Jellyfin Alternatives

Jellyfin is described as 'Free open-source media system alternative to proprietary options, supports Chromecast, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, with privacy focus' and is a very popular Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Jellyfin for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Jellyfin alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Jellyfin are Stremio, Plex, Navidrome and Emby.

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Jellyfin alternatives are mainly Audio Players, but if you're looking for Media Players or Music Streaming Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Jellyfin.
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  1. Plasma Bigscreen is an open-source user interface for TV's. Running on top of a Linux distribution, Plasma Bigscreen turns your TV or setup-box into a fully hackable device. A big launcher giving you easy access to any installed apps and skills.

    19 Plasma Bigscreen alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • KDE
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  2. Music Assistant icon
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    Turn your Home Assistant instance into a jukebox, hassle free streaming of your favorite media to Home Assistant media players.

    9 Music Assistant alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. Plezy icon
     8 likes

    Cross-platform media client with Flutter UI offering native performance and a visually streamlined interface, compatible with Plex and Jellyfin servers, enabling direct streaming, HDR and Dolby Vision playback, offline downloads, and minimal transcoding.

    26 Plezy alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Linux Mint
    • Arch Linux
    • Apple TV
    • Fedora
    • Android TV
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Fire TV
    • visionOS
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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  4. Ampache icon
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    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.

    116 Ampache alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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  5. Streama icon
     15 likes

    Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Serviio icon
     53 likes

    Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network.

    56 Serviio alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Seanime icon
     4 likes

    Open-source media server with a web interface and desktop app for anime and manga.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Moonfin icon
     4 likes

    Moonfin is a collection of enhanced Jellyfin and Emby client applications that build upon the excellent foundation of the official Jellyfin project. We focus on delivering refined user experiences, improved UI/UX, and platform-specific optimizations while maintaining full...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Tizen OS
    • Android TV
    • Google TV
    • Fire TV
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  9. Plexamp icon
     12 likes

    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    189 Plexamp alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. Olaris icon
     2 likes

    Olaris is an open-source, community driven, media manager and transcoding server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Feishin icon
     7 likes

    Self-hosted music player using MPV and web backends, offering a modern interface, playback scrobbling, smart playlist editor for Navidrome, and lyric support for both synchronized and unsynchronized formats, accessible via web browser for flexible music management.

    16 Feishin alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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