Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players. It runs on a range of players, including Apple iPods, SanDisk Sansa models, iRiver devices and others. Ports are classified as stable, unstable or unusable. USB charging and USB support are not available on every player, and dual-booting into the original firmware may be required.
Strawberry is a cross-platform music player and music collection organizer for Linux, macOS and Windows, aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. It lets users play and manage their digital music collection or stream radio stations. The free software is a fork of Clementine, written in C++ with the Qt framework and GStreamer.
Namida is a music player with video and YouTube integration, available for Android, Windows and Linux. The project's source code is hosted on GitHub, and it has an associated discussion group on Telegram.
MusicBee is a music manager and player for Windows computers that organizes, finds and plays music files. It also supports podcasts, web radio and SoundCloud integration. The page lists features such as Equalizer presets, WASAPI and ASIO support, gapless playback, upmixing to 5.1, skins, device syncing and Groove Music support.
Ampache is a web-based audio and video streaming application and file manager that provides access to a music and video collection from internet-enabled devices. It is free and open source under AGPLv3 and serves one catalog over its native API, Subsonic and OpenSubsonic, a Jellyfin-compatible backend, UPnP/DLNA and DAAP.
Koel is an open-source music streaming server that lets users host and stream their own music. It includes media management for uploads and metadata, Subsonic and OpenSubsonic API support, and iOS and Android apps. The Community version remains free and open-source; a paid Koel Plus version adds features such as individual libraries and storage drivers.
mStream is open source software for syncing and streaming music between devices. It is a self-hosted music server that runs on a computer the user owns, including old hardware and boards like the Raspberry Pi. Streams can include FLAC and lossless files, and the server is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi and NAS boxes, with Docker and source install options.
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Strawberry is a cross-platform music player and music collection organizer for Linux, macOS and Windows, aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. It lets users play and manage their digital music collection or stream radio stations. The free software is a fork of Clementine, written in C++ with the Qt framework and GStreamer.
Namida is a music player with video and YouTube integration, available for Android, Windows and Linux. The project's source code is hosted on GitHub, and it has an associated discussion group on Telegram.
MusicBee is a music manager and player for Windows computers that organizes, finds and plays music files. It also supports podcasts, web radio and SoundCloud integration. The page lists features such as Equalizer presets, WASAPI and ASIO support, gapless playback, upmixing to 5.1, skins, device syncing and Groove Music support.
Ampache is a web-based audio and video streaming application and file manager that provides access to a music and video collection from internet-enabled devices. It is free and open source under AGPLv3 and serves one catalog over its native API, Subsonic and OpenSubsonic, a Jellyfin-compatible backend, UPnP/DLNA and DAAP.
Koel is an open-source music streaming server that lets users host and stream their own music. It includes media management for uploads and metadata, Subsonic and OpenSubsonic API support, and iOS and Android apps. The Community version remains free and open-source; a paid Koel Plus version adds features such as individual libraries and storage drivers.
mStream is open source software for syncing and streaming music between devices. It is a self-hosted music server that runs on a computer the user owns, including old hardware and boards like the Raspberry Pi. Streams can include FLAC and lossless files, and the server is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi and NAS boxes, with Docker and source install options.
