Noctis vs PinePods

Comparing two open source alternatives to Spotify. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Noctis

MIT

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

GPL-3.0

A self-hosted, cross-platform podcast management system with a modern Rust and Python stack.

	Noctis	PinePods
License	MIT	GPL-3.0
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	218	990
Forks	11	72
Open Issues	11	147
Last Commit	Sep 12, 2026	Sep 9, 2026
First Released	Mar 19, 2026	Sep 3, 2022
Categories	Music Player	Content Publishing Podcasting
Tags	#audio #desktop-app #cross-platform #lyrics #lossless	#podcast #self hosted #audio #cross-platform

Noctis218

PinePods

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

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

Self-hosted podcast server that uses AI to automatically remove ads from episodes before you hit play.

Modern, lightweight self-hosted music server compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic clients — stream your music everywhere.

Self-hosted tracker for media consumption and fitness, with imports from Trakt, Goodreads, MyAnimeList, Plex, Jellyfin and more.

A self-hosted podcast manager/downloader/archiver tool to download podcast episodes as soon as they become live with an integrated player.