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, Android and iPhone apps. The best Dim alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dim are FileBot, GCstar, tinyMediaManager and Video Hub App.

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Dim is a self hosted media manager. With minimal setup, Dim will organize and beautify your media collections, letting you access and play them anytime from anywhere.

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  1. Jellyfin icon
     261 likes

    Jellyfin is a Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Jellyfin is descended from Emby's 3.

    38 Jellyfin alternatives
    Jellyfin screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen 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

    Top Jellyfin Features

    1.  Media Streaming
    2.  Media Server
    3.  Local server
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Media Center
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Media Transcoding
    8.  Support for DLNA
    9.  Privacy focused
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Kids Mode
    Jellyfin icon

    Jellyfin VS Dim

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    • 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. FileBot icon
     110 likes

    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.

    28 FileBot alternatives
    Rename episodes

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    FileBot Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Automatic file renaming
    7.  Computation and verification of hashes
    8.  Checksums verification
    9.  Bulk Hashing
    10.  SHA256
    FileBot icon

    FileBot VS Dim

    Is FileBot a good alternative to Dim?
     
    • FileBot is the most popular commercial alternative to Dim.

    • FileBot is Paid and ProprietaryDim is Free and Open Source
  3. GCstar icon
     103 likes

    GCstar is a free open source application for managing your collections. Detailed information on each item can be automatically retrieved from the internet and you can store additional data, such as the location or who you've lent it to.

    101 GCstar alternatives
    Movies

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GCstar Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Cross-Platform
    4.  Book Manager
    GCstar icon

    GCstar VS Dim

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  4. tinyMediaManager icon
     55 likes

    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
    TV-Shows

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    tinyMediaManager Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Trakt.tv integration
    4.  Automatic subtitles download
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    tinyMediaManager VS Dim

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  5. Video Hub App icon
     21 likes

    Browse, search, preview, and organize your videos.

    34 Video Hub App alternatives
    Thumbnails view

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Video Hub App Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  Catalog
    3.  File Organizer
    4.  Stream video to Apple TV
    Video Hub App icon

    Video Hub App VS Dim

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  6. MediaElch icon
     40 likes

    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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MediaElch Features

    1.  Kodi integration
    2.  Video library
    MediaElch icon

    MediaElch VS Dim

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  7. Ember Media Manager icon
     20 likes

    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
    Main interface for movies.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ember Media Manager Features

    1.  Search metadata
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    Ember Media Manager VS Dim

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  8. Media Companion icon
     23 likes

    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.

    10 Media Companion alternatives
    Media Companion screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Media Companion icon

    Media Companion VS Dim

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  9. Numento icon
     14 likes

    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.

    56 Numento alternatives
    Numento screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Numento icon

    Numento VS Dim

    Is Numento a good alternative to Dim?
     
  10. Ant Movie Catalog icon
     21 likes

    Ant Movie Catalog is a free, open-source program made to manage your collection of movies on DVD, CD (VideoCD, DivX, ...) and tapes.

    33 Ant Movie Catalog alternatives
    Classic style with search bar

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ant Movie Catalog Features

    1.  Catalog
    Ant Movie Catalog icon

    Ant Movie Catalog VS Dim

    Is Ant Movie Catalog a good alternative to Dim?
     
  11. Shoko Desktop icon
     10 likes

    Shoko, previously known as JMM (Japanese Media Manager) is an anime cataloging program designed to automate the cataloging of your anime collection regardless of the size and number of files in your collection.

    12 Shoko Desktop alternatives
    Collection. Group filters.
    Settings.
    Collection. Groups and Series pages.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Shoko Desktop Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Shoko Desktop icon

    Shoko Desktop VS Dim

    Is Shoko Desktop a good alternative to Dim?
     
  12. ViMediaManager icon
     9 likes

    ViMediaManager is a media manager for Mac OS X, allowing you to gather, store and manage the information and extra images for your movie, television & anime collections, and can be used on it’s own, or in combination with XBMC, Plex & YAMJ.

    10 ViMediaManager alternatives
    ViMediaManager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ViMediaManager icon

    ViMediaManager VS Dim

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