owntone/owntone-server
Audio server that can play to AirPlay 1+2 speakers (multiroom), Chromecast and locally. Supports Spotify, internet radio and many file formats. Also MPD server, iTunes DAAP, smart playlists, Apple Remote and much more. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 82
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 85
- age_days: 4849
- days_rel: 42
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
2544 stars · 279 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OwnTone is an open-source audio media server written in C that streams local files, Spotify, and internet radio to AirPlay 1/2 (multiroom), Chromecast, and local outputs. It also acts as an MPD server, serves DAAP/RSP to iTunes-compatible clients, and is controlled via a web interface, Apple Remote, MPD clients, or a JSON API.
Use cases
- stream music to AirPlay speakers in sync across multiple rooms
- play Spotify through Chromecast and AirPlay devices
- share my local music library with iTunes or Apple Music via DAAP
- run a self-hosted MPD server on a Raspberry Pi
- listen to internet radio stations through my home speakers
- control my home audio server from Apple Remote or an Android app
- serve podcasts and audiobooks to a web browser player
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, low-power (e.g. Raspberry Pi) multiroom audio server
- you need AirPlay 1/2 and Chromecast streaming from one server
- you use iTunes/Apple Music or MPD clients and want to share a local library
- you prefer self-hosting your music streaming instead of a cloud service
When to avoid
- you need video or photo serving, not just audio
- you want a turnkey GUI desktop media player rather than a headless server
- you rely on free (non-premium) Spotify accounts, which are not supported
- you need a solution for Windows servers, since it targets Linux, BSD and macOS
Facets
application · maturity active
http-server streaming web-scraping media self-hosted web-development bsd self-hosted audio-streaming airplay chromecast daap mpd-server spotify internet-radio multiroom media-server raspberry-pi audio linux macos web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server · fetched 2026-08-28 · f4664cc230d2
- homepage: https://owntone.github.io/owntone-server · fetched 2026-08-29 · a852027cea33
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| owntone/owntone-server | main | 93 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="owntone/owntone-server")
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