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Why Cantaê?
Karaoke used to mean renting someone else's catalog or hunting for lyric videos. Cantaê starts from the music you already love.
 Cantaê | Karaoke subscriptions | Karaoke videos online | Karaoke machines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 5 songs, then one license key | Monthly or yearly fee | Free, with ads | Hardware + discs |
| Song catalog | Any song you own | Only their catalog | Whatever someone uploaded | Only songs on disc |
| Sing over the original recording | Yes | No | Some / depends | No |
| Word-by-word lyrics | Yes | Some / depends | Some / depends | No |
| Live pitch scoring with notes | Yes | Some / depends | No | Some / depends |
| Phones as remotes & song requests | Yes | Some / depends | No | No |
| Phone as microphone | Yes | Some / depends | No | No |
| Works offline | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Your music stays on your computer | Yes | No | No | Yes |
YesSome / dependsNoGeneral comparison by category. Individual products vary.
Cantaê Classic
Cantaê Classic vs. the new Cantaê
The new Cantaê was rebuilt from scratch. Here's what changes for people who sing with Classic today.
AI vocal separation of your own songs
ClassicNo
New CantaêAny song you own — with optional backing vocals
Synced lyrics
ClassicLine by line
New CantaêWord by word, checked against the singer's voice
Scoring
ClassicScore & ranking
New CantaêPitch Scoring with notes, combos, 3 levels and results screen
Phone remote
ClassicWeb app
New CantaêWeb app + Android app that finds the party by itself
TV
ClassicSecond monitor
New CantaêSecond screen, Android TV app or the TV's browser — with sound on the TV
Phone as microphone
ClassicNo
New CantaêYes
Reactions on the big screen
ClassicNo
New CantaêYes
Platforms
ClassicWindows
New CantaêWindows, then macOS and Linux