[category: music and audio][verified alternatives][no votes, no pay-to-list]
Free and open source alternatives for Music and audio
12 free or open source projects taken from the pages of 10 paid apps in this category. For each one: how many it replaces, how much subscription it cancels, what it costs to run.
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- $/month replaceable
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- already self-hosted
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12 alternatives
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The value is the sum of the prices of the apps that project replaces — including outside this category, because a good alternative rarely serves only one.
49 $ /mese
Audacity open source ★ 17,5k active [1-click] macOS · Windows · Linux
A multitrack editor for the files you already have; remote capture remains somebody else’s problem.
the 3 apps it replaces · 49 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (49 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
45 $ /mese
Ampache open source ★ 3,8k active [ops] web · self-hosted
A mature web jukebox with enough knobs to remind you it predates subscription fatigue.
the 4 apps it replaces · 45 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (45 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
45 $ /mese
Jellyfin open source ★ 55k active [docker] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
A media server that also handles music, because apparently your albums can live beside your films.
the 4 apps it replaces · 45 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (45 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
45 $ /mese
Koel open source ★ 17,2k active [ops] web · self-hosted · iOS · Android
A clean personal jukebox; solo listening is free, team features are not.
the 4 apps it replaces · 45 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (45 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
45 $ /mese
mStream open source ★ 2,4k active [1-click] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
The small, installable music server for people who do not want a media empire.
the 4 apps it replaces · 45 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (45 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
45 $ /mese
Navidrome open source ★ 22,7k active [docker] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
Your music, your disk, your streaming server; the licensed catalogue is the part it cannot clone.
the 4 apps it replaces · 45 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (45 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
45 $ /mese
Swing Music open source ★ 2k active [1-click] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · Android
A prettier private jukebox with daily mixes; remote access still becomes your networking hobby.
the 4 apps it replaces · 45 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (45 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
27 $ /mese
Audiobookshelf open source ★ 13,9k active [docker] web · self-hosted · iOS · Android
Your audiobooks, bookmarks and progress on your server; the giant licensed catalogue stays gone.
the 2 apps it replaces · 27 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (27 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
14 $ /mese
Audiotool free [hosted] web
A no-cap browser DAW; stems require the ancient ritual of solo, bounce and repeat.
the 1 app it replaces · 14 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (14 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
14 $ /mese
BandLab free [hosted] web · iOS · Android
A genuinely free 16-track browser studio; fifteen minutes is the ceiling, which should settle the prog-rock ambitions.
the 1 app it replaces · 14 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (14 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
13 $ /mese
Ample – Organize Your Samples free [1-click] macOS
A local sample librarian that tags key and tempo without charging rent on your own files.
the 1 app it replaces · 13 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (13 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
4 $ /mese
StemDeck open source ★ 2k active [1-click] self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux
Local six-stem separation plus loops and a mixer; chords and pitch-shifting remain someone else’s problem.
the 1 app it replaces · 4 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (4 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
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