Funkwhale
A self-hosted, federated platform for storing, streaming and sharing music and podcasts.
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About Funkwhale
Funkwhale lets you access your music collection from anywhere and publish music or podcasts that others can follow. You can listen in a web browser, with Subsonic-compatible apps, or subscribe to podcasts in a normal podcast app.
Servers, called pods, federate with each other so content can be shared across instances or restricted by moderation. You can share playlists, albums or parts of your library with friends and family. The project is community-driven and states it has no third-party analytics, tracking or ads.
Strengths
- Federation between independent servers
- Works with Subsonic clients and podcast apps
- Library sharing with friends and other users
- No tracking, analytics or ads
Limitations
- Running your own pod requires server administration
- Federation and moderation add complexity for a personal library
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree software built by the community.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Funkwhale contributors
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Web application, Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Musicians, podcasters and communities who want an independent audio platform
- Categories
- Audio tools, Media servers, Social networks
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Funkwhale
Compare allSoftware that can replace Funkwhale for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Navidrome
A tiny music server for your own collection that works with dozens of existing phone apps.
Navidrome drops federation and podcasts, running as a single small binary for a personal music collection that works with Subsonic phone apps.
Ampache
A self-hosted web application for managing and streaming a music and video collection.
Ampache is an AGPL-3.0 web application for music and video with a built-in web player and external clients, without Funkwhale's federation between servers.
Koel
A self-hosted personal music streaming server with a web interface and mobile apps.
Koel is a personal music server with official iOS and Android apps and podcast support, no federation, and some features in the paid Koel Plus edition.
gonic
A lightweight self-hosted music streaming server that implements the Subsonic API.
Gonic is a lightweight Subsonic-compatible server with podcasts and scrobbling, suited to small home servers, but offers no federation or bundled player.
mStream
A self-hosted music streaming server for playing your own collection from anywhere, with web and mobile players.
mStream is a music streaming server with web and mobile players and remote access without port forwarding, aimed at personal use rather than federation.
Polaris
A self-hosted music streaming server with a web client for listening from any computer or phone.
Polaris is a Rust music server with a web client and API, intended for a personal collection and without sharing or federation features.
Funkwhale as an alternative
Listings that name Funkwhale as an alternative.
Castopod
A free, open-source podcast hosting platform you can self-host, with fediverse interaction built in.
Funkwhale is a free, federated audio platform for music and podcasts that works with Subsonic clients, without Castopod's IABv2 analytics or clip and soundbite creation.
Swing Music
A self-hosted music player and streaming server for your own local audio files, used through a web interface.
Funkwhale is an open-source federated platform that also handles podcasts and library sharing with other users, which adds administration complexity for a personal library.
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Lidarr
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Jellyfin
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