Music Assistant
Free, open-source music library and multi-room player hub that ties into Home Assistant.
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About Music Assistant
Music Assistant is an open-source media library manager that merges your local music files and streaming services such as Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Plex into one library, then plays it on speakers you already own. It supports a wide range of players, including AirPlay, Google Cast, Sonos, Squeezebox, DLNA, Bluesound and Home Assistant media players, and can group mixed brands for multi-room playback. It runs as a Home Assistant app or a standalone Docker container, and it integrates tightly with Home Assistant for automations and voice control. The project is free, backed by the Open Home Foundation, and does not collect data. Each streaming service still needs your own account. It is aimed at playback on home speakers rather than streaming your library to phones remotely, and its fast release pace means occasional breaking changes.
Best for: Home Assistant users who want one music library playing on all their speakers.
Pros and cons
What works
- Combines local files and many streaming services
- Works across speaker brands with multi-room groups
- Deep Home Assistant integration
Why people leave
- Focused on home speakers, not remote listening
- Fast release pace brings occasional breakage
- Easiest to run alongside Home Assistant
Top Music Assistant alternatives
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Roon66.5A polished commercial multi-room system with richer metadata.
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Lyrion Music Server62.6Mature multi-room serving with a long plugin history.
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OwnTone59.6A lighter AirPlay and Chromecast server for Linux.
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Mopidy57.2An extensible music server for DIY speakers.
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Plex55.3Streams your music library to phones anywhere via Plexamp.
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Music Assistant: common questions
Is Music Assistant free?
Yes. Music Assistant is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.
Is Music Assistant open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub at music-assistant/server. You can also run it on your own server.
What platforms does Music Assistant run on?
Music Assistant is available for Self-hosted and Web.
What are the best alternatives to Music Assistant?
The highest-ranked Music Assistant alternatives right now are Roon, Lyrion Music Server and OwnTone. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.