. The UI is clean and nice. It keeps all the songs neatly organized and comes with other interesting features such as sleep timer and etc. You cannot download or save the music offline due to the limitations of the SoundCloud API but you can always create playlists and stream them from anywhere. Audiocloud is completely free and displays no adverts, there are in-app purchases but that is just for donation purposes.
3] TuneIn Radio
TuneIn claims to be the world’s largest collection of online radio stations. You can listen to more than 100,000 online radio stations and all of them being played live. Other than music stations, you can listen to News, Sports and other radio stations as well. TuneIn Radio has a great clean interface, stations are categorized well and organized. The app is completely free but displays banner advertisements.
4] Shazam
Shazam is not any conventional music application that lets you play music online, but it is an amazing application that lets you identify music being played around you. With a tap of a button, you can identify which song is being played around you. Next time you hit the club and you aren’t aware of the track, let Shazam do it for you. Once a track has been recognized, you can head up to Windows Store to buy it or to YouTube to view its performances and official videos. Shazam also comes with Cortana powered voice commands.
5] Musixmatch Desktop
For all those people who love to sing along, Musixmatch Desktop provides you with synchronized scrolling lyrics as you play your favorite music on Spotify or iTunes. All you need to do is, open up Musixmatch application and then play a song on Spotify or iTunes and that is it. Musixmatch has a large lyrics database and there is rarely an occasion that it misses out on any song. We expect support for more applications in the near future, rest the application runs amazingly well.
6] Spotify
Spotify is one of the best music apps for Windows 11 and Windows 10. As said, you can download Spotify from the Microsoft Store. Whether you want to listen to music, create your library, or share a playlist with friends, you can use Spotify to get the job done. The user interface of Spotify is uncluttered and modern. These are some of the reasons why you might want to opt for Spotify. The next big thing is the collection of music. Whether you want to listen to regional songs or foreign music, you can do almost everything on Spotify. However, you must have an account to start using Spotify on your computer. Download Spotify from Microsoft.com.
7] SoundCloud
If you are not familiar with SoundCloud, you must know that SoundCloud is one of the biggest libraries you can find on the internet. The highlight of this app or service is the repository of collection. No matter whether you are an independent music creator or singer, or regular user, you can use SoundCloud to find something useful. If you are a creator, you can upload your content and share it with friends and followers. On the other hand, if you are a user, you can simply download the app and start finding your favorite music or podcast as per your desire. Download SoundCloud from micorsoft.com.
8] Amazon Music
If you have Amazon Prime subscription, you can undoubtedly find Amazon Music useful. The collection of content is pretty massive, and that is why you must try this app on your computer. According to the official statement, it comes with more than 60 million songs at the time of writing. Whether you want to listen to newly released songs or something old, you can do both using this app. Like Spotify, it comes with a neat and clean user interface. Download Amazon Prime from Microsoft.com.
9] Transitions DJ
If you want a DJ and you are looking for a basic app to tweak songs as per your requirements, Transitions DJ is probably the best place to start with. It comes with tons of options to tweak every little aspect of an audio file. Whether you want to change the BPM, adjust the tempo, loop a specific part, or do something else, you can use the Transitions DJ to get the thing done. The last but not the least thing is the user interface. Although it may look tricky, you won’t find it difficult to use. Download Transitions DJ from Microsoft.com.
10] Piano 10
If you are a piano player but you cannot play it due to some reasons, you can try this emulator on your computer. Like GarageBand, you can install Piano 10 on your Windows computer to create tunes. The best thing is that it includes the metronome so that you can practice like an actual player. Apart from that, you can record the playing, change the piano setup, etc. It comes with a notations feature so that you can view the notation of a song and play the piano accordingly. Download Piano 10 from Micorosft.com.
Which music app is totally free?
If you are looking for a totally free music app, you can go with Spotify. Spotify offers both free and paid plans to its users. The free version of Spotify contains ads. Hence, if you are a free user of Spotify, you will see ads while streaming music. If you want to have an ad-free experience with Spotify, you have to purchase its paid plans.
Does Microsoft have a music player?
Yes, Microsoft Windows comes with a music player. Earlier, Groove Music was available as a media player app on Windows 11/10. Later, Microsoft replaced the Groove Music app with the new Media Player on Windows 11 which has a lot of new features. This is completely different from Windows Media Player Legacy.
You can search for these applications and more in the Windows Store.
So these were the best Music apps available for Windows 11/10 in my opinion. Which is your favorite? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
