# juhovh/shairplay

Apple airplay and raop protocol server

Repository: https://github.com/juhovh/shairplay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shairplay
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-10-01T21:47:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5290, "days_push": 1432, "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 1406, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.279442+00:00)

## What it is
A portable open-source AirPlay/RAOP server that emulates an AirPort Express, allowing iOS and macOS devices to stream audio to it. It is written in C and provides both a shairplay binary and an embeddable library.

## Use cases
- turn a Raspberry Pi into an AirPlay audio receiver
- stream music from iPhone to Linux speakers
- emulate an AirPort Express on a home server
- receive AirPlay audio on a headless machine
- run multiple AirPlay receivers on one network

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight C-based AirPlay audio receiver
- you need a library to embed RAOP/AirPlay support in your own app
- you run Linux or another Unix-like system without Apple hardware

## When to avoid
- you need screen mirroring support (only experimental via GPLv3 playfair)
- you need an actively developed project with recent releases
- you require AirPlay video or full AirPlay 2 features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, networking
- domain: media, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: airplay, raop, airport-express, audio-streaming, mdns, c, audio, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- juhovh/shairplay (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.279442+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 2026-08-30T04:38:42.590372+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/juhovh/shairplay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.279442+00:00, sha fdb45dd429ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.