Icecast

Free server software for streaming multimedia.

Icecast is free server software for streaming multimedia, distributed under the GNU GPL version 2. It supports Ogg (Vorbis and Theora), Opus, WebM and MP3 streams, and can be used to run an Internet radio station, a private jukebox, or other streaming setups. New formats can be added relatively easily, and it supports open standards for communication and interaction.

The server includes a web interface with an experimental dark mode, events such as listener counts on source events, an API that reports data on clients, X-Forwarded-For support using virtual sockets, and TLS handling. It works with a range of third-party source clients, including liquidsoap, RoarAudio, butt, Mixxx, Music Player Daemon (MPD), Ices, DarkIce, Ezstream, Ladiocast, Audio Hijack, StreamS Live Encoder, SAM Cast, BroadcastMySelf, Cool Mic, Backpack Studio, iziCast, aixtream and ShoutVST, across Linux/Unix, macOS, Windows, Android and iOS. Media players known to work with Icecast streams include VLC, MPlayer, Clementine, foobar2000, Winamp, TuneIn Radio and others.

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Ranked by how well each tool replaces Icecast: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

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Covers 0 of 14 key features.
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AzuraCast
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Covers 0 of 14 key features.
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63 out of 100 matchFree
mStream
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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Ampache
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Covers 0 of 14 key features.
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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Covers 0 of 14 key features.
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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58 out of 100 match—
MistServer
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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Tvheadend
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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AudioStreamer
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
Free planOpen sourceOpen source
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Mopidy
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Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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Navidrome
Self-hosted music server and streamer
Covers 1 of 14 key features.
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