# Shazam like software that you can use on a PC?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shazam-like-software-that-you-can-use-on-a-pc/498910>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 6, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shazam-like-software-that-you-can-use-on-a-pc/498910 "2009-06-06T05:33:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shazam-like-software-that-you-can-use-on-a-pc/498910/1 "2009-06-06T05:33:06Z")

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The title sums it up. I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a Shazam like application that can live on a PC as opposed to an iPhone or Smartphone. It can work either via a microphone or via track analysis. I’m consistently frustrated by the fact that I can’t figure out the artist and song names on the radio or mix CDs from friends. It seems like a no-brainer that someone would port the Shazam concept onto a regular old computer.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shazam-like-software-that-you-can-use-on-a-pc/498910/2 "2009-06-06T05:48:57Z")

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[Tunatic](http://wildbits.com/tunatic/). Never tried it myself but it is supposed to do the same thing.