Your Jellyfin library,
slow and steady.
Honu is a native iOS app for streaming and downloading music from your own self‑hosted Jellyfin server — minimal, fast, and built around the music you already own.
Honu is Hawaiian for sea turtle — one of the few animals in the wild that hunts jellyfish. Honu and Jellyfin, it turns out, get along just fine.
Everything you need to listen
Honu stays free the way Jellyfin itself is free — this is the whole app, not a trial of it.
Stream everything
Play any track, album or playlist straight from your own Jellyfin server, wherever you are.
Take it offline
Save songs, albums or whole playlists to your device and keep listening without a connection.
A library that behaves
Browse by Artists, Albums, Songs or Playlists — one tab, no clutter, in an order that actually makes sense.
Hunt
A fast, focused search that gets you to the right track before you've finished typing.
Lyrics along the way
Read along with lyrics on tracks that have them, right from the Now Playing screen.
All your servers, together
Add more than one Jellyfin server and see everything in one place — no switching required.
Crossfade & gapless
Tracks blend smoothly into each other, and gapless albums play straight through without a pause between songs.
A look at the app
Library, Hunt, Now Playing and Lyrics — straight from the current build.
Screens from the current alpha build — a couple of details may still change before launch.
Honu Pro
If you'd like to support development, Honu Pro (€1/month or €10/year, with a 7‑day free trial) adds a few extras.
Everything above stays free either way.
Support
Running into something odd, or have a question about Honu? Reach out — we read every message.
- Which Jellyfin servers work with Honu?
- Any self‑hosted Jellyfin server you can reach from your device — just enter your server URL and log in with your existing account.
- Do I need Honu Pro to use the app?
- No. Streaming, offline downloads, playlists and search are free. Honu Pro adds a few extras and helps support ongoing development.
- Can I connect more than one server?
- Yes — add as many as you like. The free tier shows all of them at once; Honu Pro adds a focus mode to view one at a time.
- How do I report a bug or request a feature?
- Email hello@fgm28.nl with what you're seeing (and a screenshot, if you have one) — that's the fastest way to get it looked at.
Privacy Policy
Honu is a client for your own Jellyfin server. It's built to need as little of your data as possible.
What Honu is
Honu connects directly from your device to the Jellyfin server you point it at. Your music, playlists and library metadata live on that server — not with us.
What we collect
We don't collect personal data or run analytics or advertising trackers. Your server address and login are stored securely on your device only, so Honu can reconnect you automatically — they are never sent to us.
Your Jellyfin server
Because Honu talks directly to the server you configure, that server's own logging and privacy practices apply to your listening activity. That's between you and your server — unaffected by Honu.
Payments & Honu Pro
Honu Pro subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see your payment details; Apple's own privacy policy covers that part.
Children
Honu isn't directed at children and doesn't knowingly collect data from anyone.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update the date above. Significant changes will be noted here.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email hello@fgm28.nl.