koel

Koel is a self‑hosted web‑based personal audio streaming server built with a Vue front‑end and a Laravel back‑end. It lets users upload, organize, and stream their music collections from a browser or the official mobile app for iOS and Android, supporting lossless formats, metadata editing, album art, and playlist management. The interface follows a modern, familiar design and includes features such as smart playlists, favorites, equalizer settings, visualizers, and support for radio and podcasts.

The platform integrates with external services like MusicBrainz, Wikipedia, Last.fm, Spotify, and YouTube to enrich libraries with metadata and media, and it can store files on a range of drivers including Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Cloudflare R2, MinIO, and Dropbox. Multi‑user support allows separate personal libraries, while public sharing and collaborative playlists enable music sharing among friends and family.

Koel is released under the MIT license, offers a free, open‑source core with no subscription model, and provides an optional paid “Koel Plus” tier for additional enhancements. It targets developers and music enthusiasts who want a fast, extensible, and fully controllable streaming solution they can run on their own infrastructure.