Swing Music is a self-hosted player for local audio files, according to its project description.
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Homehost vs Polaris
How do Homehost and Polaris compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Homehost | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Homehost streams a personal collection of movies, TV shows, and music across a home network as a self-hosted app. | Polaris streams a personal music collection to computers and mobile devices. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Open-source project | Open-source project |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Not recorded | Android, Linux, Windows |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Language | English | English |
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