Openwhyd

Spec sheet

Purpose

Openwhyd is a free, open-source music curation service for creating playlists from streaming platforms and discovering music posted by other users.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · openwhyd.org

API

The Data Export API provides unauthenticated access to public user information, posts, playlists and hot tracks, with track lists available as JSON or URLs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.github.io

Security

The privacy policy describes SSL encryption for submitted personal information and encrypted storage behind a firewall, while stating that no security method is guaranteed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Support

The FAQ says replies to welcome emails are redirected to the official contact email and that the maintainer does their best to reply.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · openwhyd.org

Account integrations

The FAQ explains that users can connect a Last.fm account to scrobble listening history.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Adding music

Tracks can be added from other users, by searching a title or pasting a YouTube URL, or with a Chrome extension or bookmarklet on a page containing a track.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Adding tracks

The FAQ says tracks can be added from the stream or hot tracks, by searching or pasting a YouTube URL, or with the Chrome extension or bookmarklet.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Android app

The FAQ says an Android app has not been built and that the community would need to contribute the work.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Community

The homepage describes Openwhyd as a community of music lovers for discovering and collecting music from YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer and more.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Community features

The homepage lists adding, liking, commenting on and sharing tracks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Data export

The FAQ says users can export tracks and playlists in JSON format by adding query parameters to their profile URL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Data retention

The privacy policy says log data may be retained for up to 26 months.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Desktop playback

The downloadable desktop app supports background playback and provides downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.github.io

iOS

The desktop app download page links to an iOS download.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.github.io

Mobile limitation

The FAQ says other smartphone and tablet users can use an experimental mobile track finder to search and play individual tracks from their profile; it says an Android app had not been volunteered for at the time the FAQ was written.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mobile use

The FAQ describes an experimental Mobile Track Finder for searching and playing individual tracks from a user's profile on a smartphone or tablet.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Music sources

The homepage says users can discover and collect music from YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer and more.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Notable limitation

The FAQ says collaborative playlists were cancelled because they made the product more complicated and were costly to implement and maintain.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open source

The homepage says Openwhyd is maintained collaboratively under the MIT License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Privacy and security

The privacy policy says Openwhyd collects browser, operating system and IP information, describes SSL encryption and encrypted storage behind a firewall, and says no security method is guaranteed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Privacy controls

The privacy policy says users can request access to personal information and that account information and preferences are removed promptly after account deletion.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Privacy data

The privacy policy says the service may collect account information, browser and operating system details, IP address, and activity data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.org

Social features

Users can add tracks, like, comment on and share tracks, and the FAQ describes a stream of followed users and a hot-tracks ranking.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Sources

The API overview names YouTube, SoundCloud, Vimeo and Deezer as supported streaming sources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openwhyd.github.io

Supported platforms

web,Chrome extension,bookmarklet,desktop Electron app,API,self-hostedRead 22 Sep 2026 · openwhyd.org

Track availability

The FAQ warns that tracks may be removed from YouTube and that removed tracks are also deleted from playlists kept on YouTube without warning.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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