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

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