Open Source Music Player Projects

Desktop and mobile applications for playing back local music libraries and remote music sources, with features for library management, metadata editing, and audio playback.

DroppedNeedle

Self-hosted music request and discovery server that drives your own download clients, verifies every file, and shelves it in a library you own.

Alternative to:

Spotify

Helix

Self-hosted music player with Pandora-style stations, shared listening lobbies, and playlist imports, built on a Subsonic-compatible library.

Alternative to:

Spotify

Meelo

Self-hosted music server focused on metadata integration and UI, with music videos as first-class citizens and mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Alternative to:

Spotify

Noctis

Cross-platform lossless music player with rich library management, synced lyrics, and gapless playback for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Alternative to:

Spotify

Sunoh

Android music app that plays YouTube Music, Gaana and Saavn plus your local files through one ad-free interface.

Alternative to:

Spotify