LibreTime
Broadcast streaming radio on the web (fork of [Airtime](https://github.com/sourcefabric/Airtime)).
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Still maintained? Yes: 114 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 4.5.0 (Jul 2025).
Also an alternative to SoundCloud and Podbean.
At a glance
LibreTime quick facts
- Health score
- 78/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 937
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 4.5.0, Jul 2025
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to LibreTime
Full rankings: SoundCloud alternatives, Podbean alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "LibreTime makes it easy to run your own online or terrestrial radio station. It is a community managed fork of the AirTime project."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
LibreTime scores 78/100, #17 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: 114 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (4.5.0, 1.3 years ago) earns 11.5 of 25, 937 stars add 11.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 13.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
114 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 11.5 / 25
4.5.0 released 1.3 years ago
- Stars 11.9 / 20
937 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 114
- Last 90 days
- 127
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #17 of 28 tools in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming by health , between BotWave (#16) and Black Candy (#18) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, PHP |
| Latest release | 4.5.0 · 1.3 years ago |
| Stars | 937 |
| Open issues | 139 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | LibreTime/libretime ↗ |
LibreTime vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with LibreTime (Media Streaming - Audio Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiobookshelf | 97 | 15k | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| koel | 87 | 17k | MIT | today |
| Ampache | 84 | 3.8k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| gonic | 84 | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| LibreTime (this tool) | 78 | 937 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| AzuraCast | 69 | 4.1k | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
LibreTime: common questions
What does LibreTime replace?
Repoly lists LibreTime as an open-source alternative to SoundCloud and Podbean. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where LibreTime stands against the others.
Is LibreTime still maintained?
LibreTime had 114 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 4.5.0, is from 1.3 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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