*Freemake Music Box* is a music streaming application that aims to provide
you with *free, legal music* that's not restricted by geographical
boundaries. There are lots of music apps out there, and although some of them
are really good, there are definite drawbacks. Spotify's free version is
limited, Pandora's not available outside the US...the list goes on. *The
good* Not so with Freemake Music Box. This application uses a *powerful
search engine* to seek out free, legal music for you. It doesn't specify
where it finds this music, exactly, but it does guarantee that you won't get
into trouble for listening to it. Freemake Music Box doesn't require any kind
of sign up, which is another plus to this music streaming app. When you
search for music with Freemake Music Box, you'll get a list of results in the
main interface. You can *filter results* by artist, track and album. When you
play a track, a video will appear in the lower left-hand corner - you can
hide this video if you want. Freemake Music Box also supports *playlists* -
just add a track to a playlist by right clicking on a song and picking Add
track to playlist. *The bad* Free music is always good, and Freemake Music
Box is a great attempt, but it's still in the early stages of development and
has some definite weak spots. The main issue is the quality and availability
of music. Loading tracks can be very slow, and although all tracks are well
labeled, you sometimes click on one, only to find that a completely unrelated
track plays. Of course, this is generally related to imperfect tagging of
uploaded videos and tracks, and isn't Freemake Music Box's fault, but it
still interrupts the listening experience. If you pick a track only to find
that something else plays, you can right-click to *skip to the next version*
of the song - but there's still no guarantee that it will be the right one.
*Freemake Music Box is an interesting proposal and worth a download if you
want free music. Just be aware that it has some serious limitations.*Download
*Freemake Music Box 0.9.5.1* in Softonic
