yt-dlpyt-dlp/yt-dlp
Command-line audio and video downloaderPersonalMedia & photosCLI★ 195kUnlicensecommit 6 days ago83worth
Open-source alternatives to spotDL
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as spotDL: Media & photos. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 8 run with Docker, 10 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| spotDL (this project) | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 26k | |
| yt-dlp | CLI | Not listed | Unlicense | 195k | |
| whisper.cpp | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 54k | |
| mpv | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 37k | |
| OpenMontage | CLI | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 62k | |
| Hypit | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 19k | |
| FFmpeg | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 65k | |
| Whisper | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 110k | |
| MoneyPrinterTurbo | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 128k | |
| OBS Studio | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-2.0 | 77k | |
| SRS | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 29k | |
| Frigate | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 36k | |
| Immich | Docker / self-host, Mobile | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 115k | |
| Godot Engine | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 118k | |
| Bevy | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 49k | |
| Readest | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 25k | |
| VoiceStudio | Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 52k | |
| Jellyfin | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | GPL-2.0 | 58k | |
| sharp | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 33k | |
| InvokeAI | Web, Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 28k | |
| calibre | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 26k | |
| Navidrome | Docker / self-host | Yes | GPL-3.0 | 24k | |
| Kavita | Docker / self-host | Yes | GPL-3.0 | 12k | |
| PhotoPrism | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 40k | |
| Ente | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 29k |
Command-line tools (7)
whisper.cppggml-org/whisper.cpp
Whisper speech recognition in C/C++PersonalEnterpriseLocal inferenceMedia & photosCLILibrary / SDK★ 54kMITcommit yesterday79worth
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OpenMontagecalesthio/OpenMontage
Agentic video production systemPersonalAgents & frameworksMedia & photosCLI★ 62kAGPL-3.0commit 4 weeks ago69worth
Hypithypit-ai/hypit
Remake viral videos with AI agentsPersonalAgents & frameworksMedia & photosCLI★ 19kcommit 3 days ago69worth
FFmpegFFmpeg/FFmpeg
Record, convert and stream audio and videoPersonalEnterpriseMedia & photosCLILibrary / SDK★ 65kcommit yesterday67worth
Whisperopenai/whisper
OpenAI's general-purpose speech recognition modelPersonalEnterpriseAI & LLM toolingMedia & photosCLILibrary / SDK★ 110kMITcommit last month66worth
Web apps (6)
MoneyPrinterTurboharry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo
Generate short videos from a topic with AIPersonalAI & LLM toolingMedia & photosWebDocker / self-host★ 128kMITcommit 13 hours ago85worth
Readestreadest/readest
Modern ebook readerPersonalMedia & photosWebDesktopMobile★ 25kAGPL-3.0commit 22 hours ago83worth
Jellyfinjellyfin/jellyfin
Free media server for movies, shows and musicPersonalMedia & photosWebDocker / self-host★ 58kGPL-2.0commit 2 days ago81worth
InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI
Creative engine for Stable Diffusion modelsPersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 28kApache-2.0commit yesterday81worth
PhotoPrismphotoprism/photoprism
AI-powered photo library you host yourselfPersonalMedia & photosWebDocker / self-host★ 40kcommit 21 hours ago80worth
Enteente/ente
End-to-end encrypted photos and 2FA authenticatorPersonalSecurity & identityMedia & photosWebDesktopMobile★ 29kAGPL-3.0commit yesterday80worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (5)
SRSossrs/srs
Real-time media serverPersonalEnterpriseMedia & photosDocker / self-host★ 29kMITcommit yesterday85worth
Frigateblakeblackshear/frigate
NVR with local AI object detectionPersonalSelf-hosted appsMedia & photosDocker / self-host★ 36kMITcommit 19 hours ago84worth
Immichimmich-app/immich
Self-hosted photo and video backupPersonalMedia & photosDocker / self-hostMobile★ 115kAGPL-3.0commit 24 hours ago83worth
Navidromenavidrome/navidrome
Personal music streaming serverPersonalSelf-hosted appsMedia & photosDocker / self-host★ 24kGPL-3.0commit yesterday81worth
KavitaKareadita/Kavita
Reading server for comics, manga and booksPersonalSelf-hosted appsMedia & photosDocker / self-host★ 12kGPL-3.0commit 21 hours ago81worth
Desktop apps (4)
OBS Studioobsproject/obs-studio
Live streaming and screen recordingPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 77kGPL-2.0commit 18 hours ago85worth
Godot Enginegodotengine/godot
Free 2D and 3D game enginePersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeDesktop★ 118kMITcommit yesterday83worth
VoiceStudiodebpalash/VoiceStudio
Fully local ElevenLabs alternativePersonalAI & LLM toolingMedia & photosDesktop★ 52kAGPL-3.0commit 15 hours ago82worth
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Libraries & SDKs (2)
Bevybevyengine/bevy
Data-driven game engine in RustPersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 49kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago83worth
sharplovell/sharp
High-performance image processing for Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseMedia & photosLibrary / SDK★ 33kApache-2.0commit yesterday81worth