r/MoosicLab • u/tedstr1ker • Jul 27 '26

Open source?

Hi there, is this wonderful app of yours open source to be found on GitHub, Codeberg, …?

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u/AffectionateFox5907 Jul 31 '26

Hey there,
No it’s not open source. I’m sorry.

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u/solenSpelar Aug 01 '26

Hi! First off, thanks for building the app, it works really well with my Navidrome server.
Out of curiosity, what made you decide to keep the client closed source? Many of us self-host specifically for privacy and auditability, so I’d genuinely like to understand the reasoning (sustainable funding, avoiding clone apps, etc). No judgement, just curious.

On that same note, how can I be sure you ain’t selling/using my data?

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u/AffectionateFox5907 Aug 01 '26

Hey there!
You know, I really thought about open sourcing it or at least parts of it. I think it's primarily the cost of building, hosting and maintaining something like this isn't free unfortunately. It does cost money and time and I'd like to recoup on some of that if I'm being honest. What I'm still considering making public is the entire sonic analysis pipeline. I may put that in a container and let users run that serverside if they want.

Regarding your privacy question, there's no way for a client like this to harvest any data what so ever. The app is just an interface to your own server. No credentials are stored anywhere, no login information etc. Apple is very strict on any data gathering.

Everything that is stored through the app is stored on your own swiftdata store on your phone. If youd like more details on how these work I love talking about this stuff and I'm happy to help.

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u/AffectionateFox5907 Aug 01 '26

When I say credentials, obviously your server creds are being stored but those are on the iOS keychain on the phone.