Firefox
Drop-in replacementFreeComes with most Linux systems. Open the site and carry on.
Your files: Nothing changes. Your library stays in your Google account.
Does YouTube Music run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. YouTube Music is a website, so it works in a browser on Linux exactly as it did on Windows. Google never made a desktop app for any system, so nothing is missing.
YouTube Music runs at music.youtube.com and that is the whole product on a computer. There is no official Windows program either, so a Linux switcher loses nothing at all here. Sign in with the same Google account and your library, playlists, uploads and subscription are all there.
Google recommends Chrome, and the site will tell you if your browser is older than it expects. Chrome and Chromium both install from the app store on Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint, and Firefox works for ordinary listening too.
A small practical tip. Most Linux desktops let you turn a website into something that looks and behaves like an installed app, with its own icon and window, and the media keys on your keyboard usually still control playback. That gets you most of the way to the app experience some people build with unofficial desktop wrappers.
Music you uploaded to YouTube Music stays in your account and is not affected by the switch. If you also keep those files locally, Strawberry or Rhythmbox will play them without a subscription.
What to use instead of YouTube Music
Strawberry
Different way of workingFreeFor playing music files you keep on your own computer, with no account and no internet needed.
Your files: Plays MP3, FLAC and M4A files. Cannot play YouTube Music streams.
Spotify
Close matchFree with paid extrasThe main alternative service, and the one with an official installed Linux app.
Your files: Different service. Playlists do not transfer without a third-party tool.
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