Self-hosted alternatives to Genius

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dumb
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dumb is a private alternative front-end for Genius that makes reading lyrics pleasant and lightweight by removing the massive amounts of tracking scripts and…
Music #Privacy #Music #Lightweight #Docker
7mo agoMITDockerEasy
422

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Not listed as Genius alternatives, but they cover the same ground and are worth a look.

TekstoLibreSelf-hosted open-source alternative frontend for Tekstowo.pl with search, lyrics, translations, artist info, comments, videos. Runs via Node.js or Docker on port 7778.
downtifyHost your own music downloader that grabs tracks from Spotify and YouTube Music, tags them automatically, and plays them in a browser-based player with playlist watching.
yubalSelf-hosted YouTube Music downloader with tagged, deduplicated library, scheduled sync, lyrics, ReplayGain. Docker-based with Navidrome/Jellyfin integration.
multi-scrobblerAn open-source, self-hosted scrobbling hub that watches 30+ music sources like Spotify, Jellyfin and Plex, then sends scrobbles to Last.fm, ListenBrainz, Maloja and more.
DeemixOpen-source, self-hosted Deezer music downloader with a web UI, Electron desktop app and CLI, downloading tracks or playlists at 128, 320 or FLAC bitrate via Docker.
KoitoSelf-hosted, open-source ListenBrainz scrobbler with imports from Spotify, LastFM, Maloja, and relay support.

All 46 Music projects

1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to Genius are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.

Highest rated: dumb (422 GitHub stars, MIT license, written in Go)
Docker: 1 of the top 1 ship an official Docker image
Easiest to set up: dumb
Recently updated: dumb on 2026-04-01

Genius alternatives compared

Project	License	Language	Stars	Docker	Setup	Latest release	Score
dumb	MIT	Go	422	Yes	Easy	2026-04-01	46