Open Source Media & Streaming Software
Media & Streaming software provides systems for organizing and broadcasting digital audio and video collections. These tools allow you to host personal libraries of music and movies on your own hardware to avoid reliance on external platforms. This type of software is for users who want to manage their own media servers and stream content to multiple devices. By self-hosting these apps, you keep your viewing history and playback preferences private while avoiding advertising and tracking on public video sites.
This page lists 109 open source tools in the Media & Streaming category. The most popular are Jellyfin, copyparty and Pear Desktop. Most use the GPL-3.0 or AGPL-3.0 license, and 84 offer an official Docker image.
TubeSync
Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to local directories and updates connected media servers automatically.
Tauon
A desktop music player that manages local libraries and streams from media servers with gapless playback.
Music Player Daemon
A server side music player that manages audio playback and library metadata for remote control.
Polaris
A self-hosted music streaming server for accessing personal audio collections from computers and mobile devices.
Stump
A self-hosted media server for organizing and reading comics, manga, and digital books with OPDS support.
NymphCast
Stream audio and video over a network from client devices or media servers to target hardware.
Gonic
A lightweight music streaming server that implements the Subsonic API for self-hosted audio collections.
Kyoo
A self-hosted media server for streaming movies, series, and anime with automated metadata management.
OpenSpot Music
Stream and download music without ads or login requirements across desktop and mobile platforms.
mStream
A music streaming server with filesystem based API and integrated support for various torrent clients.
Dopamine
A cross platform audio player designed for organizing and listening to local music libraries with simplicity.
Supersonic
A cross-platform desktop client for streaming music from self-hosted Subsonic and Jellyfin compatible servers.
muffon
A multi-source music streaming and discovery client that aggregates audio and metadata from various internet sources.
Museeks
A cross-platform desktop music player for managing local libraries with a clean and minimal interface.
Swing Music
A self-hosted music streaming server for managing and playing local audio files via a web interface.
µStreamer
A lightweight server that streams MJPEG video from V4L2 devices to the network via HTTP.
Lyrion Music Server
Streaming audio server for Squeezebox and compatible players that manages local and internet music collections.
LMS
A self-hosted music streaming server that provides a web interface to access and organize music collections.
Immich Kiosk
Configurable slideshows for displaying photo and video assets from Immich on browsers and digital devices.
Youtarr
Automates downloading and organizing YouTube channel content with metadata support for various media server applications.
Mylar3
Automated comic book downloader that monitors watchlists and manages cbr and cbz files via download clients.
Gerbera
Stream digital media through a home network to various UPnP compatible devices and renderers.
moOde
A responsive web interface and operating system for high fidelity audio playback on Raspberry Pi devices.
nefarious
Automatically discover and download movies and tv shows using integrated torrent search and management tools.
Flyimg
Resizes, crops, and compresses images on the fly using a Dockerized service with efficient caching.
HomeGallery
Self-hosted web gallery for photos and videos with AI-powered face recognition and reverse image search.
Meelo
A self-hosted music server designed for collectors with a focus on metadata integration and browsing experiences.
Gossa
A lightweight web server for file management and multimedia streaming with a minimal web interface.
MyTube
Self-hosted video downloader and player for YouTube, Bilibili, Twitch, and other yt-dlp supported sites.
Gameyfin
Organize video game collections into a web-accessible library with automatic metadata and cover image indexing.
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