16 self-hosted Roon alternatives

Self-hosted music streaming server with a modern web UI, Subsonic-compatible API, multi-user support, and on-the-fly transcoding for large libraries.

23.1k stars1.7k forksGPL-3.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source web music server that streams personal music collections via a modern web UI and Subsonic-compatible APIs; supports large libraries and on-the-fly transcoding.

23.1k stars1.7k forksGPL-3.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Koel is a web-based personal music streaming server with a modern player UI, multi-user support, playlists, library management, and optional mobile apps.

17.2k stars2.1k forksMITlast commit 22 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Mopidy is an extensible Python music server that plays local files and radio streams, and can add streaming service backends via extensions with MPD and web clients.

8.6k stars719 forksApache-2.0last commit 20 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Cross-platform terminal music player with library indexing and a built-in streaming server for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi.

4.8k stars320 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit 23 Mar 2026Actively maintained

Open-source Ruby on Rails music streaming server that indexes a local music directory, provides web and mobile players, playlists, multi-user accounts, and Docker deployment.

4.4k stars223 forksMITlast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted music library manager that unifies local and streaming sources and streams to many player ecosystems with Home Assistant integration.

3k stars557 forksApache-2.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

MPD is a modular, network-controlled music server that streams and manages a local music collection via a protocol-enabled daemon.

2.8k stars423 forksGPL-2.0last commit 24 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Polaris is a self-hosted music streaming server for browsing and streaming your personal music collection from web browsers and mobile devices, with multi-user support.

2.7k stars128 forksMITlast commit 8 May 2026Actively maintained

Open source audio and video casting system that turns Linux-capable hardware into a network receiver for streaming local files, URLs, and media servers.

2.6k stars84 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit 10 Jan 2026Slowing down

Swing Music is a fast, self-hosted web music player and streaming server for your local audio files, with playlists, search, stats, and multi-user support.

2k stars132 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 16 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source music server that streams local libraries, internet radio, and streaming services to Squeezebox hardware and software players like Squeezelite.

1.8k stars375 forkslast commit 25 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source C++ music server with web UI, Subsonic API, audio transcoding, recommendations, multi-library support and playlists/lyrics features.

1.7k stars88 forksGPL-3.0last commit 19 Aug 2026Actively maintained

moOde Audio is a Raspberry Pi music player and streamer with a responsive WebUI, MPD-based playback, multiroom audio, and support for popular network renderers and outputs.

1.4k stars207 forksGPL-3.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Edit audio file metadata through a clean browser UI on headless servers, with bulk editing, smart suggestions, and album art management—no full music library stack required.

726 stars21 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 22 Jul 2025Slowing down

Open-source web music player that builds a library from YouTube/SoundCloud sources, with Spotify playlist import, themes, lyrics, and multi-device syncing.

634 stars96 forksMITlast commit 9 Jul 2026Actively maintained