Open Source Self-Hosted Koel Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Koel as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is Funkwhale. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Koel and 12 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 Koel are Navidrome, Meelo, Ampache and Madsonic.

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  1. Funkwhale icon
     189 likes

    Self-hosted platform for streaming, uploading, and sharing music or podcasts, browsable by artist, album, genre, or playlist. Accessible on Android, iOS, web browsers. Offers privacy-focused, ad-free experience, decentralized content sharing, and community moderation features.

    106 Funkwhale alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Kodi
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  2. Navidrome icon
     60 likes

    Open source music server offering seamless self-hosting, Subsonic client compatibility, efficient handling of large libraries, multi-user profiles, device-agnostic web access, live metadata updates, theme customization, per-user transcoding, extensive audio format streaming, and remote access features.

    56 Navidrome alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
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  3. Meelo icon
     17 likes

    A versatile self-hosted music server offering music video access, B-Side and rare track identification, extensive format support via transcoding, and detailed metadata parsing. Additional features include automatic 'featuring' detection, song version browsing, and genre retrieval through platforms like MusicBrainz.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. Ampache icon
     62 likes

    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.

    122 Ampache alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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  5. Madsonic icon
     21 likes

    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.

    64 Madsonic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
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  6. Euterpe icon
     4 likes

    Euterpe is a music streaming software you can run yourself. It will give you access to your music everywhere you go. Either via its built-in web UI or via any of its clients. You could run it on your home computer, laptop or on a deticated server.

    47 Euterpe alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Gonic icon
     5 likes

    Gonic provide a backend compatible with the Subsonic API for all your music clients.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Musicale icon
     1 like

    Musicale is an open-source music player for the web. It's built with Svelte, Vite and TypeScript for the best user and dev experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. An elegant HTML5 web folder player for parties and/or private music collections, with playlist management that's just better.

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    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Roadie icon
     2 likes

    Roadie is a MP3 streaming server that has a full Subsonic compatible API that works with many Subsonic mobile applications. Roadie was built to be able to handle music collections with hundreds of thousands of tracks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Polaris icon
     1 like

    Polaris is a music streaming application, designed to let you enjoy your music collection from any computer or mobile device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. KooZic icon
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    KooZic is an open-source music streaming service that you install on your server! Based on Odoo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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