mStream
Music streaming server with GUI management tools. Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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Still maintained? Yes: 934 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v6.32.1 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: Spotify alternatives, SoundCloud alternatives, Podbean alternatives.
At a glance
mStream quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,425
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v6.32.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Enable Quick Sync in the Admin Panel to access mStream without setting up port forwarding, DNS, SSL, etc. Quick Sync is a free VPN-like service powered by Iroh."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
mStream scores 84/100, #11 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: 934 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v6.32.1, today) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,425 stars add 13.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
934 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v6.32.1 released today
- Stars 13.5 / 20
2.4k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 934
- Last 90 days
- 2,007
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #11 of 28 tools in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming by health , between gonic (#10) and moOde Audio (#12) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v6.32.1 · today |
| Stars | 2,425 |
| Open issues | 74 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | IrosTheBeggar/mStream ↗ |
mStream vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with mStream (Media Streaming - Audio Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| koel | 87 | 17k | MIT | today |
| gonic | 84 | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| mStream (this tool) | 84 | 2.4k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Black Candy | 70 | 4.4k | MIT | 9 days ago |
| Polaris | 68 | 2.7k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| SwingMusic | 68 | 2.1k | MIT | 25 days ago |
mStream: common questions
Is mStream still maintained?
mStream had 934 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v6.32.1, is from today. Repoly recomputes this nightly.