Plex Alternatives

Plex is described as 'Need something to watch? We’re on it. Plex combines free movies & TV with the best free streaming services, so there’s always more to discover' and is a leading Media Server in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Plex for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best Plex alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Plex are Emby, Universal Media Server, Navidrome and Meelo.

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Plex alternatives are mainly Media Servers, but if you're looking for Media Centers or Media Players you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Android, Linux, Mac, Chrome OS, Apple TV and Self-Hosted. 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 Plex.
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    LimboMedia is a free and easy-to-use information and media server making your bookmarks, todos, notes, images, music, videos and files available everywhere: At home via DLNA/UPnP and outside in your browser with a nice HTML5 web-interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Flinger.co icon
     5 likes

    Flinger.co is a web app that enables interaction between just about any connected TV that has a web browser and a laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Simply create a new channel on the big screen at Flinger.co.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows Phone
     
  3. VidOn Server icon
     7 likes

    Smartly manage all your multimedia resources and automatically transcode videos for your Phone, Pad, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. MediaLink icon
     4 likes

    Your PlayStation 3 has been craving the media on your Mac. Finally, complete Macintosh and Playstation 3 integration is upon us.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. nessViewer icon
     12 likes

    nessViewer is the all-round media application to edit, browse, collect and arrange, present, transfer and stream media. It combines media player, media center, media server, media editor and preview tool.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. uShare is a UPnP (TM) A/V & DLNA Media Server. It implements the server component that provides UPnP media devices with information on available multimedia files. uShare uses the built-in http server of libupnp to stream the files to clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. OXOO icon
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    OXOO is an Android live TV & movie portal application with a PHP admin dashboard script. You will able to maintain all of your changes easily via the dashboard. It’s a smart application with a easy tools and settings.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Easy-Data Mediacenter is a video and audio player with lots of tools. It is able to deliver bit perfect audio, and does not require any external codecs. It is able to run from a memorystick and does not require installation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Enna icon
     6 likes

    Enna is a Media Center application. Featuring a simple user interface, Enna is based on the powerful Enlightenment Foundations Libraries (EFL) as for its graphical user interface and GeeXboX libraries as for multimedia playback and information retrieval.

    29 Enna alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. atmosph3re icon
     2 likes

    atmosph3re is a web-based music streamer, allowing you to play your music from anywhere, on any device. Built in responsive design, it works as well on your phone as on your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Flipps icon
     8 likes

    Watch the latest news, live sports events, YouTube and music videos on TV. Requires only phone/tablet and an optional connected TV. Supports Samsung TV, LG TV, Sony TV, Apple TV, XBox, Chromecast... and of course your mobile screen.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  12. Cinematica icon
     3 likes

    Cinematica manages your growing collection of video files perfectly, with a range of options to suit every need. Now it is easy to organize, categorize, and search your growing video collection.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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