# jamulussoftware/jamulus

Jamulus enables musicians to perform real-time jam sessions over the internet.

Repository: https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jamulus
Homepage: https://jamulus.io
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: audio, jam-sessions, opus, internet, realtime, low-latency-audio, jamulus, online-jamming
Last push: 2026-08-31T21:18:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 100/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 100, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2720, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 2, "gap_med": 24.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1128, forks 248 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:03.180410+00:00)

## What it is
Jamulus is a free, open-source, low-latency audio application that lets musicians play music together in real time over the internet. A central server mixes incoming audio from each client and sends the mix back, supporting many participants with modest bandwidth.

## Use cases
- play music online with friends in real time
- rehearse with a band remotely over the internet
- host online jam sessions with low latency
- run remote music lessons for students
- rehearse a choir or orchestra online
- self-host a server for private group jamming

## When to choose
- you need real-time collaborative audio with latency around 30-50 ms
- you want a free, cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) solution with a GUI
- you want to self-host a mixing server for a private group
- you need efficient audio over a normal broadband connection via the Opus codec

## When to avoid
- you need video as well as audio
- you require password protection or authentication for sessions
- you only have wireless internet or Bluetooth audio hardware
- you need a metronome or built-in synchronization features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: audio-processing, gui, networking
- domain: cross-platform, entertainment, education
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: low-latency-audio, jam-sessions, opus-codec, music-collaboration, qt, client-server, remote-music-lessons, audio, real-time, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- jamulussoftware/jamulus (main) score 100

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:03.180410+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 2026-08-30T06:39:32.058968+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:03.180410+00:00, sha 709b041fb434)
  - homepage: https://jamulus.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:56.253580+00:00, sha 61c2b79b37e2)
  - site_page: https://jamulus.app/wiki/Getting-Started (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:56.265560+00:00, sha 2cd79d0720d9)
  - site_page: https://jamulus.app/wiki/Installation-for-Windows (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:56.269276+00:00, sha 145494f12690)
  - site_page: https://jamulus.app/wiki/Installation-for-Macintosh (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:56.272274+00:00, sha 0287d8627d78)
  - site_page: https://jamulus.app/wiki/Installation-for-Linux (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:56.274515+00:00, sha 1cf3905c8c15)
  - site_page: https://jamulus.app/wiki/FAQ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:56.292605+00:00, sha 9546cb029e4b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.