Easiest Media Servers to self-host

★ 57.4k Easy setup GPL-2.0

Free software media system for streaming your library

Replaces Plex, Emby

Navidrome

★ 23.7k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Modern music streaming server for your collection

Replaces Spotify

Sonarr

★ 16.5k Easy setup GPL-3.0-only

Series collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users

MeTube

★ 14.8k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Web UI for downloading video from YouTube and many sites

Replaces YouTube Premium

Audiobookshelf

★ 14.4k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

Replaces Audible

Radarr

★ 14.4k Medium setup GPL-3.0-only

Movie collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users

FE

Feishin

Modern cross-platform music player for self-hosted servers

Replaces Spotify

★ 10k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Wizarr

An advanced invitation and management system for media servers

★ 3.2k Easy setup free

Moodist

Ambient sounds for focus and calm

★ 3.8k Easy setup free

Cross-Seed

Fully-automatic cross-seeding with Torznab

★ 1.5k Easy setup free

Whisparr

Adult movie collection manager

★ 1.1k Easy setup free

Downtify

Download Spotify music with album art and metadata

★ 557 Easy setup free

CO

CodeX.docs

Free Docs app powered by Editor.js ecosystem

★ 846 Easy setup free

VI

ViewTube

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

★ 1.5k Easy setup free

LinkStack

LinkStack is a highly customizable link sharing platform

★ 520 Easy setup free

LI

Lidarr on Steroids

Lidarr with some muscles thanks to deemix

★ 531 Easy setup free

JU

Just. Download.

Download torrents. Just. Download

SI

Sickchill

Automatic video library manager for TV Shows

DE

Deemix

deemix is a barebone deezer downloader library built from the ashes

ST

Stalwart Mail

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

Jellyseerr

Media request and discovery tool for Jellyfin and Plex

Replaces Plex Requests

★ 12.7k Easy setup MIT

Owncast

Self-hosted live streaming and chat server

Replaces Twitch

★ 11.6k Easy setup MIT

Stash

★ 13k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted media organizer and server

Replaces Plex

Tautulli

★ 6.6k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Monitoring and analytics for Plex media servers

Replaces Plex

Plex

★ 4k Easy setup Proprietary

Polished media server with apps on every device

Replaces Netflix, Emby

TubeSync

★ 2.8k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Syncs online video channels into a local media library

Replaces YouTube Premium

UN

Universal Media Server

★ 2.7k Easy setup GPL-2.0

DLNA-compliant media server for streaming to TVs and consoles

Replaces Plex, Serviio

GO

Gonic

★ 2.6k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Lightweight Subsonic-compatible music streaming server

Replaces Spotify, Plex

Jellystat

Statistics and analytics dashboard for Jellyfin

Replaces Tautulli

★ 2.5k Easy setup MIT

MS

mStream

★ 2.4k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Personal music streaming server with mobile apps

Replaces Spotify

Swing Music

Self-hosted music player with a modern interface

Replaces Spotify, Apple Music

★ 2.1k Easy setup MIT

WA

Watcharr

Self-hosted watch-list and media tracking server

Replaces Trakt, Letterboxd

★ 1.5k Easy setup MIT

Fireshare

Self-hosted server for sharing personal video clips

Replaces Streamable, YouTube unlisted

★ 1.5k Easy setup MIT

Jellyfin Vue

★ 1.7k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Experimental modern web client for Jellyfin

Replaces Plex Web

Maloja

★ 1.8k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Self-hosted music scrobbling and listening statistics server

Replaces Last.fm

Movary

Self-hosted movie watch history and statistics tracker

Replaces Letterboxd, Trakt

★ 779 Easy setup MIT

MY

myMPD

Web front-end for the MPD music player daemon

Replaces Spotify

★ 551 Easy setup GPL-3.0

PO

Podgrab

Self-hosted podcast manager and downloader

Replaces Pocket Casts

★ 2k Easy setup MIT

AN

AntennaPod gpodder Sync Server Nextcloud GPodder

★ 270 Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Nextcloud app providing a gpodder-compatible podcast sync API

