LibreTime
Broadcast streaming radio on the web (fork of Airtime).
- Music Streaming
- PHP
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 938
- Forks
- 250
- Open issues
- 134
- Commits, last 12 months
- 107
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- 4.5.0Jul 16, 2025
- Created
- Feb 19, 2017
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About LibreTime
Broadcast streaming radio on the web (fork of Airtime). LibreTime is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in PHP, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 938 stars and 250 forks on GitHub, with 107 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- radio
- broadcasting
- airtime
- liquidsoap
- broadcast
- online-radio
- radio-station
- libretime
- audio
- audio-applications
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What is LibreTime?
LibreTime is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Music Streaming category. Broadcast streaming radio on the web (fork of Airtime). The source code lives at github.com/libretime/libretime, where it has 938 stars.
Is LibreTime free and open source?
Yes. LibreTime is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run LibreTime with Docker?
Yes. LibreTime provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to LibreTime?
Popular open-source alternatives to LibreTime include Navidrome Music Server, koel and Beets. LibreTime itself is a self-hosted alternative to Pocket Casts.
Is LibreTime actively maintained?
The most recent commit to LibreTime was on Oct 5, 2026 with 107 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 4.5.0, published Jul 16, 2025. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.