List of Top Free Open Source & Self Hosted Application for Media Streaming – Multimedia Streaming

Multimedia streaming tools and software.

• Dim – Dim is a self-hosted media manager fueled by dark forces. With minimal setup, Dim will organize and beautify your media collections, letting you access and play them anytime from anywhere. GPL-2.0 Rust
• Gerbera – Gerbera is an UPnP Media Server. It allows you to stream your digital media throughout your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices. GPL-2.0 C++
• homehost ⚠ – Self-hosted React + Redux app that streams your media collection (music, movies, books, podcasts, comics etc). MIT Nodejs
• Icecast 2 – Streaming audio/video server which can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately running jukebox and many things in between. GPL-2.0 C
• Jellyfin – Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and Kodi. GPL-2.0 C#
• Karaoke Eternal – Host awesome karaoke parties where everyone can easily find and queue songs from their phone’s browser. The player is also fully browser-based with support for MP3+G, MP4 and WebGL visualizations. ISC Nodejs
• Kodi – Multimedia/Entertainment center, formerly known as XBMC. Runs on Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS and Windows. GPL-2.0 C++
• LBRY – Is a secure, open, and community-run digital marketplace that aims to replace Youtube and Amazon. MIT PHP
• MistServer – Streaming media server that works well in any streaming environment. AGPL-3.0 C++
• NymphCast – NymphCast is a Chromecast alternative which turns your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video source for a television or powered speakers. BSD-3-Clause C++
• Podify – Allows you to download videos and audio from any source supported by youtube-dl and subscribe to and watch these downloads using your favorite podcast app. GPL-3.0 Ruby
• ReadyMedia – Simple media server software, with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. Formerly known as MiniDLNA. GPL-2.0 C
• Rygel – Rygel is a UPnP AV MediaServer that allows you to easily share audio, video, and pictures. Media player software may use Rygel to become a MediaRenderer that may be controlled remotely by a UPnP or DLNA Controller. GPL-3.0 C
• SheetAble – Self-hosted music sheet organizing software for all music enthusiasts. Upload and organize your sheets for any kind of instrument. AGPL-3.0 Go
• Stash – A web-based library organizer and player for your adult media stash, with auto-tagging and metadata scraping support. AGPL-3.0 Go
• µStreamer – Lightweight and very quick server to stream MJPEG video from any V4L2 device to the net. GPL-3.0 C
• üWave ⚠ – Self-hosted collaborative listening platform. Users take turns playing media—songs, talks, gameplay videos, or anything else—from a variety of media sources like YouTube and SoundCloud. MIT Nodejs

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