Ariami lets you stream your own music from home. Run the server on your computer, open the app on your phone, and your entire library is right there in full quality. You get to keep your collection without paying a monthly subscription for it.
Free and open source. Takes a couple of minutes to set up: just choose your music folder and you're good to go.
All your devices share the same active playback session, so you can switch screens anytime without losing your place.
Queue an album from the couch with the TV remote, and your phone updates in real time. Pause on the TV, take your headphones, and you're good to go.
Live demo: it hands off on its own, or tap a device to move playback.
Here's what that looks like in action. Same library on three screens, each one styled to match whatever is playing.
Everything runs on your own hardware, and your files stay on your computer where they belong.
Install Ariami on your desktop, or run the headless server on a Raspberry Pi. Pick your music folder and it indexes everything automatically.
Open the app on your phone and scan the pairing code on your server screen. Your devices find each other right away without fiddling with IP addresses.
Stream your library to your phone, TV, or stereo in full original quality. When you're away from home, Tailscale connects you back seamlessly.
Built for everyday listening, with none of the usual streaming service compromises.
Your files stream bit-for-bit in their original quality. If your mobile signal dips while you're out, Ariami transcodes on the fly so playback stays smooth.
Save albums and playlists straight to your phone for the commute or when you're off the grid. Offline mode works completely standalone without pinging your home server.
Give everyone in the house their own account with separate favorites and listening history. They can join simply by scanning a QR code from the server dashboard.
A Raspberry Pi 4 can easily handle multiple listeners at once. The server uses minimal RAM, comes with a clean web dashboard, and keeps your catalog intact even if a drive disconnects.
Zero telemetry, zero tracking, and no external servers listening in. What you play stays entirely between your own devices.
Track your top artists and play history right on your server. You can also import your Spotify streaming history, so you don't have to start your stats from scratch.
Dedicated apps built specifically for each screen, backed by a lightweight home server.
Available for iPhone, Android, and tablets. Save albums for offline listening, cast to speakers, and control playback from the lock screen.
Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Operates as both your home server and your daily music player, with gapless playback and Discord status.
Built for Android TV and Fire TV with remote navigation in mind, so you can pick music from the couch without glancing at your phone.
A headless server binary you can run on a Raspberry Pi, in Docker, or on your home server with a clean web dashboard.
Drag sideways for more. All real screenshots, nothing mocked up.
The server and mobile apps are free and open source on GitHub. You can host them however you want or compile them yourself.
The desktop and TV players have a one-time license fee, which directly funds development and keeps the project going.
Not at all. The desktop app has a simple setup guide where you just choose your music folder, and your phone connects in seconds by scanning a QR code. The command line server is there if you like tinkering with Linux or Docker, but you don't have to touch it.
Almost anything you have lying around. A Raspberry Pi 4 easily streams to multiple people at once, and running it on your everyday computer barely touches your CPU. Your music can live on an internal drive, a USB drive, or a NAS.
Yes! You can import your Spotify Extended Streaming History file through the desktop app or web dashboard. All your past plays and top artists carry right over into your stats.
Yep. Ariami pairs nicely with Tailscale or any home VPN, so your phone can reach your server wherever you are without messing with router port forwarding. And if you know you won't have signal, you can download music ahead of time.
Pretty much whatever you've got: FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC, Ogg, and WAV. Files stream at full quality at home, and the server can step down the bitrate on the fly if mobile data is struggling.
It works just like Spotify Connect: you can control playback from any screen and seamlessly hand off music between devices. The big difference is that your own server is in charge, so your audio and listening habits aren't routed through a corporate cloud.
The server, CLI, and mobile apps are free and open source. The desktop and TV player apps are one-off purchases that help support indie development. Once you buy a license, it's yours to keep.
Download Ariami, choose your music folder, and start listening on your own terms.
The server and phone apps are free to keep. If you'd like the desktop or TV player, you can try them out and grab a license whenever you're ready.