--- title: This open-source app gives self-hosted music libraries... description: Explo is an open-source self-hosted app that bridges the gap between local music libraries and Spotify-style music discovery. It works by exporting your... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-open-source-app-gives-self-hosted-music-libraries-the-one-feature-spotify-users-take-for-grante-26niwnejk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This open-source app gives self-hosted music libraries the one feature Spotify users take for granted | daily.dev og:description: Explo is an open-source self-hosted app that bridges the gap between local music libraries and Spotify-style music discovery. It works by exporting your... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-open-source-app-gives-self-hosted-music-libraries-the-one-feature-spotify-users-take-for-grante-26niwnejk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/26niWnejk.png og:image:alt: This open-source app gives self-hosted music libraries the one feature Spotify users take for granted og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This open-source app gives self-hosted music libraries the one feature Spotify users take for granted **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Explo is an open-source self-hosted app that bridges the gap between local music libraries and Spotify-style music discovery. It works by exporting your listening history to ListenBrainz, which generates weekly recommendation playlists. Explo then automatically downloads those recommended tracks from YouTube or other sources directly into your self-hosted music library (e.g., Navidrome), turning ephemeral streaming recommendations into a permanently growing local collection. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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