# openairplay/airplay2-receiver

AirPlay 2 Receiver - Python implementation

Repository: https://github.com/openairplay/airplay2-receiver
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/airplay2-receiver
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: airplay, airplay2, airplay-receiver
Last push: 2026-06-29T20:37:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2440, "days_push": 65, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2385, forks 148 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.520137+00:00)

## What it is
A Python implementation of an AirPlay 2 receiver that can accept audio streams from Apple devices and other AirPlay senders. It supports HomeKit pairing, FairPlay v3 authentication, multiple audio codecs, and some multi-room features.

## Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into an airplay 2 speaker
- receive airplay audio streams on linux
- build a multi-room audio receiver in python
- stream music from iphone to a diy speaker
- implement an airplay 2 receiver endpoint
- decode alac aac opus airplay streams

## When to choose
- you want a software AirPlay 2 receiver on Linux, macOS, Windows, or Raspberry Pi
- you need FairPlay v3 decryption or HomeKit pairing in Python
- you want to experiment with AirPlay 2 protocol internals or multi-room audio

## When to avoid
- you need accurate audio sync via PTP/NTP, which is not yet implemented
- you require FairPlay v2 or MFi authentication support
- you need a production-grade, fully spec-compliant AirPlay receiver rather than an experimental implementation

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: experimental
- function: audio-processing, networking, cryptography, security
- domain: networking, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: python, windows, iot
- tags: airplay2, airplay-receiver, homekit, fairplay, audio-streaming, multi-room, rtsp, zeroconf, raspberry-pi, audio, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- openairplay/airplay2-receiver (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.520137+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:38.608406+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openairplay/airplay2-receiver (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.520137+00:00, sha 24d546dd4f8d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.