Boxee AlternativesMedia Centers and other similar apps like Boxee

Boxee is described as 'Media center for your home theater PC. It compiles media from your computer and on the internet into a simple, remote-control friendly user interface. Boxee includes built-in social media features, so you can see what your friends have watched and recommended' and is a very popular Media Center in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Boxee for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPad and iPhone apps. The best Boxee alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Boxee are Plex, MediaPortal, Splash and OpenELEC.

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  1. Kodi icon

    Kodi

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    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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    • Kodi is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Boxee.

    • Kodi is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Boxee.

    • Kodi is Free and Open SourceBoxee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Kodi is Privacy focusedBoxee is not according to our users
  2. Plex icon

    Plex

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    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 (Pay once or Subscription)
    • 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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    • Plex is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Boxee.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryBoxee is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Plex is LightweightBoxee is not according to our users
  4. MediaPortal icon

    MediaPortal

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    MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way.

    27 MediaPortal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Splash icon

    Splash

     75 likes
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    The only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash.

    109 Splash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. OpenELEC icon

    OpenELEC

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    Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux based Just Enough Operating System (JeOS) built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a Kodi (previously XBMC) media center.

    11 OpenELEC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  7. Squire icon

    Squire

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    Squire is a media center to stream movies and shows from torrents or local files. It’s an always-running menu bar app. The brain where all the local video files or installed streams are processed and sent to the clients.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
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    • Squire is the most popular commercial alternative to Boxee.

    • Squire is Paid and ProprietaryBoxee is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Moovida

     23 likes
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    Moovida is transforming the way consumers experience digital entertainment media. In a world where the promise of on-demand media has yet to be realized, Moovida develops software and services to simplify and enhance media consumption, effectively filling the gap between the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. MythTV icon

    MythTV

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    MythTV is a free, open source media center and digital video recorder (DVR) distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. With its plugin architecture, MythTV can be transformed into a home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections...

    42 MythTV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Kantaris

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    Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (http://alternativeto.net/software/vlc-media-player/) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. VidOn Server icon

    VidOn Server

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Sequential icon

    Sequential

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    Sequential is an image viewer for Mac OS X. It was originally designed for opening a folder of images and displaying them in order. It works well for viewing comics and manga.

    69 Sequential alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Enna icon

    Enna

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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