HavenOS installs and manages private services for books, music, movies, and files. Keep the collection on your hardware, use it around the house, and skip the server-admin ritual.
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Ebooks, comics, PDFs, OPDS access, and reader setup details.
Artists, albums, tracks, library folders, and device credentials.
Local movies and shows ready for TV, mobile, and browser clients.
Selected folders, multiple roots, native browsing, and safe actions.
You wanted a private place for your media, not another subscription or a weekend of configuration work.
HavenOS turns that quiet Mac into a home library hub. Choose what you want to run, point it at your folders, and let HavenOS handle the service plumbing behind the scenes.
The experience stays focused on human things: books, music, movies, files, backups, and whether everything is healthy.
HavenOS translates the usual install docs into a simple native flow. You choose a capability. HavenOS resolves the runtime, folders, ports, onboarding, health checks, and launchd service.
Add Books, Music, Movies, or Files from the HavenOS home screen. Users think in libraries; HavenOS resolves the implementation.
Use native macOS folder pickers for library paths and backup destinations. No shell paths or service-specific config files.
Open the native HavenOS tab, copy device credentials, scan a QR code, or fall back to the browser UI when you want it.
Books, Music, Movies, and Files share the same setup language, folder controls, backup model, and device-access helpers.
Organize ebooks, comics, manga, and PDFs. HavenOS can auto-organize loose files, rescan your library, and show import warnings in plain language.
Stream your own music collection from home, manage folders, see artist/album/track counts, and copy connection details for Subsonic-compatible apps.
Serve movies and shows to TV, mobile, desktop, and browser clients with guided setup, managed credentials, and library scan status.
Browse selected folders inside HavenOS, add multiple roots, create folders, rename items, move files to Trash, and access them from other devices.
HavenOS is more than a launcher. It manages lifecycle, accounts, updates, backups, and status so your Mac mini can keep serving your library after setup day.
HavenOS checks upstream releases, downloads updates, stops services, replaces artifacts, restarts, health-checks, and rolls back on failure.
Close the main window and keep HavenOS resident on macOS, with quick status, backup, and reopen actions from the topbar.
HavenOS-managed credentials can reconnect after restart and give you copy-all, reveal, QR, and browser handoff actions for other devices.
Services are planned by HavenOS and delegated to launchd, so the app feels native instead of pretending your Mac is a container host.
Books, Music, Movies, and Files each get a dedicated HavenOS tab with the same setup, folder, scan, status, and action patterns.
No Docker prompts, PATH debugging, runtime setup, or terminal recipes. HavenOS speaks in libraries, folders, status, and protection.
Pick an external drive, NAS folder, mounted network share, or local destination. HavenOS tracks protection by capability and keeps backup health visible before a small problem becomes a bad surprise.
HavenOS wraps projects like Kavita, Navidrome, Jellyfin, and File Browser behind stable user-facing capabilities. The goal is simple: install, start, use, and trust it over time.
HavenOS is released under the MIT License. The app also uses and manages the following open-source libraries and services.
Software update framework for HavenOS.
Command-line parsing for havenctl.
Managed books, comics, and manga service.
Managed music streaming service.
Managed movies and TV streaming service.
Media playback and transcoding helper for Jellyfin.
Managed browser-based file access service.
Each project is governed by its own license and upstream terms. License names are shown here for attribution and transparency.
Plain-language information for downloading and using HavenOS.
HavenOS is released under the MIT License. Open-source libraries and managed services listed in the credits remain licensed by their respective authors.
Review each upstream project before installing or exposing a managed service outside your private network.
Developed by com///place.
For support, legal notices, license questions, and EU user enquiries, use the contact link.
Start with the Mac mini you already own. Add private local-first libraries whenever you need them.