SoundHound

SoundHound SoundHound is a music discovery app that recognizes songs you hear, even when you can’t recall the title. Tap, sing, or play a clip to confirm tracks, view lyrics, and revisit your music history.

SoundHound

SoundHound is a music app made to help you identify tracks you’ve heard before—especially when you can’t remember the title. Use its song recognition to listen to a short snippet and quickly confirm whether it’s the music you’ve been trying to find. Best of all, it’s free, so you can enjoy music anytime and anywhere. It also keeps a detailed record of what you’ve listened to, making it easy to return to the songs you want in just a few seconds.

Key Features of SoundHound

DISCOVER

• Tap the large orange button to identify music playing nearby, showing the song title, artist, album, and lyrics.
• If a tune is stuck in your head, press the button and sing or hum—SoundHound will work out what it is.
• Save everything you find in your personal history page.
• Browse what’s trending with charts like Genre, Global, and Popular.



• Use the Music Map to see what’s playing near you and around the world.

PLAY

• Play discovered songs for free using SoundHound’s built-in YouTube music player.
• Connect your Spotify account to stream music directly inside SoundHound.

CONNECT

• Move your discovered songs into a Spotify playlist automatically (requires a SoundHound account and an active Spotify subscription).
• Sync your discoveries across multiple devices.

LYRICS

• Enjoy LiveLyrics® with real-time, interactive lyrics.



• Search by typing lyrics or using voice—just say things like: “Hey SoundHound… Show me lyrics for Thriller by Michael Jackson.”
• Revisit lyrics for your recently discovered and favorited songs.
• Find lyrics for tracks that are currently leading the SoundHound charts.

App Highlights

• Carefully stores your complete music listening history.
• Lets you open song lyrics in detail, so you can read along and sing.
• Offers access to hundreds of different music styles from around the world.
• Find songs by either voice search or typing lyrics into the search bar.
• Share the great songs you discover with friends nearby.

User Tips

• Use the big orange button to identify what’s playing—expect results like title, artist, album, and lyrics.
• Don’t remember the name? Hum or sing the melody into the app to help it locate the track.
• Link your Spotify account to generate playlists and stream smoothly from within SoundHound.
• Sign in to a SoundHound account to save discoveries and sync them across devices.

Note on Sharing

SoundHound users can share and distribute their uploaded tracks in any way they choose, including through social networks, messaging apps, and email. Your shared music can be a hit with friends—encourage them to download the app to explore hundreds of songs and interesting audio content.