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Koel vs Kyoo
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Koel | Kyoo |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 17k | 2.5k |
| Latest | v9.15.0 | v5.2.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 3 days between releases | about 46 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Plex. Alternatives to Plex →
PartialKoelMusic and podcasts only, streamed to its web player and mobile apps.
Full replacementKyooStreams your films and series with transcoding and fetched metadata to its web and mobile apps.
Koel
- v9.15.02026-09-28feat: tell an open tab when a newer build of Koel is live
- v9.14.12026-09-25fix: pick readable highlight text when the highlight is set before the theme store starts
- v9.14.02026-09-24Set APP_URL to the address people use to reach Koel, for example APP_URL= Password reset and invitation emails now alwa…
- v9.13.02026-09-17feat: encrypt Last.fm and ListenBrainz tokens at rest
- v9.12.02026-09-14feat: allow favoriting a song straight from the home screen
Kyoo
- v5.2.12026-08-27See v5.2.0 for release note, this is just a new release because ci didn't release artifacts.
- v5.2.02026-08-27Android app finally there
- v5.1.02026-07-12Add intro/credits detection
- v5.0.02026-04-06Finally a proper release for v5! Almost all the code changed (full rewrite of the front, api, scanner). There's a lot o…
- v5.0.0-beta12026-03-22First beta version of the v5. Almost all the code changed (full rewrite of the front, api, scanner). I've started to ad…pre-release
Koel
unsigned The latest release, v9.15.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Kyoo
✓ signed The latest release, v5.2.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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