Play music from a local drive or NAS through your hi-fi, using a Raspberry Pi or Linux PC. Browse your library and control playback from Android, Windows, Linux or a browser on your home network. No Kalinka account or subscription required.
Enjoy seamless albums and bit-perfect sound through a compatible hi-fi setup. Playback details →
Kalinka fills gaps in your library's album and artist information and fetches artwork from online sources. Your original files stay unchanged.
Enable optional Smart Search, then ask for jazz for a cozy evening
. Analysis and search run
on your own server, over your own collection.
Switch playback between Linux players around your home, even mid-track. One output plays at a time. Control Kalinka through BubbleUPnP, or add plugins for Qobuz Connect and Spotify Connect (Spotify Premium required).
A full-screen now-playing display for a tablet on a shelf, a browser, or a touch panel on the Raspberry Pi itself.
Plug in a network cable or follow the app’s guided Wi-Fi setup. Kalinka helps you get connected and start listening.
Everything Kalinka does, in plain language → · Explore all features →
Enable Smart Search to analyse supported tracks in your collection on your own server. The first pass can take hours for a large library. After that, describe a mood, an instrument or an activity, then play the matches or add them to your queue.
Explore music from Jamendo without installing anything. This hosted demo searches track descriptions; local-library search analyses your audio.
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Set up a Linux player for your hi-fi, then control it in your browser or install the app on Android, Windows or Linux. Free and open source, with no Kalinka account needed.
Use a Raspberry Pi or a 64-bit Linux PC. Connect it by Ethernet, or use the app or the player’s Wi-Fi hotspot for guided setup.
Flash an image to your SD card or drive, then power on your player. Flashing and setup guide
For a player without an attached screen.
For a Raspberry Pi with an HDMI or DSI screen. The now-playing display is included.
On 64-bit Debian 13, Ubuntu 24.04, or Raspberry Pi OS or DietPi based on Debian 13, run:
curl -fsSL https://kalinkaplayer.com/install.sh | sudo bashThis installs the server, plugins, browser player and audio renderer, and starts them automatically. Fedora uses separate server and renderer packages instead. See the installation guide on GitHub for Fedora, adding the now-playing display to a Raspberry Pi and other options.
Basic playback: 512 MB RAM minimum; 1 GB is comfortable. Local-library Smart Search: 3 GB minimum; 4 GB tested. Jamendo-only Smart Search: 1–2 GB expected. Check hardware and system requirements →
Control Kalinka in your browser, with no app to install. For a player set up from a ready-made image,
open http://kalinka.local:8000
on a phone or computer connected to the same network. For other installations, use
http://<server-address>:8000.
Or install the Android, Windows or Linux app below. It connects to your Kalinka server on the same network and guides you through setup.
Install Kalinka on your phone or tablet from Google Play.
For 64-bit Windows. Run the installer, or use the portable ZIP.
For 64-bit Intel or AMD desktops. Extract the archive and run ./install.sh
to add Kalinka to your app launcher.
For manually installing these components on your Linux player. The browser player is already included in the server installation, and the display images above include the kiosk app.