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Invidious vs songloft
Invidious has 25,830 GitHub stars, 2,896 forks, 480 open issues and last shipped yesterday. songloft has 2,091 stars, 168 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Invidious leads on adoption by 1,135% (25,830 vs 2,091 stars). Invidious is written in Crystal under AGPL-3.0; songloft is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Invidious has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, songloft 8%. songloft was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Invidious | songloft | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 26K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Crystal | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 168 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Invidious if
- You weight community size — 26K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Crystal
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick songloft if
- You want the songloft feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and songloft fits your workflow better
About Invidious
Invidious An open source alternative front end to YouTube Website • Instances list • FAQ • Documentation • Contribute • Donate Chat with us: Screenshots Features User features Lightweight No ads No tracking No JavaScript required Light/Dark themes Customizable homepage Subscriptions independent from Google Notifications for all subscribed channels Audio only mode (with background play on mobile) Support for Reddit comments Available in many languages, thanks to our translators Data import/export Import subscriptions from YouTube, NewPipe and FreeTube Import watch history from YouTube and NewPipe Export…
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About songloft
🎵 Songloft 快速使用指南 简体中文 • English 🎵 面向个人用户的自托管音乐服务器 — 仅管理你合法拥有的音乐 📣 关于改名 ：本项目自 v2.0 起由 MiMusic 更名为 Songloft （内核与功能不变，仅品牌升级）。老的 mimusic org GitHub 组织与 hanxi/mimusic Docker 镜像保留至少一年作跳转，但不再更新。详见 GitHub Releases。 🏠 GitHub • 📥 下载 • 📖 文档 • 💬 问题反馈 • 👥 微信群 • 💬 Telegram 群 • 📣 Telegram 频道 • 📸 截图 💚 纯为爱发电 · 谨防诈骗 Songloft 是 完全免费 的开源项目，纯粹出于兴趣与热爱开发，与任何商业利益无关： ✅ 永久免费 —— 没有任何收费功能、内购或会员 ✅ 无广告 —— 不含任何广告或商业推广 ✅ 不接受赞助 / 捐款 —— 官方不设任何收款渠道 ⚠️ 谨防诈骗 —— 官方渠道仅有 GitHub 仓库、文档站、官方微信群、Telegram 群 与 Telegram 频道。任何以 Songloft 名义收费、售卖付费版本、代部署收费或索要赞助的行为都与本项目无关；即便在群内，我们也从不向任何人收取任何费用，请勿上当受骗。 ✨ 核心功能 🎵 本地音乐管理 — 扫描本地目录，自动提取…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Invidious or songloft more popular?
Invidious has 25,830 GitHub stars and songloft has 2,091. Invidious has the larger community by that measure.
Are Invidious and songloft free?
Both are open source. Invidious is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and songloft under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Invidious and songloft?
Invidious is written in Crystal and songloft in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Invidious or songloft?
Choose Invidious if you want the larger community (25,830 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose songloft if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.