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title: "Volumio free vs Premium"
description: "What you get with Volumio for free, what Volumio Premium adds, and how Premium works on Volumio devices and DIY installs."
url: https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/205-volumio-free-vs-premium
collection: "Account"
updated: 2026-11-13
language: en
---

# Volumio free vs Premium

What you get with Volumio for free, what Volumio Premium adds, and how Premium works on Volumio devices and DIY installs.

Volumio is free on Raspberry Pi and PC. Volumio Premium is a subscription that adds more music services, multiroom and smart features. On Volumio devices, Premium is built in, with no subscription.

## What's free

-   Bit-perfect playback of FLAC, ALAC, AAC, Vorbis, MP3, DSD and more.
    
-   USB DACs, and I2S DAC boards on Raspberry Pi.
    
-   Your music on USB drives and [network drives](https://help.volumio.com/articles/187-nas).
    
-   [Spotify Connect](https://help.volumio.com/articles/181-spotify), [AirPlay](https://help.volumio.com/articles/185-airplay) and [UPnP/DLNA](https://help.volumio.com/articles/188-media-server).
    
-   Thousands of [web radios](https://help.volumio.com/articles/184-web-radios).
    
-   Playlists, alarm and sleep timer.
    
-   [Plugins](https://help.volumio.com/articles/183-plugins), for more music services and features.
    

## What Premium adds

-   [Nova](https://help.volumio.com/articles/172-nova-and-volumio-4), Volumio's new interface.
    
-   [TIDAL](https://help.volumio.com/articles/180-tidal) and [Qobuz](https://help.volumio.com/articles/179-qobuz), with TIDAL Connect and Qobuz Connect.
    
-   HIGHRESAUDIO.
    
-   [Super search and Infinity playback](https://help.volumio.com/articles/191-super-search).
    
-   Related artists and albums, with their stories and credits.
    
-   [Multiroom](https://help.volumio.com/articles/190-multiroom), to play in sync on up to 6 devices.
    
-   [CD playback and ripping](https://help.volumio.com/articles/189-cds).
    
-   [Bluetooth playback](https://help.volumio.com/articles/186-bluetooth), and the digital and analog inputs.
    
-   Playing in your browser.
    
-   Remote access to your devices.
    
-   Your playlists, favorites and web radios saved to your MyVolumio account, to get them back after a reset. On Volumio devices, this is included.
    

One Premium subscription works on up to 6 devices.

## Premium on Volumio devices

On Volumio devices, all Premium features are built in: you don't need a subscription. In `Settings` → `MyVolumio`, your plan shows `Premium device`.

## Get Premium on Raspberry Pi and PC

1.  [Sign in to MyVolumio](https://help.volumio.com/articles/204-myvolumio-account) on your device.
    
2.  Go to `Settings` → `MyVolumio` and press `Plans`.
    
3.  Choose `Monthly` or `Yearly`.
    
4.  Press `Start Premium` to start with the free trial, or `Subscribe`.
    

Your plan in `Settings` → `MyVolumio` then shows `Premium trial` or `Premium`.

If you have a coupon, [redeem it](https://help.volumio.com/articles/206-redeem-a-coupon-code) when you subscribe. To stop your subscription, [cancel it](https://help.volumio.com/articles/208-cancel-your-subscription) at any time.

## Troubleshooting

### Premium features aren't active after subscribing

1.  Go to `Settings` → `MyVolumio` and check that you're signed in with the account you subscribed with, and that the plan shows `Premium` or `Premium trial`.
    
2.  In `Settings` → `MyVolumio`, press `Devices` and check that your device is in the list. Premium works on up to 6 devices.
    
3.  Check that your device is [connected to the internet](https://help.volumio.com/articles/197-connection-issues).
    
4.  Sign out and sign in again, then restart the device.
    

If it still doesn't work, [contact our customer support](https://help.volumio.com/#gleap) and tell us the email of your account.

## Related

- [MyVolumio account](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/204-myvolumio-account.md)
- [Redeem a coupon code](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/206-redeem-a-coupon-code.md)
- [Change payment method](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/207-change-payment-method.md)
- [Cancel your subscription](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/208-cancel-your-subscription.md)
- [Reset your password](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/209-reset-your-password.md)