Software · Audio & music

SonoBus

Free and open source network audio streaming.

Completely free
Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: GPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: not documented
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux and iOSEstablished by iOS: Unspecified source · Linux: Flathub · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: SonoBus Developers
Latest version: 1.7.2 (11 December 2023)
Latest activity: 2 October 2026
Source code: github.com/sonosaurus/sonobus

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: multi-user support, statistics and charts, audio plugins (VST, LV2…).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Connects multiple users together to send and receive audio among all in a group, with fine-grained control over latency, quality and overall mix.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“All settings are dynamic, network statistics are clearly visible.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“Works as a standalone application on macOS, Windows, iOS, and Linux, and as an audio plugin (AU, VST) on macOS and Windows.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

SonoBus is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

SonoBus is an application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network. Features: Connects multiple users together to send and receive audio among all in a group, with fine-grained control over latency, quality and overall mix. Includes optional input compression, noise gate, and EQ effects, along with a master reverb. All settings are dynamic, network statistics are clearly visible. Works as a standalone application on macOS, Windows, iOS, and GNU/Linux, and as an audio plugin (AU, VST, and AAX) on macOS and Windows. Use it on your desktop or in your DAW, or on your mobile device. Easy to setup and use, yet still provides all the details that audio nerds want to see. Audio quality can be instantly adjusted from full uncompressed PCM (16, 24, or 32 bit) or with various compressed bitrates (16-256 kbps per channel) using the low-latency Opus codec.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 8 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 7 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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