Replaces Apple Podcasts sync

Polaris

Music streaming server focused on speed and simplicity

Replaces Spotify

★ 2.7k Easy setup MIT

XT

xTeVe

M3U proxy and HDHomeRun emulator for live TV streaming

Replaces Cable TV

★ 2.3k Easy setup MIT

CR

Crossonic

Self-hosted music server implementing the Subsonic API

Replaces Spotify, Navidrome

★ 4 Easy setup AGPL-3.0

AI

Airsonic-Refix

Modern responsive web client for Subsonic music servers

Replaces Spotify

★ 450 Easy setup GPL-3.0

PI

Pinchflat

★ 5.4k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted YouTube media archiving for media servers

Replaces YouTube

Threadfin

M3U proxy that emulates an HDHomeRun tuner for IPTV

Replaces Cable TV

★ 1.7k Easy setup MIT

Emby

★ 5k Easy setup Proprietary

Personal media server for your movies and shows

Replaces Plex, Netflix

MI

MiniDLNA

Lightweight DLNA/UPnP media server daemon

Replaces Plex

★ 200 Easy setup GPL-2.0

TI

tinyMediaManager

★ 8 Easy setup Apache-2.0

Metadata manager and organizer for movie and TV libraries

Replaces Plex

qBittorrent

★ 40.3k Easy setup GPL-3.0-or-later

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

Replaces µTorrent

Jackett

★ 16.1k Easy setup GPL-2.0

API support for your favorite torrent trackers

Prowlarr

★ 7.2k Easy setup GPL-3.0-only

Complete management of your indexers for Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr

Streamyfin

★ 5.2k Easy setup MPL-2.0

Free and open-source Jellyfin client for mobile devices

Replaces Infuse, Plex mobile app

Jellyfin for Android TV

★ 4.6k Easy setup GPL-2.0

Native Android TV and Fire TV client for the Jellyfin server

Replaces Plex for Android TV, Emby for Android TV

FI

Findroid

Third-party Android client for Jellyfin with offline playback

Replaces Plex for Android

★ 4.3k Easy setup MIT

SW

Swiftfin

★ 4.2k Easy setup MPL-2.0

Native Jellyfin client for iOS and tvOS

Replaces Infuse, Plex for Apple TV

ST

Strawberry Music Player

Music player and collection organizer with Subsonic support

Replaces iTunes, Clementine

★ 4k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Ombi

★ 4.1k Easy setup GPL-2.0

Media request tool on Plex/Emby/Jellyfin

Replaces Netflix, Plex

Flood

★ 2.8k Easy setup GPL-3.0-or-later

Monitoring service for various torrent clients

Fladder

Cross-platform Flutter client for Jellyfin

Replaces Plex, Emby Theater

★ 2.6k Easy setup MIT

Jellyfin MPV Shim

★ 2.4k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Cast Jellyfin media to a desktop MPV player

Replaces Plex Media Player

SU

Supersonic

★ 2.4k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Cross-platform desktop client for Subsonic music servers

Replaces Plexamp, Spotify desktop

AM

Amperfy

★ 1.8k Easy setup GPL-3.0

iOS music streaming client for Ampache and Subsonic

Replaces Spotify, Apple Music

DM

DMS

Minimal UPnP DLNA media server in a single Go binary

Replaces Universal Media Server

★ 749 Easy setup MIT

Jellyfin for Roku

Open-source Roku channel for the Jellyfin media server

Replaces Plex for Roku

★ 230 Easy setup GPL-3.0

FI

Finamp

★ 4.3k Easy setup MPL-2.0

Jellyfin music player with offline downloads

Replaces Plexamp, Spotify

QU

Quod Libet

★ 1.8k Easy setup GPL-2.0

Powerful audio player and music library manager

Replaces iTunes, MusicBee

SN

Snapweb

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

Replaces Sonos

★ 146 Easy setup GPL-3.0

HE

Headphones

★ 3.8k Easy setup GPL-3.0-or-later

Automated music downloader for NZB and Torrent

TE

Tempo

★ 2.2k Easy setup GPL-3.0

Material You Subsonic music client for Android

Replaces Spotify, Plexamp

MU

Musicn

Command-line tool to download high-quality music

Replaces Spotify

★ 1.8k Easy setup MIT

UL

Ultrasonic

Free Subsonic and Navidrome music streaming client

Replaces Spotify

★ 500 Easy setup GPL-3.0

SU

Submariner

GNOME Subsonic client for streaming self-hosted music

Replaces Spotify desktop

★ 200 Easy setup GPL-3.0

Deluge

Easy setup GPL-3.0-or-later

Lightweight BitTorrent client

Replaces µTorrent

TU

Tube