Feishin Download for Windows, macOS & Linux

What Feishin is

Feishin is a desktop and web client for self-hosted music servers rather than a player with its own catalogue. Point it at a server that speaks OpenSubsonic, or at Navidrome or Jellyfin directly, and it becomes the interface for the library you already maintain.

The project is maintained at jeffvli/feishin with roughly 10.2k stars and is licensed under GPL-3.0. Because the heavy lifting happens server-side, Feishin stays a presentation layer: browsing, searching, queueing and playback control.

Best for

• Anyone already running Navidrome, Jellyfin or another OpenSubsonic-compatible server.
• Homelab users who want a polished client instead of a bare web interface.
• People who want the same library accessible from a desktop app and a browser tab.
• Listeners who prefer to own their files and their metadata rather than rent access to a catalogue.

Key features

• Connects to Navidrome, Jellyfin and generic OpenSubsonic servers.
• Both desktop and web builds from the same project.
• Queue management, smart playlists and full-text search across your library.
• Lyrics support and visual theming for the player view.
• Free and open source under GPL-3.0.

Platforms & requirements

Windows gets a 64-bit installer of 178.3 MB. macOS ships separate Apple Silicon and Intel disk images at 204.5 MB and 211.4 MB. Linux offers an AppImage of 201.3 MB and a Debian package of 164.4 MB. All are published under the v1.17.0 release.

The one hard requirement is a reachable server: without a Navidrome, Jellyfin or OpenSubsonic endpoint to connect to, Feishin has nothing to display. The web edition adds the ability to run the interface from a browser or a container instead of installing the desktop app.

How to install Feishin safely

• Download the desktop build that matches your operating system and architecture from the jeffvli GitHub release page.
• On macOS, prefer the arm64 disk image on Apple Silicon and the x64 image on Intel machines.
• On Linux, install the Debian package or make the AppImage executable before running it.
• Launch Feishin and enter your server address, then authenticate with the credentials you set on that server.
• Use HTTPS for the server address if it is reachable outside your local network.

Limits to know

• Feishin is a client, not a server. It does not scan folders, index files or host a library on its own.
• Feature coverage depends on the backend: some capabilities appear only when the connected server exposes them.
• If your server is unreachable, the app has nothing to play, so remote access needs to be set up separately.
• Downloads are large, between 164.4 MB and 211.4 MB depending on platform, because the desktop build bundles its own runtime.

Alternatives to compare

If you are still deciding what to run server-side, Mopidy is the extensible music server option, while Folia Major is another player built for the same kind of self-hosted setup.

MP3hub lists both with their own pages so you can compare install methods, licenses and platform support before wiring anything up.