Openwhyd
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The facts
Each one read from Openwhyd's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account integrations
- The FAQ explains that users can connect a Last.fm account to scrobble listening history.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community
- The homepage describes Openwhyd as a community of music lovers for discovering and collecting music from YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer and more.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community features
- The homepage lists adding, liking, commenting on and sharing tracks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data export
- The FAQ says users can export tracks and playlists in JSON format by adding query parameters to their profile URL.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- The privacy policy says log data may be retained for up to 26 months.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop playback
- The downloadable desktop app supports background playback and provides downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Music sources
- The homepage says users can discover and collect music from YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer and more.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The FAQ says collaborative playlists were cancelled because they made the product more complicated and were costly to implement and maintain.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The homepage says Openwhyd is maintained collaboratively under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy data
- The privacy policy says the service may collect account information, browser and operating system details, IP address, and activity data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Openwhyd is a free, open-source music curation service for creating playlists from streaming platforms and discovering music posted by other users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Android app
- The FAQ says an Android app has not been built and that the community would need to contribute the work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- iOS
- The desktop app download page links to an iOS download.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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