Spotify
YouTube Music
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- Your server
- No account
- Needed
- Free
- Yes
4 of 5 checks
- Web
Private music apps
12 apps, each with a privacy passport
Streaming services learn a lot from what you play and when. Owning your files and playing them with a local player, or streaming them from your own Navidrome or Jellyfin server, keeps that history private and works offline.
Leaving one of these?
If you only try two
Your own Spotify-style library, easy to run
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- On device
- No account
- Yes
- Free
- Yes
5 of 5 checks- Android
A tidy offline player for the music you own
All 12 music apps
Passes
Works on
12 of 12 apps
NavidromePick
Self-hosted24.4k
Light music server that streams your own collection to the web and to dozens of Subsonic apps on any device.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
AuxioPick
App4.4k
Offline music player for Android with a clean design, gapless playback and no internet access at all.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Android
Jellyfin
Self-hosted58.6k
Free media server for your own films, shows and music, streamed to apps on phones, TVs and computers.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
Strawberry
App4k
Desktop music player and library organiser for large collections, with lossless support and optional scrobbling.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Feishin
App10.2k
Desktop and web player for Navidrome and Jellyfin servers with playlists, lyrics and a modern interface.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
Amperfy
App1.8k
Free iPhone, iPad and Mac player for Subsonic, Navidrome and Ampache servers, with offline downloads.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- iPhone
- Mac
Symfonium
App
Android player that unifies local files with Plex, Jellyfin, Navidrome and Subsonic servers, with offline caching.
- Tracking not stated
- Closed source
- On your server
- No account
- Paid
- Android
Funkwhale
Self-hosted
Community music and podcast platform you can join or host, sharing libraries across servers.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
SimpMusic
App12.4k
Android app that streams YouTube Music's catalogue with no ads and no Google account, plus lyrics and offline play.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- Account optional
- Free
- Android
Fossify Music Player
App954
Simple offline music player for Android with folders, playlists, no ads and no network access.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Android
Ampache
Self-hosted3.8k
Long-running web music server with streaming, playlists and support for Subsonic apps.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
Koel
Self-hosted17.3k
Self-hosted music streaming server with a polished web player for your personal collection.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free plan
- Web
What to check in music apps
- 1 Whether listening history stays on your device or server
- 2 Which formats and server protocols it supports (Subsonic, Jellyfin)
- 3 Whether it works fully offline once the music is downloaded
