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	45	885
Forks	2	54
Open Issues	1	114
Last Commit	Jun 10, 2026	Jun 17, 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

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.

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