Open Source Self-Hosted iTunes Alternatives

iTunes is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are some alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is Volumio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to iTunes and five of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to iTunes are Mirlo, Madsonic, Maloja and Client175.

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iTunes alternatives are mainly Audio Players but may also be Media Players or Internet Radio Services. Other popular filters includes Self-Hosted + Open Source and Windows + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of iTunes.

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Audio Player
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iTunes alternatives page was last updated Jan 9, 2024

Volumio
Volumio is a free and Open Source Linux Distribution, designed and fine-tuned exclusively for music playback. It runs on a variety of devices, typically small and cheap computers like the Raspberry PI, but also on low power PCs, notebooks or thin clients.
169 Volumio alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
Volumio Features
Stream audio
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Volumio VS iTunes
Is Volumio a good alternative to iTunes?
- Volumio is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to iTunes.
- Volumio is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary

Mirlo
Mirlo provides a user-friendly space to help musicians sell music, manage subscriptions, and share with their supporters.
10 Mirlo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Mirlo Features
1. Music Discovery
2. Ad-free
3. Music Store
4. No Tracking
5. No registration required
6. Lossless Audio
7. Lightweight
8. Support for Themes
9. MP3 Downloader
10. Dark Mode
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Mirlo VS iTunes
Is Mirlo a good alternative to iTunes?
- Mirlo is the most popular SaaS alternative to iTunes.
- Mirlo is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
- Mirlo is LightweightiTunes is not according to our users

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
- Music Streaming Service
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Kindle Fire
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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
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Madsonic VS iTunes
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Maloja
Simple self-hosted music scrobble database to create personal listening statistics. No recommendations, no social network, no nonsense.
191 Maloja alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Maloja Features
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Music Library
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Maloja VS iTunes
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Client175
Client175 is a full featured MPD web client that provides all of the functionality of a desktop application in your favorite web browser. It was originally named ExtMPD, but I recently found out that the name had already been used.
22 Client175 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Client175 VS iTunes
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