Swing Music

Self-hosted music streaming server with a polished interface and folder browsing.

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Alternatives ranked: 4
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About Swing Music

Swing Music is a self-hosted music streaming server and player for your own audio files, pitched as a Spotify-like experience where you bring the music. Its emphasis is on design: a clean, modern web interface with album and artist pages, lyrics, favourites and collections, plus fuzzy search that copes with typos and duplicate detection. A folder browser lets you navigate by directory structure for people who organise music in folders rather than tags. It tracks listening history and stats, and a Pro tier adds recommendations and mixes based on your listening. It installs on Linux and macOS with a setup script or runs in Docker. The core is open source under the AGPL v3. It is a younger project than Navidrome, so expect a smaller community, no Subsonic API support for third-party apps, and features still taking shape.

Best for: People who want a good-looking personal Spotify-style player for their own files.

What works

Polished, modern interface
Folder browsing alongside tag-based views
Typo-tolerant search and listening stats

Why people leave

Young project with a small community
Recommendations and mixes need Pro
Limited third-party client support

Top Swing Music alternatives

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1
Navidrome
Lighter and compatible with dozens of Subsonic apps.
66.5
2
Koel
Another polished web music player with a long track record.
62.6
3
Polaris
A minimal Rust server with its own web player.
59.6
4
Jellyfin
One server for music plus video, with official apps.
57.2

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Swing Music: common questions

Is Swing Music free?

Yes. Swing Music is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Swing Music open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at swingmx/swingmusic. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Swing Music run on?

Swing Music is available for Self-hosted, Web, Linux and macOS.

What are the best alternatives to Swing Music?

The highest-ranked Swing Music alternatives right now are Navidrome, Koel and Polaris. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Swing Music facts

4 of 4 verified

License: AGPL-3.0; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “License: AGPL-3.0 (GNU Affero General Public License v3.0).”
Self-hosted: Yes; Checked Oct 25, 2026swingmusic.vercel.app(opens source in a new tab); “A fast, self-hosted music streaming server.”
Folder browser: Yes; Checked Oct 25, 2026swingmusic.vercel.app(opens source in a new tab); “Folder browser Browse your library by folders.”
Pro features: Recommendations and mixes; Checked Oct 25, 2026swingmusic.vercel.app(opens source in a new tab); “PRO Recommendations & Mixes Get recommendations and mixes based on your listening activity.”