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A Hydra music bot alternative
Hydra stopped playing music in 2023. eara is a music bot you can run next to it.
Hydra removed its music features in February 2023 and is now a general server bot, with levels, welcome messages and reaction roles.
To keep music in your server, add eara alongside it: join a voice channel, run /play, and paste a link or a song name.
Getting started with eara
- Add eara to your server. It's free.
- Join a voice channel.
- Run
/playwith a song name or a link from a supported site.
See Playing music in a voice channel for the queue, skipping and the rest of the controls.
What we say about Hydra comes from hydra.bot, checked on October 24, 2026. Something out of date? Tell us in our Discord server.
Common questions
Does Hydra still play music?
No. Hydra removed music in February 2023. It still runs as a general server bot.
What can I use for music instead of Hydra?
eara plays Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Deezer and Tidal links for free, with a shared queue, audio effects and Last.fm scrobbling.
Try eara in your server
Free in every server. Add it, join a voice channel and run /play.