Noctis vs podgrab

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

	Noctis	podgrab
License	MIT	GPL-3.0
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	45	1,978
Forks	2	125
Open Issues	1	144
Last Commit	Jun 10, 2026	Apr 4, 2024
First Released	Mar 19, 2026	Oct 6, 2020
Categories	Music Player	Podcast Apps
Tags	#audio #desktop-app #cross-platform #lyrics #lossless	#self hosted #podcasts #audio

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

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.