Learns From Your Listening
Play counts, last played times, completions, skips, and favorites help rank candidates when Atero builds library mixes—no cloud recommendation service required.
Atero
Your media. Everywhere.
One native app for self-hosted music, podcasts, audiobooks, eBooks, and internet radio— built for iOS and Android, connected to servers you control.
Product
Explore Atero
One library across music, podcasts, audiobooks, eBooks, and internet radio— with matching native experiences on iOS and Android.
Home
Start from a unified home built for your library—not a rented catalog.
Music
Stream and browse your self-hosted music library with discovery, lyrics, favorites, and playlists.
Now Playing
Queue, lyrics, favorites, and playback controls.
Podcasts
Follow shows, keep playback progress, and listen from RSS or Audiobookshelf libraries.
Audiobooks
Chapter playback and progress synchronization with Audiobookshelf.
eBooks
Read EPUB books in-app with continue-reading support.
Internet Radio
Follow and stream internet radio stations alongside the rest of your library.
Smarter Listening
The more you listen, the better it gets.
Atero uses your listening history—plays, completions, skips, favorites, and when you last heard a track— to help shape music mixes from your own library. Rediscover less-played gems, revisit older favorites, and enjoy Quick Mix, Hidden Gems, Throwbacks, and genre or decade picks informed by what you’ve played.
Smarter Mixes
Mix It Up offers Quick Mix, Hidden Gems, and Throwbacks, plus Artist, Album, and Genre builders and Decade Radio—selection shaped with available listening signals from your library.
Rediscover Your Library
Hidden Gems highlights underplayed tracks you’ve engaged with before. Throwbacks lean on older listening history so familiar music from your collection can surface again.
Better Over Time
As listening history accumulates on your device, ranking has more to work with—so mixes can stay more relevant to how you actually listen. Available on Free and Pro.
Platforms
Made for iOS and Android
Atero follows each platform’s design conventions while keeping one shared brand— genuine native interfaces, not a watered-down compromise.
iOS
SwiftUI craftsmanship tuned for iPhone: system media, gestures, and CarPlay when you are on the road.
Android
Kotlin and Compose for Material-native browsing, playback, Wear OS controls, and Android Auto.
On the road
Your media. Along for the ride.
Free keeps basic playback controls from the active media session. Pro unlocks library browsing and additional controls on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Apple CarPlay
System play, pause, and skip on Free. Browse your library and use additional controls with Atero Pro on iOS.
Android Auto
Basic session controls on Free. Library browsing and additional controls with Atero Pro on Android.
Features
Great for free. Even better with Pro.
Atero is fully functional for free, bringing your music, podcasts, audiobooks, eBooks, and radio together in one app. Upgrade to Atero Pro with a one-time purchase to unlock enhanced features, more servers, offline music and podcasts, and greater control over your listening experience. No subscription required.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Favorite Songs, Albums & Artists | ||
| Favorite Playlists & Podcasts | ||
| Create & Edit Local Music Playlists | ||
| Podcast Subscriptions & Playback Progress | ||
| Audiobook & eBook Progress Synchronization | ||
| Follow & Stream Internet Radio | ||
| Cast to Compatible Devices | ||
| Audiobook & eBook Downloads | ||
| Offline Music & Podcast Downloads | ||
| Save Queue as a Local Playlist | ||
| Detailed Listening Insights | ||
| Multiple Now Playing Music Visualizers | ||
| Media Servers | 1 server | Multiple servers |
| Selectable Wi-Fi and Cellular Streaming Quality | Standard (192 kbps) | Custom Wi-Fi and cellular quality |
| Android Auto | Basic playback controls | Library browsing and additional controls |
| CarPlay | Basic playback controls | Library browsing and additional controls |
| Portable Backups | Restore | Create and restore |
| Create & Edit Playlists | Local playlists (server playlists read-only) | Local and supported server playlists |
| Future Pro Features |
Favorite Songs, Albums & Artists
- Free
- Pro
Favorite Playlists & Podcasts
- Free
- Pro
Create & Edit Local Music Playlists
- Free
- Pro
Podcast Subscriptions & Playback Progress
- Free
- Pro
Audiobook & eBook Progress Synchronization
- Free
- Pro
Follow & Stream Internet Radio
- Free
- Pro
Cast to Compatible Devices
- Free
- Pro
Audiobook & eBook Downloads
- Free
- Pro
Offline Music & Podcast Downloads
- Free
- Pro
Save Queue as a Local Playlist
- Free
- Pro
Detailed Listening Insights
- Free
- Pro
Multiple Now Playing Music Visualizers
- Free
- Pro
Media Servers
- Free
- 1 server
- Pro
- Multiple servers
Selectable Wi-Fi and Cellular Streaming Quality
- Free
- Standard (192 kbps)
- Pro
- Custom Wi-Fi and cellular quality
Android Auto
- Free
- Basic playback controls
- Pro
- Library browsing and additional controls
CarPlay
- Free
- Basic playback controls
- Pro
- Library browsing and additional controls
Portable Backups
- Free
- Restore
- Pro
- Create and restore
Create & Edit Playlists
- Free
- Local playlists (server playlists read-only)
- Pro
- Local and supported server playlists
Future Pro Features
- Free
- Pro
Your media. Everywhere.
Bring self-hosted music, podcasts, audiobooks, eBooks, and radio together.