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Are you listening to a song and don\u2019t know the name of it? Want to \u201cShazam\u201d it but don\u2019t have an Android or iOS phone? Check out SongRec! It\u2019s an unofficial Shazam client for Linux. Here\u2019s how to use it to \u201cShazam\u201d on the Linux desktop.<\/p>\n

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Installing the SongRec app on Linux<\/h2>\n

Before going over how you can use the SongRec application to \u201cShazam\u201d songs on the Linux desktop, you\u2019ll have to install it first. Officially, SongRec supports Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, Flatpak, and others.<\/p>\n

To start the installation of SongRec on your computer, you\u2019ll need to launch a terminal window on the Linux desktop. You can open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard or searching for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu<\/h4>\n

On Ubuntu, the SongRec app can best be installed through a PPA. This PPA supports Ubuntu 18,04, 20.04, and newer versions of Ubuntu. To get it working, use the following apt-add-repository<\/strong> command down below.<\/p>\n

\nsudo apt-add-repository ppa:marin-m\/songrec -y -u\n<\/pre>\n
After adding the PPA, update and install SongRec.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install songrec <\/pre>\n
Debian<\/h4>\n
Even though there is a PPA for Ubuntu, there is nothing for Debian users. If you wish to use this app on your Debian Linux PC, the best way to get it working is by following the Flatpak installation instructions in this guide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arch Linux<\/h4>\n
The SongRec application is available for all Arch Linux users inside of the official Arch Linux software repositories included in the operating system by default. To get it working on your system, use the following pacman<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S songrec\n<\/pre>\n
Fedora<\/h4>\n
If you\u2019re a Fedora Linux user, you will be able to use the SongRec application on your computer, but sadly, not as an official package from the Fedora software repositories. So instead, if you wish to get this program working on your system, you will have to follow along with the Flatpak installation instructions in this guide.<\/p>\n
OpenSUSE<\/h4>\n
OpenSUSE, like Fedora, and Debian does not have official ways to install the SongRec application. Unfortunately, the developer hasn\u2019t taken the time to create an official OpenSUSE RPM for SongRec. However, you can still use the application on your computer via Flatpak. So follow those instructions to get the app running on your OpenSUSE system.<\/p>\n
Flatpak<\/h4>\n
SongRec is available as a Flatpak app on the Flathub app store. However, if you\u2019d like to use this application on your computer, you\u2019ll first have to set up the Flatpak runtime. To get the runtime working on your computer, please follow our guide on the subject.<\/p>\n
After you\u2019ve set up the Flatpak runtime on your computer, the installation of SongRec can begin. Using the two commands below, install the latest release of SongRec on your Linux desktop.<\/p>\n
\nflatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo\nflatpak install flathub com.github.marinm.songrec\n<\/pre>\n
How to use Shazam on the Linux desktop with SongRec<\/h2>\n
Open up SongRec on your Linux desktop. You can open up the application on your Linux PC by searching for \u201cSongRec\u201d in your app menu. Once it is open, follow the step-by-step instructions below.<\/p>\n
Step 1:<\/strong> Find the \u201cAudio input\u201d\u00a0 section in SongRec. Once you\u2019ve found this area of the app, find the drop-down menu. Inside of the drop-down menu, set it to \u201cDefault.\u201d \u201cDefault\u201d stands for your default sound device.<\/p>\n
Step 2:<\/strong> Once you\u2019ve set your default sound device in the SongRec application, check the box \u201cRecognize from my speakers instead of microphone.\u201d This option will make SongRec able to \u201cShazam\u201d anything playing on your computer for you.<\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> Find the \u201cTurn on microphone recognition\u201d button inside of SongRec. Click on it. When you select this button, the SongRec app will begin song recognition. You\u2019ll notice song recognition is working when the volume meter in the app is moving.<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> Play the song you wish to recognize on your computer speakers. Let it play for a bit while the microphone recognition starts to work. When it detects the song playing, it will appear in the \u201cRecognition history\u201d section.<\/p>\n
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Step 5:<\/strong> Select the song inside of the \u201cRecognition\u201d history. Then, find the \u201cSearch on YouTube\u201d button, and click on it with the mouse. Selecting this button will bring up the song in YouTube search history.<\/p>\n
Look through the YouTube history and find the song you wish to listen to. Then, click on it in the search results to load it up on the YouTube play page. YouTube will then start playing your song.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Note: Want to remove the search history from SongRec? You can. Select the \u201cWipe history\u201d button to clear all song history from the SongRec app.<\/p>\n
Repeat this process as many times as needed to recognize more songs.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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