Koel is a personal music streaming server.
Koel consists of two parts: the server and the client. The server is a Laravel application acting as the API, and the client is a Vue.js application responsible for the user interface. Targeting web developers, Koel embraces some of the more modern web technologies to do its job. Koel supports installing from a pre-compiled archive, which eliminates the need of manually compiling the front-end assets.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Design is clean, modern, and attractive. Koel’s web interface is designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible, drawing inspiration from the best music players out there.
- Fast.
- Easy to set up.
- Standard audio streaming functionalities.
- Transparent FLAC support.
- Cross-device playback synchronization.
- Favourites.
- History tracking.
- Smart playlists.
- Multi-user support.
- Equalizer settings.
- Visualizers.
- Transcoding. By default, Koel streams FLAC files as-is, which means the lossless audio quality is preserved. However, you can opt to have FLAC transcoded to mp3 to, for example, reduce bandwidth or support older devices.
- Instant search – powered by Laravel Scout, Koel provides an instant search feature that performs full-text, fuzzy searches against your music collection and returns the most relevant results as you type.
- Robust media management – Upload, delete, and edit metadata like title, artist, album, track, disc, and so on with an uncluttered and intuitive interface. Compilation albums and album arts are supported. Playlist folders and cover image are also supported.
- Seamless integrations with popular services like Last.fm, Spotify, and YouTube.
- Supports three streaming methods: php, x-accel-redirect, and x-sendfile.
- Podcast streaming.
Website: koel.dev
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Phan An
License: MIT License
Koel is written in PHP and TypeScript. Learn PHP with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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