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Navidrome vs M3UAndroid
Navidrome has 23,632 GitHub stars, 1,708 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped yesterday. M3UAndroid has 1,252 stars, 158 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Navidrome leads on adoption by 1,788% (23,632 vs 1,252 stars). Navidrome is written in Go under GPL-3.0; M3UAndroid is written in Kotlin under GPL-3.0. Navidrome has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, M3UAndroid 13%. Navidrome 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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| Navidrome | M3UAndroid | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 158 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Navidrome if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick M3UAndroid if
- You want the M3UAndroid feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and M3UAndroid fits your workflow better
About Navidrome
Navidrome is an open source, web based music collection server and streamer written in Go and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It lives in the self hosted media server ecosystem and is intended for users who want to listen to a personal music collection from a browser or mobile device.
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About M3UAndroid
M3UAndroid is an open source IPTV player for Android phones, tablets, and Android TV. It lives in the Android ecosystem, is written in Kotlin, uses Jetpack Compose, and is licensed under GPL 3.0. The project targets users who want a clean, practical, ad free way to watch IPTV streams from their own playlist sources.
read the full M3UAndroid overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Navidrome or M3UAndroid more popular?
Navidrome has 23,632 GitHub stars and M3UAndroid has 1,252. Navidrome has the larger community by that measure.
Are Navidrome and M3UAndroid free?
Both are open source. Navidrome is licensed under GPL-3.0 and M3UAndroid under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Navidrome and M3UAndroid?
Navidrome is written in Go and M3UAndroid in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Navidrome or M3UAndroid?
Choose Navidrome if you want the larger community (23,632 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose M3UAndroid if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.