Best Free Media Servers for self-hosting

Free software media system for streaming your library

Replaces Plex, Emby

Bittorrent client that aims to be a good alternative to all other

Replaces µTorrent

A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP,

Open-source home theater and media center

Replaces Plex

Personal music streaming server with an elegant interface

Replaces Spotify

API support for your favorite torrent trackers

Music library organizer and metadata management tool

Replaces iTunes

Decentralized federated video hosting with P2P streaming

Replaces YouTube, Vimeo

Fast, Easy, and Free BitTorrent Client

Replaces µTorrent

Series collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users

Web UI for downloading video from YouTube and many sites

Replaces YouTube Premium

Movie collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users

Self-hostable web frontend for the Stremio media center

Replaces Plex

Previously Jellyseerr

Replaces Overseerr

Self-hosted streaming media server with a clean web interface

Replaces Netflix, Plex

Modern cross-platform music player for self-hosted servers

Replaces Spotify

Extensible music server that plays from many sources

Replaces Spotify

Self-hosted YouTube media server with metadata and search

Replaces YouTube

Synchronized multi-room audio streaming player

Replaces Sonos

Complete management of your indexers for Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr

Desktop client for Jellyfin with native playback

Replaces Plex Desktop

Music collection manager and download automation tool

Replaces Spotify

Self-hosted YouTube media archiving for media servers

Replaces YouTube

Free and open-source Jellyfin client for mobile devices

Replaces Infuse, Plex mobile app

Modern video-sharing and content management platform

Replaces YouTube, Vimeo

Request management and media discovery for Plex

Replaces Plex Requests

Terminal-based music player with a built-in streaming server

Replaces Plexamp

Open-source low-latency streaming server

Replaces Wowza, Twitch

Native Android TV and Fire TV client for the Jellyfin server

Replaces Plex for Android TV, Emby for Android TV

Music streaming server

Self-hosted Ruby on Rails music streaming server

Replaces Spotify, Apple Music

qBittorrent web UI

Replaces µTorrent

Distributed transcoding system for media library optimization

Replaces Handbrake

Third-party Android client for Jellyfin with offline playback

Replaces Plex for Android

Automated subtitle downloading for Sonarr and Radarr

Jellyfin music player with offline downloads

Replaces Plexamp, Spotify

Media request tool on Plex/Emby/Jellyfin

Replaces Netflix, Plex

Self-hosted media manager with automatic library scanning

Replaces Plex

Native Jellyfin client for iOS and tvOS

Replaces Infuse, Plex for Apple TV

All-in-one self-hosted web radio management suite

Replaces Live365

Music player and collection organizer with Subsonic support

Replaces iTunes, Clementine

Web-based audio and video streaming application

Replaces Spotify

Modern IPTV and stream management dashboard

Replaces Cable TV

Automated music downloader for NZB and Torrent

Ambient sounds for focus and calm

Self-hosted tracker for movies, shows, books, games, and more

Replaces Trakt, Goodreads

TV streaming server and recorder for DVB and IPTV

Replaces TiVo, Cable DVR

Media tracker for movies, TV shows, anime, manga, games, books and

Replaces Goodreads, IMDB

Streaming Server with Sub-Second Latency

An advanced invitation and management system for media servers

Newsreader for downloading, verifying and extracting files from Usenet

Music library manager that streams to many speaker types

Replaces Sonos, Spotify Connect

Subscribe to and download media into a self-hosted media library

Replaces YouTube Premium

IPTV streaming server that creates custom TV channels

Replaces Cable TV

Monitoring service for various torrent clients

Syncs online video channels into a local media library

Replaces YouTube Premium

Daemon to remotely play music, stream music, handle and organize

Music streaming server focused on speed and simplicity

Replaces Spotify

DLNA-compliant media server for streaming to TVs and consoles

Replaces Plex, Serviio

Turn your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video

Web GUI for yt-dlp

Media server with AirPlay, Chromecast and Spotify support

Replaces Spotify, Apple Music

Configuration management tool for Radarr/Sonarr that automates

Create live TV channels from your Plex and Jellyfin libraries

Replaces Cable TV

Lightweight Subsonic-compatible music streaming server

Replaces Spotify, Plex

Open-source media browser for movies and TV shows

Replaces Plex, Netflix

Cross-platform Flutter client for Jellyfin

Replaces Plex, Emby Theater

Library optimizer that automatically processes media files

Replaces Handbrake

Statistics and analytics dashboard for Jellyfin

Replaces Tautulli

Personal music streaming server with mobile apps

Replaces Spotify

Unified interface for Jellyfin, Radarr, and Sonarr

Replaces Plex

Cast Jellyfin media to a desktop MPV player

Replaces Plex Media Player

Self-hosted low-latency WebRTC live streaming server

Replaces Twitch, YouTube Live

Cross-platform desktop client for Subsonic music servers

Replaces Plexamp, Spotify desktop

M3U proxy and HDHomeRun emulator for live TV streaming

Replaces Cable TV

Material You Subsonic music client for Android

Replaces Spotify, Plexamp

Rule-based media cleanup tool for Plex, Sonarr and Radarr

Replaces Plex Meta Manager

Sync TRaSH guide quality profiles to Sonarr and Radarr

Replaces Notifiarr

Free, web-based media streamer derived from Subsonic

Replaces Spotify

Self-hosted music player with a modern interface

Replaces Spotify, Apple Music

Self-hosted podcast manager and downloader

Replaces Pocket Casts

