Shazam for Windows

What's new

No detailed changelog provided.

System requirements

No processor speed, memory size, disk size, or processor family is published for a current Windows desktop build, because a supported native installer is not offered. Identifying a song needs a microphone and a network connection. Contemporary reports quote a sunset effective February 7, 2017, when Shazam for Windows was removed from the Microsoft Store with no further updates. Windows Phone is deprecated.

Installation

Do not download unofficial Windows installers named "Shazam". Apple does not currently offer a supported native Windows desktop installer. The Windows 10 app was discontinued. Contemporary reports quote Shazam saying that, effective February 7, 2017, Shazam for Windows was sunset and removed from the Microsoft Store, with no further updates. On a Windows PC, use the Chrome extension if it is still offered, or use Shazam on a phone or another supported device. The phone app is the primary way to identify a song. The app listens through a microphone and needs a network connection. A match is not guaranteed for every recording, and this page does not state an accuracy figure or a web listening control on shazam.com.

Editorial review

Shazam's useful job is narrow: hold a microphone to a short stretch of music and wait for a match, if the network can return one. Apple has owned the product since 2018, and the clients that still belong in that description are iOS, macOS, watchOS, Android, Wear OS, and a Google Chrome extension, with Windows Phone already deprecated. The Windows story stops earlier. Contemporary reports quote Shazam itself: effective February 7, 2017, Shazam for Windows was sunset and pulled from the Microsoft Store, with no further updates. Treating a random executable named Shazam as the missing desktop app is the mistake this page is written to prevent. If a Chrome extension is still offered, that is the PC-side option; otherwise use the phone, which remains the primary way to identify a song. Nothing here promises that every track will be named.

Use Shazam on a phone or another supported client, or the Chrome extension if it is still offered. Do not install an unofficial Windows package.

FAQ

Can I install Shazam on Windows?

No supported native Windows desktop installer is currently offered. Do not download unofficial Windows installers named Shazam.

What happened to the Windows app?

The Windows 10 app was discontinued. Contemporary reports quote Shazam: effective February 7, 2017, Shazam for Windows was sunset and removed from the Microsoft Store, with no further updates.

How can I identify a song from a Windows PC?

Use the Chrome extension if it is still offered, or use the phone app, which is the primary way. This page does not describe a listening control on shazam.com.

Does Shazam name every song?

No. It listens through a microphone and needs a network connection to return a match. Recognition of every recording is not promised, and no accuracy figure is published here.