18 self-hosted Spotify alternatives

Jellyfin is a free, self-hosted media server to organize, manage, and stream movies, TV, music, and photos to web, mobile, and TV clients.

56.2k stars5.4k forksGPL-2.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

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

Ampache is a web-based audio and video streaming app and file manager for accessing and streaming your organized music and video collection from almost any device.

3.8k stars605 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 20 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Spooty is a self-hosted Spotify downloader that fetches metadata from Spotify links and downloads matching audio from YouTube, with playlist/artist subscriptions.

2.4k stars161 forksMITlast commit 17 May 2026Actively maintained

SoulSync automates music discovery, playlist curation, downloads, and library organization, syncing results to media servers like Plex, Jellyfin, and Navidrome.

2.2k stars108 forksMITlast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

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

Explo is a self-hosted music discovery tool that uses ListenBrainz recommendations to fetch personalized playlists, download tracks, and add them to your media server library.

1.9k stars48 forksMITlast commit 11 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Beatbump is a privacy-respecting alternative frontend for YouTube Music with ad-free audio playback, search, local playlists, and PWA support.

1.1k stars97 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 3 Oct 2025Slowing down

PinePods is a self-hosted podcast management server with multi-user support, gPodder sync, smart playlists, and apps for web, mobile, desktop, and CLI.

969 stars68 forksGPL-3.0last commit 10 Aug 2026Actively maintained

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

Open-source web app to view and play guitar and bass tabs. Sync tabs with audio or YouTube, supports Guitar Pro and MusicXML formats, includes MIDI synth and mobile-friendly UI.

541 stars51 forksMITlast commit 15 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Web-based podcast manager and downloader with RSS support and GPodder compatibility. Rust backend with React/TypeScript frontend and Docker images for deployment.

500 stars35 forksApache-2.0last commit 24 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Replicates and keeps Spotify playlists synced to a Jellyfin server, matching local tracks, downloading missing tracks via SpotDL, and offering Lidarr integration.

375 stars15 forksGPL-3.0last commit 10 Oct 2025Slowing down

Generate a yearly listening report from your Jellyfin music server with client-side processing, privacy-first data handling, and Docker or static hosting options.

371 stars7 forkslast commit 17 Jan 2026Slowing down

Hyperpipe is a privacy-respecting alternative frontend for YouTube Music, built on the InnerTube API, offering a web player UI without relying on Google’s official site.

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Self-hosted, federated audio platform to upload, organize, stream, and share music and podcasts across instances via ActivityPub.

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Self-hosted, open-source podcast hosting and publishing server built with Rust and Axum. Provides multi-tenant sites, RSS feeds, analytics, scheduling and optional S3 media storage.

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