You bought the records. You ripped the FLACs. Why are you still paying a streaming service every month to hear them? SugarSpin is a gorgeous, self-hosted music player that runs on any computer with Docker — your NAS, your Mac, your PC, whatever. Think of it like flipping through crates of vinyl, but from any device in the house. One purchase. Yours forever.
A dark, immersive interface that puts streaming services to shame. Browse your albums, discover your artists, explore by genre, and experience a vinyl player that'll make you forget you're using a browser.
Every feature was built because we actually use them. Lossless playback, smart categories, auto album art, 15-band EQ. All running on your hardware, not someone else's cloud.
Play FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, M4A, AAC, OPUS, AIFF, ALAC, and more. SugarSpin auto-detects the highest quality version of each track and plays it by default.
Embedded artwork extracted automatically. Missing covers? Hit one button and SugarSpin fetches them from MusicBrainz instantly.
Fully responsive web app. Use it on your desktop, tablet, or phone. Add it to your home screen for an app-like experience. No app store needed.
No cloud. No telemetry. No analytics. Your music never leaves your computer. Everything runs on your own hardware, in your own home.
Auto-organized by genre with beautiful colored tiles. Rock, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Classical, Soundtrack... browse your collection the way it was meant to be.
Create custom playlists, mark favorites, and build your perfect listening experience. Everything persists across sessions and updates.
Fix incorrect album names, artists, genres, and years with one click. SugarSpin looks up your entire library on MusicBrainz and corrects the metadata automatically.
Control playback from your phone while audio plays on your desktop. All devices stay in sync in real time. Choose which device outputs the sound.
Fine-tune your sound with built-in presets or custom profiles. Save EQ settings per album. Toggle Hi-Fi mode for pure signal to your DAC.
I collect vinyl, cassettes, MiniDiscs, and reel-to-reel tape. I built SugarSpin because no music player treated my digital library with the same love I give my physical collection. The spinning record, the tonearm, the VU meters... it all exists because I wanted to feel something when I pressed play.
Real collectors. Real libraries. Real reactions.
"I have 4TB of FLAC on my Synology and nothing played it beautifully until SugarSpin. The vinyl view alone is worth the price. My wife actually uses it now too."
"Cancelled Tidal after 3 years. All my music was already on my hard drive and SugarSpin just made it feel like a premium streaming service. Install took 2 minutes."
"The vinyl view with the spinning record and tonearm is gorgeous. I put it on my TV while listening and it feels like having a turntable without the maintenance. Beautiful work."
"Tried Plex, Navidrome, Jellyfin. They're fine for video but none of them respect music the way SugarSpin does. Album art, categories, the EQ... this was built by someone who actually listens."
"$19.95 once. No subscription. Just my music, on my server, looking gorgeous. I literally showed it to everyone at our record swap last weekend. Three people bought it on the spot."
"Set it up on my Synology, added it to my phone's home screen, and haven't opened Spotify since. The VU meters are pure ear candy. It feels like owning a hi-fi rig."
SugarSpin runs anywhere Docker runs — a NAS, a Mac, a Windows PC, or a Linux box. No command line wizardry, no headaches. Just install, point, and press play.
Install Docker on your NAS, Mac, Windows PC, or Linux machine. Then pull the SugarSpin image. One command, one container.
Open your browser, go to your server's address, and create your account. Then head to Settings — you'll find a clickable link to your music library right there. One click scans and indexes your entire collection.
Your library is live. Browse albums, artists, and genres, queue up tracks, and enjoy. Works on every device in your home — and beyond with Tailscale or Cloudflare Tunnel. Need more help? Check the Install Guide.
Lossless FLAC to everyday MP3, SugarSpin handles them all. Got duplicates? It automatically picks the highest-quality version so you don't have to.
While streaming services charge you $150+/year to rent your own taste, SugarSpin is a one-time purchase that works forever, even offline. No subscriptions. No "premium tier." No tricks.
The $39.95 Gold price is available at the time of your initial purchase only. If you buy Pro now and decide to upgrade later, Gold returns to its regular price of $59.95. We'll still take care of Pro upgraders with a loyalty discount, but the best deal on Gold is right here, right now.
SugarSpin is here. Take your music back. Install free in 2 minutes, or grab a Pro or Gold license to unlock your full library.
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