Kernel Media Server Alternatives

Kernel Media Server is described as 'Powerful software that allows you to organize, stream, and enjoy your personal media collection. You can access it from any device, anywhere, and it provides high-quality streaming optimized for your network and device' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kernel Media Server for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Kernel Media Server alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kernel Media Server are Plex, Navidrome, Meelo and Emby.

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  1. Subsonic icon
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    Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music and video. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen...

    88 Subsonic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. LibreELEC icon
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    LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users.

    11 LibreELEC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Streama icon
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    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!

    25 Streama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Serviio icon
     54 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.

    50 Serviio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Airflow icon
     38 likes

    An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.

    14 Airflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  6. Finamp icon
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    Finamp is a Jellyfin music player. Its main feature is the ability to download songs for offline listening.

    25 Finamp alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Videostream icon
     16 likes

    Select any video from the Videostream extension for Google Chrome and, using the Chromecast extension, play it on your Chromecast. It's fast and simple to use. Videostream supports subtitles, MKV, AVI, MP4, playlists, and more.

    24 Videostream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. MiniDLNA icon
     48 likes

    MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. It is developed by a NETGEAR employee …

    30 MiniDLNA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Termux
    • Terminal
     
  9. nextPVR icon
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    NextPVR. NextPVR is a popular free personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, making it easy to watch or record Live TV.

    19 nextPVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  10. Oblecto icon
     4 likes

    Oblecto is a media server, similar to Plex, Emby, Netflix and others. It runs in the background on a home server to index your media such as movies and TV shows to make them searchable and streamable through a REST based interface.

    52 Oblecto alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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