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Orpheus as a Groovy alternative

Stopped playing music on 30 August 2021 after a legal notice, and hasn’t come back. We last checked on 17 September 2026, and every part of what happened links to its source.

What happened to Groovy

30 August 2021Groovy went offline after Google sent it a cease and desist letter. YouTube said Groovy broke its terms of service, including by modifying the service and charging for it.engadget.com/groovy-bot-discord-youtube-music-145236619.html

Where Groovy is now

As we found it on 17 September 2026.

groovy.bot says Groovy has ended its service because it received legal notice, that premium subscribers were refunded, and that the bot will most likely stay offline.groovy.bot

How Orpheus is different

Orpheus is running today, and anyone with Manage Server in a server can add it.
Orpheus has no paid plan. 24/7, lyrics, filters, autoplay and 50 saved playlists each are free in every server.
Orpheus plays YouTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp, and plays a Spotify link by finding a matching copy of the recording.

What Orpheus gives every server

Each line links to the docs page that describes it. For bots that still charge for some of these, see the full comparison.

Price: Free. There’s no paid plan
24/7 in voice: Free
Saved playlists: Free: 50 per person, 500 tracks each. One import brings in 200
Filters: Free: 7 presets
Queue length: No set limit. A playlist link adds up to 200 tracks at a time
Volume: Free: 0 to 200
Lyrics: Free
Autoplay: Free
Web dashboard: Free

Switching over

Orpheus asks for seven permissions when you add it, and Administrator isn’t one of them.

Step 1
Add Orpheus
You need Manage Server in the server you’re adding it to. Then join a voice channel and type /play with a song name or a link.
Add to Discord
How to add a music bot to Discord, step by step
Step 2
Bring your playlists
Anything saved inside Groovy went with it. If a playlist started life on Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud or Bandcamp, paste that link into /playlist import.
One import holds up to 200 tracks. If the link has more, Orpheus offers to split it into several playlists and reads up to 500 tracks from one link. Spotify only gives Orpheus the first 200 of a playlist. Private playlists come back empty. Importing and exporting playlists
Step 3
Play it anywhere
/playlist play adds a saved playlist to the queue. Playlists belong to your account and work in any server with Orpheus. You can keep 50, with up to 500 tracks in each. The dashboard’s Your playlists page can import and play them too.

If you get stuck, ask in the support channel.

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Add Orpheus to your server

It asks for seven permissions, and Administrator isn't one of them. You can remove it from your server at any time.

Add to Discord Read the docs