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OpenHomeKaraoke
What it is
OpenHomeKaraoke is free, open-source karaoke software for home use, built around YouTube and a shared local song queue. Users can search and download songs from YouTube, Youku, Bilibili, and other video sites, then play MP3 or CDG files, including ZIP bundles. A DNN vocal splitter can provide instrumental, vocal, or combined playback; PyTorch is required and GPU support is preferred. Voice song search uses OpenAI’s multilingual Whisper model. People on the same network can use a phone or computer browser to search the local library and queue tracks. Playback includes pause, skip, restart, seeking, volume, pitch, tempo, and audio or subtitle delay controls. Displays can reach a TV through HDMI, screen sharing, or an HTTP stream in a TV browser. It runs on Linux, Windows, Raspberry Pi, and macOS, with web and self-hosted access. Setup requires Python dependencies, VLC, and ffmpeg.
For and against
For
- Searches YouTube and other video sites
- Supports MP3, CDG, and ZIP bundles
- Shared browser queue on local networks
- Voice search with multilingual Whisper
- TV display through HDMI or web
Against
- Internet searches and downloads stop offline
- Vocal splitting requires PyTorch
- Large libraries may suffer on some devices
- Repository has no published releases
The verdict
OpenHomeKaraoke provides broad song discovery, shared queuing, vocal options, and flexible display methods. Installation and hardware requirements make it better suited to technically comfortable users.
Who it suits
It suits households or groups wanting a shared karaoke queue across phones and computers. It is also useful for users comfortable installing open-source software and its dependencies.
On the record
- Access control
- An optional administrator password can restrict queue editing, player controls, song editing, and system shutdown; without one, everyone is an admin.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Admin controls
- An optional administrator password can restrict queue editing, player controls, song editing and system shutdown; without it, everyone is an admin.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Device limits
- The README says concurrent downloads and browsing large song libraries may suffer on some devices, and recommends multi-core Raspberry Pi models.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Display
- The player can display on a TV via HDMI or screen sharing, and can stream its captured screen over HTTP for viewing in a browser.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License and releases
- The repository identifies a GPL-3.0 license and its GitHub releases page says there are no releases.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Media formats
- The project supports MP3 and CDG files, including compressed ZIP bundles.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Without a network connection, users can access the existing song library but cannot search or download new songs from the internet.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Performance limit
- The README cautions that concurrent downloads and browsing large song libraries may suffer, and recommends multi-core Raspberry Pi devices.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Playback
- It supports mp3 and cdg files, including compressed .zip bundles.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Playback controls
- The interface supports pause, skip, restart, volume, pitch and tempo changes, seeking, and audio and subtitle delay adjustments.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenHomeKaraoke is an open-source, YouTube-based home karaoke system for searching, downloading and queueing songs.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Installation instructions call for Python dependencies, VLC and ffmpeg, and describe GPU setup for accelerated vocal splitting or speech recognition.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security status
- GitHub reports that the repository has no detected security policy and no published security advisories.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Shared queue
- Multiple users on the same network can use a smartphone or computer browser to search the local library and queue songs.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Shared web interface
- Multiple users on the same network can use a browser, including a smartphone browser, to search the local library and queue songs.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Song discovery
- Users can search YouTube and download songs from YouTube and other video sites, including Youku and Bilibili.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Song sources
- Users can search YouTube and download songs from YouTube and other video sites, including Youku and Bilibili.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
