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
Music bots let you listen, share and discover inside Telegram: a YouTube clip dropped into a chat, a podcast episode as an audio message, a radio station or a classical piece on request. Downloading tracks is a separate rating; these bots are about listening and sharing.
The best Telegram bot for music and podcasts is Video Search for YouTube (@vid): the official inline bot inserts a YouTube video with a preview into any chat when you type @vid and a phrase, free and used by over 200,000 people a month. Yourcast Bot (@yourcastbot) is the pick for podcasts, delivering episodes as regular audio messages, and Classical Music (@music) sends a piece from its library on request with no account needed.
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.
Find new podcasts through search or a recommendation system, and get notified when a new episode of a followed show drops. Free.
63 / 100
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Stream internet radio stations right inside Telegram, any time — pick a station and listen, no separate radio app needed. Free.
63 / 100
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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.
62 / 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
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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.
56 / 100
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Comparison
| # | Bot | Price | Languages | Inline | Groups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video Search for YouTube @vid | Free | MULTI | yes | yes | 83 |
| 2 | Yourcast Bot @yourcastbot | Free | EN | no | no | 70 |
| 3 | Classical Music @music | Free | EN | no | no | 64 |
| 4 | Podcastly @podcastly_bot | Free | EN | no | no | 63 |
| 5 | Radio Bot @radiobot | Free | EN | no | no | 63 |
| 6 | LastFM Robot @lastfmrobot | Free | EN | yes | no | 62 |
| 7 | Stream Music @streammusic_bot | Free | EN | no | yes | 59 |
| 8 | Lyrics @notariolyricsbot | Free | EN | no | no | 56 |
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How we chose
We searched for the same five items in every bot, a popular track, an obscure one, a podcast by name, a radio station and a composer, and checked what came back and how fast. We tested whether audio plays inline, whether the bot works in group chats and inline mode, whether it needs an account on an external service and how much advertising it shows.
Music & podcasts
Sharing versus listening
Inline bots such as @vid are for sharing: type the bot's name and a phrase in any chat and pick a result; the video plays in Telegram's player. Listening bots keep the content in your chat with the bot: Yourcast and Podcastly deliver podcast episodes, Radio Bot streams stations, Classical Music sends full pieces. LastFM Robot is different again: it shares what you are listening to elsewhere as a card.
Podcasts in Telegram
A podcast bot replaces a podcast app if you listen to a handful of shows: episodes arrive as audio messages with Telegram's speed control and background playback. Subscribe by show name or RSS link; new episodes come as notifications. Long episodes are limited by Telegram's file size, which for most shows is not a problem.
Rights and reliability
Bots that play YouTube, radio or public catalogs stay within the rules; bots that hand out copyrighted tracks as files come and go, and are listed in the music downloaders rating with that caveat. Official bots and those built on public APIs, like Last.fm's, are the ones that keep working year after year.
Frequently asked questions
Can I listen to podcasts without a separate app?
Yes, Yourcast Bot and Podcastly deliver episodes as audio messages with Telegram's speed control and background playback.
How does @vid work?
Type @vid and a search phrase in any chat, pick a result, and the YouTube video is sent with a preview that plays in Telegram.
Is there a bot for internet radio?
Radio Bot streams stations inside Telegram; pick a station and listen without another app.
Do these bots download music?
No, they play and share; for downloads see the music downloaders rating.