Cross-platform desktop client for Subsonic music servers

Replaces Spotify

Command-line tool to download high-quality music

Replaces Spotify

Self-hosted music scrobbling and listening statistics server

Replaces Last.fm

Open-source music server for Squeezebox and software players

Replaces Sonos, Spotify

Powerful audio player and music library manager

Replaces iTunes, MusicBee

Experimental modern web client for Jellyfin

Replaces Plex Web

M3U proxy that emulates an HDHomeRun tuner for IPTV

Replaces Cable TV

iOS music streaming client for Ampache and Subsonic

Replaces Spotify, Apple Music

Lightweight music server with Subsonic API support

Replaces Spotify

Synchronize media, chat, and more for an arbitrary number of channels

Fully-automatic cross-seeding with Torznab

The open source, privacy-conscious way to enjoy your favorite YouTube

Self-hosted watch-list and media tracking server

Replaces Trakt, Letterboxd

Self-hosted server for sharing personal video clips

Replaces Streamable, YouTube unlisted

Audiophile-quality music player for Raspberry Pi

Replaces Sonos, Roon

UPnP media server for streaming to DLNA devices

Replaces Plex

Automate downloading Movies and TV Shows

Modern web interface for the Mopidy music server

Replaces Sonos app

Personal Music Server, designed for collectors and music maniacs

Scrobble plays from multiple sources to multiple scrobbling services

Downloader and player for yt-dlp-supported sites with channel

Adult movie collection manager

Self-hosted podcast hosting platform with federation

Replaces Anchor, Buzzsprout

Self-hosted podcast management with cross-device sync

Replaces Pocket Casts

Radio automation and broadcast scheduling platform

Replaces Live365

Videostreaming service/torrent client that allows searching and

Host awesome karaoke parties where everyone can easily find and queue

Simple personal server to serve audio files from directories

Free Docs app powered by Editor.js ecosystem

Self-hosted movie watch history and statistics tracker

Replaces Letterboxd, Trakt

Self-hosted web-based DLNA and media browser

Replaces Universal Media Server

Self-hosted anime and manga library tracker

Replaces MyAnimeList

Cross-platform Plex media downloader that seamlessly adds media from

Music player with Youtube/Soundcloud import and iTunes/Spotify

Streaming media server for internet radio broadcasts

Replaces Spotify

Music discovery tool that provides recommendations based on selected

Standalone web-based MPD client without dependencies

Replaces Sonos app

Web front-end for the MPD music player daemon

Replaces Spotify

Lidarr with some muscles thanks to deemix

LinkStack is a highly customizable link sharing platform with an

Public domain streaming media server that works with any device and

Free Subsonic and Navidrome music streaming client

Replaces Spotify

Sleek and efficient podcast downloader

Modern responsive web client for Subsonic music servers

Replaces Spotify

Download Spotify music with album art and metadata

Lightweight and very simple to setup CyTube alternative to watch

Convert YouTube and Twitch channels to podcasts, no storage required

Finding and fetch missing Lidarr albums via yt-dlp

Automated media cleanup tool that removes watched and stale content

Download video or audio from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp

Self-hostable streaming server backend for Stremio clients

Replaces Plex

Web and REST interface to Youtube-DL for downloading videos onto a

Self-hostable podcast subscription sync service

Replaces Apple Podcasts sync

Media manager and transcoding server for personal libraries

Replaces Plex

Lightweight Subsonic-compatible music streaming server

Replaces Spotify

Nextcloud app providing a gpodder-compatible podcast sync API

Replaces Apple Podcasts sync

Simple youtube-dl REST API to launch downloads on a distant server

Open-source Roku channel for the Jellyfin media server

Replaces Plex for Roku

Web-based control interface for MPD and Mopidy

Replaces Sonos app

Lightweight DLNA/UPnP media server daemon

Replaces Plex

GNOME UPnP/DLNA media sharing server

Replaces Plex

GNOME Subsonic client for streaming self-hosted music

Replaces Spotify desktop

Minimalist Plex/Jellyfin alternative to stream video

Feature-rich graphical client for the MPD music server

Replaces iTunes

Self-hosted IPTV and stream management application

Replaces xTeVe, Threadfin

Self-hosted IPTV and live TV streaming proxy

Replaces xTeVe

Start your own video sharing website (YouTube/Netflix Clone) in a

Web client and player for the Snapcast multi-room audio system

Replaces Sonos

FM broadcasting system with server-client architecture for managing

Subsonic music client focused on a clean experience

Replaces Spotify

GTK desktop client for Subsonic music servers

Replaces Spotify

Personal video recorder for live and recorded television

Replaces TiVo

Audiophile music player OS for self-hosted streaming devices

Replaces Sonos, Roon

Selects preferred audio and subtitle tracks using configurable

Automated music release tracker for Spotify with email notifications,

Metadata manager and organizer for movie and TV libraries

Replaces Plex

Self-hosted music server with a Subsonic-compatible API

Replaces Spotify, Navidrome

Lightweight BitTorrent client

Replaces µTorrent

Youtube-like, video Sharing App

Replaces Dailymotion, Vimeo

Self-hosted collaborative listening platform

Web-based media streamer and jukebox

Cross-platform multimedia player client and server supporting most

Flexible server providing a whole home self hosted DVR experience for

Download torrents. Just. Download

Automatic video library manager for TV Shows

deemix is a barebone deezer downloader library built from the ashes of

Open-source mail server solution with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support