librespot VS owntone-server

Compare librespot vs owntone-server and see what are their differences.

librespot

Open Source Spotify client library (by librespot-org)

owntone-server

Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay 1 and 2 speakers (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio. (by owntone)
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librespot owntone-server
48 29
4,262 1,917
1.8% 2.1%
7.8 9.7
5 days ago 8 days ago
Rust C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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librespot

Posts with mentions or reviews of librespot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.

owntone-server

Posts with mentions or reviews of owntone-server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-29.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing librespot and owntone-server you can also consider the following projects:

raspotify - A Spotify Connect client that mostly Just Works™

balena-sound - Build a single or multi-room streamer for an existing audio device using a Raspberry Pi! Supports Bluetooth, Airplay and Spotify Connect

spotifyd - A spotify daemon

mpd - Music Player Daemon

RPiPlay - An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up.

Snapcast - Synchronous multiroom audio player

forked-daapd - OwnTone is forked-daapd's new name! Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay devices (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio. [Moved to: https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server]

LMS - Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.

Navidrome Music Server - 🎧☁️ Modern Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic

pulseaudio-dlna - A lightweight streaming server which brings DLNA / UPNP and Chromecast support to PulseAudio and Linux

homebridge - HomeKit support for the impatient.

ncspot - Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.