Jellyfin AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Players

The best Audio Player alternative to Jellyfin is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Jellyfin and 19 are Audio Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Player alternatives to Jellyfin are Plex, Navidrome, Meelo and Ampache.

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  1. Kodi icon

    Kodi

     1534 likes

    Open-source media player compatible with Linux, Mac, Windows, Xbox, and iOS, designed for home theater PCs. Customizable with themes, supports 4K, audio and video formats, streaming, privacy-focused operations, and extensible with plugins.

    77 Kodi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fire TV
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    Comments about Kodi as an Alternative to Jellyfin
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Not a central media management system, only a client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Kodi is Free and Open SourceJellyfin is also Free and Open Source
  2. Plex icon

    Plex

     883 likes

    A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

    90 Plex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    • Kodi
    • Google TV
    • Playstation
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Chromecast
    • Xbox
    • Docker Hub
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  4. Navidrome icon

    Navidrome

     50 likes

    Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. It gives you freedom to listen to your music collection from any browser or mobile device.

    64 Navidrome alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
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  5. Meelo icon

    Meelo

     14 likes

    A versatile self-hosted music server offering music video access, B-Side and rare track identification, extensive format support via transcoding, and detailed metadata parsing. Additional features include automatic 'featuring' detection, song version browsing, and genre retrieval through platforms like MusicBrainz.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. Ampache icon

    Ampache

     62 likes

    Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

    99 Ampache alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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  10. Madsonic icon

    Madsonic

     21 likes

    Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
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  11. Finamp icon

    Finamp

     7 likes

    Finamp is a Jellyfin music player. Its main feature is the ability to download songs for offline listening.

    25 Finamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Finamp as an Alternative to Jellyfin
    Tomodachi94
    Negative
    1

    A client for Jellyfin. Doesn't really seem like an alternative.

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    • Finamp is Free and Open SourceJellyfin is also Free and Open Source
    • Finamp is LightweightJellyfin is not according to our users
  13. Finer Player icon

    Finer Player

     2 likes

    Rediscover your Jellyfin Music Library like never before with a truly native macOS experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Astiga icon

    Astiga

     12 likes

    Astiga is a music streaming service for your own music. Easily play back the music that is stored on your cloud service, directly in your browser or on your phone.

    32 Astiga alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    The album browser on the Web app. Here, Astiga shows the albums you have stored on cloud storage.
     
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