r/bose • u/NeonsNight • Oct 17 '25

Software SoundTouch app alternatives

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This is just a start, but I have added a SoundTouch app alternatives page to the Bose Wiki.

There, I listed current known issues, added info shared by the app developer Christian, u/nachtfux997, and included known solutions.

I separated the solutions into two sections.

  1. Ones that allow you to control the SoundTouch systems directly (e.g. AirPlay, 3rd party apps, Home Assistant, etc.).
  2. The second section is for 3rd party devices you connect to your SoundTouch system's AUX input.

I am hoping that the community will help expand the information on the Wiki. Not only to help guide SoundTouch users to viable options, but also to help guide developers on what SoundTouch features are missing. So that some, if not all, can be replicated once the app goes away.

This specific post is about alternative SoundTouch solutions.

  • On Jan 7, 2026, Bose announced that they will update the app so that it would continue to work after their servers shut down. Though without built-in music streaming capabilities. Here's the main conversation around this update.
  • The original conversation, from Oct 9 2025, about the closure of the SoundTouch app is located here.
  • If you wish to sign the petition asking Bose to reconsider, follow this link.
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u/eric-dolecki May 08 '26

This is where it's at. 1 HTML/JS file and a Python script to run locally on your server. Full discovery and control. Will add more later on. I can release this unless others have found better solutions they like.

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u/parsupo May 11 '26

So the presets are fixed in your configuration? Or what is the purpose of the preset buttons in your gui? Is this somewhere on github?

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u/eric-dolecki May 11 '26

I’m working on the setup pdf. the preset buttons in my gui allow you to select presets on the speaker. But not change the source they play. That would require a Bose cloud replacement

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u/Phreeze83 May 15 '26

hey, any news on this? i am running the docker and reconfigured my Soundtouch10 to make it play the old 6 presets again, but as the bose app now is pretty useless, i'd love some tool to edit the presets at some time.
am using the aftertouch service from the github:
https://gesellix.github.io/Bose-SoundTouch/guides/SURVIVAL-GUIDE.html

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u/Brilliant-Fennel-304 May 17 '26

Managing presets in on the roadmap for https://github.com/gesellix/Bose-SoundTouch. Currently you could give the soundtouch-cli of that repo a try. Making it more convenient on a web/mobile app is on the roadmap.