Shazam at a glance
There’s much more to Shazam than you think. As music plays around you, a single tap opens a whole world of music discovery (and a little bit of magic).
You can use Shazam on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, HomePod, and Android devices to:
Identify almost any song within earshot. Discover music on your favorite device.
Sync your songs to an Apple Music playlist. Automatically add your identified songs to a “My Shazam Tracks” playlist in the Music app 
on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Sync your songs to a Spotify playlist. Automatically add your identified songs to a “My Shazam Tracks” playlist in the Spotify app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Listen to your songs in Apple Music. Quickly open your songs in the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Listen to your songs in other music apps. Open an identified song in Spotify, Deezer, or YouTube Music on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Never miss a gig. Explore upcoming concerts, get reminders, and see ticket details for your favorite artists.
Sing along. Follow along with time-synced lyrics.
Watch videos. Enjoy official music videos from Apple Music or YouTube.
Spread the love. Share your identified songs with friends or family, or on social media using Messages and other apps.
Own it. Purchase your identified songs to further support the artists you love.
Discover new tunes. Check out recommended songs and playlists or view trending tracks.
Identify music in a browser tab. Use an extension to identify songs playing on a current webpage (rather than from your speakers or microphone).
Share your own songs. Add your own music to the Shazam music catalog.
Customize your Shazam experience. Allow haptic feedback, turn video previews on or off, or change other preferences on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Get a better view. Make it easier to read Shazam on your device’s screen using accessibility features for vision.
Shazam works by quickly matching a digital fingerprint of the music you’re hearing to one of millions of songs in the Shazam catalog.