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Open-source alternatives to Apple Music
2 open-source projects that replace Apple Music, each for part of the job.
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Listening to music. See the whole group
24kActiveIn your browserGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
Navidrome is a web-based server that streams the music collection you own to any browser or phone. It is for people who want to listen to their own music library instead of paying for a music subscription.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Plays only music files you own; no catalog
Not on GitHubActiveIn your browserAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
Funkwhale is a program for storing your own music collection and sharing it with other people. It suits people who want to listen to and share music they already own instead of using a streaming service.
Runs on your own server · Own website · Plays only music you upload or others share; no catalog
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/music.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Apple Music, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- Navidrome (GPL-3.0, https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome; replaces partly): Navidrome is a web-based server that streams the music collection you own to any browser or phone. It is for people who want to listen to their own music library instead of paying for a music subscription.
- Funkwhale (AGPL-3.0, https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale; replaces partly): Funkwhale is a program for storing your own music collection and sharing it with other people. It suits people who want to listen to and share music they already own instead of using a streaming service.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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