Swingmusic
Swing Music is a self-hosted player for local audio files, according to its project description.
About Swingmusic
Swingmusic is a self-hosted music streaming server for local audio files. Users supply their own music and access the library through a browser interface, with an Android client available for mobile streaming.
It includes daily mixes based on listening activity, library tools such as metadata normalization, album versioning and folder view, plus collections, listening statistics, related artists and albums, multi-user support and Last.fm scrobbling. It runs on Linux and Windows and can be deployed with Docker; macOS is listed as coming soon.
Key features
- Daily mixes based on listening activity
- Metadata normalization for a consistent library
- Album versioning with labels like Deluxe and Remaster
- Folder view for browsing music by directory
- Silence detection with cross-fade playback
- Last.fm scrobbling
Best for: People with local music libraries who want to run their own streaming server.
Good for
- Open source under AGPL-3.0 license
- Installable via Docker with Compose and CLI examples
- Supports multiple users on one server
Watch out for
- Only plays music files supplied by the user
- macOS support is listed as coming soon
Swingmusic at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Media Players & Servers
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Android, Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Swingmusic FAQ
Does Swingmusic provide music?
No, it plays local audio files supplied by the user.
Where does the app run by default?
It starts at http://localhost:1970 by default.
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