Dim AlternativesMedia Managers and other similar apps like Dim

Dim is described as 'Self hosted media manager. With minimal setup, Dim will organize and beautify your media collections, letting you access and play them anytime from anywhere' and is a Media Manager in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dim for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and Docker apps. The best Dim alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dim are GCstar, Meelo, FileBot and tinyMediaManager.

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  1. Jellyfin icon
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    A free, open-source media system alternative to proprietary options like Emby and Plex, with Chromecast support, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, focusing on privacy without premium features, managing media from dedicated servers to multiple devices via various apps.

    50 Jellyfin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • Tizen OS
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Kodi
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Cloudron
     
    • Jellyfin is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Dim.

    • Jellyfin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dim.

    • Jellyfin is Free and Open SourceDim is also Free and Open Source
    • Jellyfin is Privacy focusedDim is not according to our users
  2. GCstar icon
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    Desktop application to manage of various types of collections (books, comics, films, TV shows, music, games, wines, stamp, coins, etc...).

    100 GCstar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Meelo icon
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  4. FileBot icon
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    FileBot is the ultimate tool for organizing and renaming your movies, tv shows or anime, and music well as downloading subtitles and artwork. It's smart and just works.

    29 FileBot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • FileBot is the most popular commercial alternative to Dim.

    • FileBot is Paid and ProprietaryDim is Free and Open Source
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    tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing. It is written to provide metadata for the Kodi Media Center (formerly known as XBMC), MediaPortal and Plex media server.

    16 tinyMediaManager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. MediaElch icon
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    MediaElch is a MediaManager for Kodi. It directly accesses XBMCs database (SQLite and MySQL) and thumbnail cache to store information about movies and TV shows.

    16 MediaElch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Media Companion icon
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    Media Companion is the original free to use Movie/TV Show manager and organizer that offers full XBMC integration. Simply put, Media Companion gathers information from the Internet and make this information available to you in an organized manner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Ember Media Manager is just that: a media manager. Once configured, it let's you fetch, store, and view various details about your media collection. Movies and TV shows are the type of media that Ember can handle.

    16 Ember Media Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Mydia icon
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    A modern, self-hosted media management platform for tracking, organizing, and monitoring your media library.

    33 Mydia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. Numento icon
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    Numento is a elegant collection software fully customizable that will let you freely choose your method of management. Manage your library (Books,CD, DVD, comic books, games), your coins, your stamps, your postcard, etc.

    59 Numento alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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