Audio (19 programs)

Pros: Easy to use. Excellent sharing options. Good community.

Cons: Upload speeds aren't great.

Pros: Cross-platform. Curated playlists. Intuitive interface. Huge music library. Ability to access your playlists and radio.

Cons: Too many ads.

Pros: Uses the iconic Winamp Player. Retains the graphic equalizer. Customizable subscription packages for creators.

Cons: Separate subscriptions for different artists.

Pros: Great for discovering new music. Supports a wide variety of musical types. Share music on Twitter, Facebook, email.

Cons: Ads can be intrustive. All songs are played in clean version.

Pros: Easy to use interface. Nice graphical representations of album art. Includes optional free song packs. Option to download a desktop music uploader. One-click instant mixes.

Cons: Doesn't transfer already-made playlists with the upload. Has problems recognizing Unicode.

Pros: Large collection of free songs. Easy to create playlists.

Cons: Not all genres covered. Heavy emphasis on purchasing tracks.

Pros: Free indie music. Numerous radio collections. Stream without any interruption. Download unlimitedly.

Cons: Download feature is not available for those with Apple devices.

Pros: Free open license music for all. Use on various platforms.

Cons: Not that many artists so far. Needs a little setup.

Pros: Fun approach to learning. Free to use.

Cons: Only suitable for beginners. No modern songs available to learn.

Pros: Free version. Based on scientific understanding.

Cons: Still being developed. Short 30 minute sessions.

Pros: Browse mixes by genre or popularity. Comment on other users' mixes. Create your own mix in a few simple clicks. Downloadable song uploader available for Macs.

Cons: Creating playlists requires you own the songs.

Pros: Integrated with LastFM. Add Spotify tracks. Good sharing options.

Cons: Ugly website.

Pros: A very straightforward and utilitarian media player.. Suited for operating systems that are low on memory..

Cons: More advanced options such as editing content are not available.. Is not able to support some newer media codecs..

Pros: There is no charge to use this intuitive software bundle. Built-in transcription abilities will save users a great deal of time.

Cons: There can be times when garbled audio files make transcription difficult. This program can only be used by a single client (sharing is forbidden).

Pros: Great for finding new music. Pulls from Last.fm and Rdio's content library.

Cons: Requires Rdio subscription to browse full tracks. Headers will become covered by album art. No volume control.

Pros: You can start using it right away. Extensive music catalog. Easy regisrtration. Create a library, save playlists, share on Twitter and Facebook.

Cons: Last.fm scrobbling only available for VIP accounts.