Google Play Music AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Music Streaming Services

The best open source Music Streaming alternative to Google Play Music is Funkwhale. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Play Music and many of them are open source Music Streaming Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Music Streaming Service alternatives to Google Play Music are Navidrome, Ampache, Openwhyd and Radio4000.

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Google Play Music

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Music Streaming Service
Freemium • Proprietary

Google Play Music, a service available for people who have a Google account, lets people upload their personal music collection and access it instantly on the web.

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Google Play Music alternatives page was last updated Jun 17, 2022

Funkwhale
Funkwhale is a community-driven project that lets you listen and share music and audio within a decentralized, open network. It can be self-hosted and is libre, open source software.
77 Funkwhale alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Kodi
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Top Funkwhale Features
1. Ad-free
2. Decentralized
3. Federation
4. Music Library
5. Online Music
6. Music Discovery
7. Create Playlist
8. Mobile friendly
9. Unlimited music
10. Lightweight
11. Support for ActivityPub
12. No Tracking
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Funkwhale VS Google Play Music
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- Funkwhale is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Google Play Music.
- Funkwhale is the most popular Open Source alternative to Google Play Music.
- Funkwhale is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Music is Freemium and Proprietary
- Funkwhale is DecentralizedGoogle Play Music is not according to our users

Navidrome
Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. It gives you freedom to listen to your music collection from any browser or mobile device.
59 Navidrome alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
- Cloudron
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Top Navidrome Features
1. Self-hosted music
2. Subsonic API
3. Media Transcoding
4. Ad-free
5. ListenBrainz scrobbling
6. Lossless Audio
7. No Tracking
8. No registration required
9. Dark Mode
10. Lightweight
11. Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
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Navidrome VS Google Play Music
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Ampache
Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
91 Ampache alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- PHP
- Cloudron
+5
Ampache Features
1. Subsonic API
2. Self-hosted music
3. Streaming
4. Support for MPD
5. WebDAV Support
6. Web-Based
7. Based on Laravel
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Openwhyd
Collect and share all the music you love from any source but reunited in the same place.
127 Openwhyd alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Music Discovery Service
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- iPhone
Openwhyd Features
Community-based
Bookmarklets
Unlimited music
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Radio4000
Radio4000 lets you discover user curated radios from around the world, manage your online music library, and share it anonymously with everyone. All free and open source.
78 Radio4000 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Internet Radio Service
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Online
+4
Radio4000 Features
1. Music Discovery
2. Music Library
3. Online Sharing
4. Privacy focused
5. Content Discovery
6. Fully anonymous
7. Video library
8. Search metadata
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Comments about Radio4000 as an Alternative to Google Play Music

fubifubfub
It does not lock your library in the service, and is media agnostic
Positive comment •Nov 23, 2018
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- Radio4000 is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Music is Freemium and Proprietary
- Radio4000 is Privacy focusedGoogle Play Music is not according to our users

Koel
A personal music streaming server that works.

If you want to use the mobile apps, you have to pay for it.
63 Koel alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
Koel Features
Self-hosted music
Music Library
Unlimited music
Web-Based
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Koel VS Google Play Music
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Comments about Koel as an Alternative to Google Play Music

florentserra
Once it has a mobile app, it is golden!
Positive comment •Nov 28, 2017
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- Koel is Freemium and Open SourceGoogle Play Music is Freemium and Proprietary

Madsonic
Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.
59 Madsonic alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Kindle Fire
+4
Madsonic Features
1. Multiple Account support
2. Web-Based
3. Playlists
4. GPLv3
5. Local server
6. Streaming
7. Dedicated Server Hosting
8. Java based
9. Music Library
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MellowPlayer
MellowPlayer is a free, open source and cross-platform desktop application for music streaming.
9 MellowPlayer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
MellowPlayer Features
Function Key Shortcuts
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Discontinued
According to their GitLab repository, it says that it is no longer maintained.
MellowPlayer VS Google Play Music
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Google Play Music Desktop Player
A beautiful cross platform Desktop Player for Google Play Music. Your music how you want it.
7 Google Play Music Desktop Player alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Google Play Music Desktop Player Features
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
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Google Play Music Desktop Player VS Google Play Music
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Comments about Google Play Music Desktop Player as an Alternative to Google Play Music

Guest
Google Play Music Desktop Player is just a desktop client for gpm itself and therefore it doesn't do much without a gpm subscription wich is now discontinued
Negative comment •Jan 21, 2021
1
- Google Play Music Desktop Player is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Music is Freemium and Proprietary

Airsonic
Airsonic is a Free and Open Source community driven media server which allows you to stream, transcode, manage, and share your personal audio from anywhere via an HTML web browser or any number of apps (available for bo...
20 Airsonic alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Online
Airsonic Features
Subsonic API
Self-hosted music
Streaming
Support for DLNA
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Discontinued
The last version (10.6.2) is from May 2020, and the GitHub repo has been archived.
Airsonic VS Google Play Music
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