28 tools · 1 category

Open-source alternatives to Spotify

Spotify streams music from a licensed catalog. The list below is every catalog tool tagged Media Streaming - Audio Streaming, which is the closest the catalog gets to the same job; none of them has been checked feature by feature against Spotify.

Tool	What it is	License	Stars	Last release	Commits 3mo
Navidrome Music Server Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-07-11	Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic.	GPL-3.0	23,396	v0.63.22026-07-11	190
koel Personal music streaming server that works. MIT · released 2026-09-07	Personal music streaming server that works.	MIT	17,241	v9.11.22026-09-07	40
Beets Music library manager and MusicBrainz tagger (command-line and Web interface). MIT · released 2026-09-07	Music library manager and MusicBrainz tagger (command-line and Web interface).	MIT	15,636	v2.14.02026-09-07	453
Audiobookshelf Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-07-27	Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.	GPL-3.0	14,263	v2.36.02026-07-27	85
Mopidy Extensible music server. Offers a superset of the mpd API, as well as integration with 3rd party services like Spotify, SoundCloud etc. Apache-2.0 · released 2026-09-06	Extensible music server. Offers a superset of the mpd API, as well as integration with 3rd party services like Spotify, SoundCloud etc.	Apache-2.0	8,568	v4.0.32026-09-06	54
Snapcast Synchronous multiroom audio server. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-03-10	Synchronous multiroom audio server.	GPL-3.0	7,860	v0.35.02026-03-10	0
musikcube Streaming audio server with Linux/macOS/Windows/Android clients. BSD-3-Clause · released 2025-09-21	Streaming audio server with Linux/macOS/Windows/Android clients.	BSD-3-Clause	4,833	3.0.52025-09-21	0
Black Candy Music streaming server. MIT · released 2026-08-26	Music streaming server.	MIT	4,409	v3.2.12026-08-26	13
AzuraCast Modern and accessible web radio management suite. Apache-2.0 · released 2023-08-17	Modern and accessible web radio management suite.	Apache-2.0	4,023	0.19.02023-08-17	59
Ampache Web based audio/video streaming application. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-17	Web based audio/video streaming application.	AGPL-3.0	3,828	8.0.12026-08-17	1,251
mpd Daemon to remotely play music, stream music, handle and organize playlists. Many clients available. GPL-2.0 · released unknown	Daemon to remotely play music, stream music, handle and organize playlists. Many clients available.	GPL-2.0	2,764	n/ano date	255
Polaris Music browsing and streaming application optimized for large music collections, ease of use and high performance. MIT · released 2026-05-08	Music browsing and streaming application optimized for large music collections, ease of use and high performance.	MIT	2,726	0.16.12026-05-08	0
gonic Lightweight music streaming server. Subsonic compatible. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-06-08	Lightweight music streaming server. Subsonic compatible.	GPL-3.0	2,538	v0.22.02026-06-08	28
mStream Music streaming server with GUI management tools. Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-30	Music streaming server with GUI management tools. Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux.	GPL-3.0	2,386	v6.25.02026-08-30	802
SwingMusic Swing Music is a beautiful, self-hosted music player and streaming server for your local audio files. Like a cooler Spotify ... but bring your own music. MIT · released 2026-06-12	Swing Music is a beautiful, self-hosted music player and streaming server for your local audio files. Like a cooler Spotify ... but bring your own music.	MIT	2,058	v3.0.02026-06-12	11
Lyrion Music Server Server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox/Slim Devices audio players and compatible hardware (formerly Logitech Media Server). GPL-2.0 · released unknown	Server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox/Slim Devices audio players and compatible hardware (formerly Logitech Media Server).	GPL-2.0	1,769	n/ano date	106
LMS Access your self-hosted music using a web interface. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-19	Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.	GPL-3.0	1,673	v3.80.02026-08-19	51
moOde Audio Audiophile-quality music playback for the wonderful Raspberry Pi family of single board computers. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-27	Audiophile-quality music playback for the wonderful Raspberry Pi family of single board computers.	GPL-3.0	1,416	r10332026-08-27	155
multi-scrobbler Scrobble plays from multiple sources to multiple scrobbling services. MIT · released 2026-09-03	Scrobble plays from multiple sources to multiple scrobbling services.	MIT	1,210	0.17.22026-09-03	477
Pinepods Podcast management system with multi-user support. Pinepods utilizes a central database so aspects like listen time and themes follow from device to device. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-06-26	Podcast management system with multi-user support. Pinepods utilizes a central database so aspects like listen time and themes follow from device to device.	GPL-3.0	984	0.9.02026-06-26	68
LibreTime Broadcast streaming radio on the web (fork of [Airtime](https://github.com/sourcefabric/Airtime)). AGPL-3.0 · released 2025-07-16	Broadcast streaming radio on the web (fork of [Airtime](https://github.com/sourcefabric/Airtime)).	AGPL-3.0	942	4.5.02025-07-16	1
Audioserve Simple personal server to serve audio files from directories (audiobooks, music, podcasts...). Focused on simplicity and supports sync of play position between clients. MIT · released 2026-05-23	Simple personal server to serve audio files from directories (audiobooks, music, podcasts...). Focused on simplicity and supports sync of play position between clients.	MIT	855	v0.30.12026-05-23	8
Stretto Music player with Youtube/Soundcloud import and iTunes/Spotify discovery. MIT · released 2019-01-28	Music player with Youtube/Soundcloud import and iTunes/Spotify discovery.	MIT	635	2.0.02019-01-28	6
vod2pod-rss Convert YouTube and Twitch channels to podcasts, no storage required. Transcodes VoDs to MP3 192k on the fly, generates an RSS feed to use in podcast clients. MIT · released 2025-04-08	Convert YouTube and Twitch channels to podcasts, no storage required. Transcodes VoDs to MP3 192k on the fly, generates an RSS feed to use in podcast clients.	MIT	384	v1.2.42025-04-08	16
Supysonic Python implementation of the Subsonic server API. AGPL-3.0 · released 2024-12-15	Python implementation of the Subsonic server API.	AGPL-3.0	288	0.7.92024-12-15	66
BotWave FM broadcasting system with server-client architecture for managing multiple Raspberry Pi transmitters remotely. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-03	FM broadcasting system with server-client architecture for managing multiple Raspberry Pi transmitters remotely.	GPL-3.0	142	v1.2.8-nymania2026-09-03	389
Funkwhale Modern, web-based, convivial, multi-user and free music server. BSD-3-Clause · released unknown	Modern, web-based, convivial, multi-user and free music server.	BSD-3-Clause	n/a	n/ano date	n/a
Väinö High-fidelity music server for Raspberry Pi with iOS and Android companion apps. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown	High-fidelity music server for Raspberry Pi with iOS and Android companion apps.	⊘ Proprietary	n/a	n/ano date	n/a

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