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Navidrome vs Swing Music: catalog facts
Navidrome	Swing Music
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…	Free Free to download and self-host from the public repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi	Streaming-service style web player for your own files Docker image and AppImage packaging available
Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged	Only plays music you supply yourself License terms are not stated in the available research
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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