Official inline bot: type @vid and a phrase to insert a YouTube video with preview into any chat. Free, no downloads, 236 thousand monthly users.
Best Telegram bots for Music & podcasts
Best Telegram bot for music & podcasts: Video Search for YouTube (@vid) — Official inline bot: type @vid and a phrase to insert a YouTube video with preview into any chat. Free, no. Runner-up: Yourcast Bot (@yourcastbot) — Search, subscribe to and listen to podcasts right inside Telegram — episodes. Also worth a look: Classical Music (@music). Scores are computed from nine public criteria; see the table below.
Search, subscribe to and listen to podcasts right inside Telegram — episodes arrive as regular audio messages, no separate podcast app needed. Free.
70 / 100
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A simple discovery bot for classical music: ask it for something to listen to and it sends a piece from its library, no download, no account. Free, over 93,000 monthly users.
Stream internet radio stations right inside Telegram, any time — pick a station and listen, no separate radio app needed. Free.
64 / 100
Score
Find new podcasts through search or a recommendation system, and get notified when a new episode of a followed show drops. Free.
63 / 100
Score
Share what you are listening to as a card in any chat, build an artist collage, and compare music taste with friends — connects to Last.fm, Libre.fm or ListenBrainz. Free.
63 / 100
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Play music together in a Telegram group's voice chat — the bot streams a track or radio while everyone in the call listens live. Free.
59 / 100
Score
Search song lyrics by pulling text from Genius, right inside Telegram — type a song title and get the words back, no music files involved. Free.
57 / 100
Score
Comparison
| # | Bot | Price | Languages | Inline | Groups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video Search for YouTube @vid | Free | MULTI | yes | yes | 84 |
| 2 | Yourcast Bot @yourcastbot | Free | EN | no | no | 70 |
| 3 | Classical Music @music | Free | EN | no | no | 64 |
| 4 | Radio Bot @radiobot | Free | EN | no | no | 64 |
| 5 | Podcastly @podcastly_bot | Free | EN | no | no | 63 |
| 6 | LastFM Robot @lastfmrobot | Free | EN | yes | no | 63 |
| 7 | Stream Music @streammusic_bot | Free | EN | no | yes | 59 |
| 8 | Lyrics @notariolyricsbot | Free | EN | no | no | 57 |
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