Front Row Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Front Row for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Front Row and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Front Row are Plex, Emby, Miro Player and nessMediaCenter.

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Front Row alternatives are mainly Media Centers but may also be Media Players or Media Servers. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Front Row.

Front Row

Media Center
Free • Proprietary

Front Row is media center software for Apple's Macintosh computers and Apple TV with a 10-foot user interface design for the living-room TV for viewing and downloading video, photos, podcasts, and music from a computer,...

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Front Row alternatives page was last updated Oct 12, 2017

Kodi
Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. Kodi is designed to be the perfect companion to a home theater PC - it supports an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its...
76 Kodi alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Raspberry Pi
- Fire TV
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Top Kodi Features
1. Media Streaming
2. TV Shows meta data support
3. Video library
4. Media Center
5. Media library
6. Support for IPTV
7. Media Server
8. Automatic subtitles download
9. Built-in Media Downloader
10. Ad-free
11. Portable
12. AirPlay Support
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Kodi VS Front Row
Is Kodi a good alternative to Front Row?
- Kodi is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Front Row.
- Kodi is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Front Row.
- Kodi is Free and Open SourceFront Row is Free and Proprietary

Plex
A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.
92 Plex alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Server
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Roku
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Top Plex Features
1. Media Server
2. Media Streaming
3. Play local content
4. Local Storage
5. Media Center
6. Works Offline
7. Chromecast Support
8. No Tracking
9. Ad-free
10. Dark Mode
11. No registration required
12. Lightweight
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Plex VS Front Row
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Emby
Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.
47 Emby alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Server
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire
- Cloudron
- Playstation
- Xbox
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Top Emby Features
1. Media Streaming
2. Media Server
3. Browser Gallery
4. Private gallery
5. Optimized for Mobile
6. Ad-free
7. Chromecast Support
8. Kids Mode
9. Remote Media Access
10. Local server
11. Media Transcoding
12. Asset Pipeline
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Emby VS Front Row
Is Emby a good alternative to Front Row?
- Emby is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Front Row.
- Emby is Freemium and ProprietaryFront Row is Free and Proprietary

Miro Player
Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.
111 Miro Player alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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Miro Player Features
1. Music Store
2. TV Streaming
3. Fullscreen support
4. Built-in Torrent client
5. Media library
6. Android Sync
7. Built-in Media converter
8. Music Library
9. Create Playlist
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Discontinued
"Although we are no longer developing Miro, we do continue to make the media player available."https://pculture.org/pcf-projectsSee also:"The last version (6.0) was released in 2013 and is no longer functioning correctly because of changes to the YouTube API."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miro_(video_software)

Miro Player VS Front Row
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nessMediaCenter
Use your Mac as optimal media center!

nessMediaCenter is the suitable replacement for Apple's Front Row: easy to use with a clean look and feel, direct access to movie / picture folder and volumes, support of Aperture, iPhoto and iTunes media including DRM, and comfortable.
17 nessMediaCenter alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Apple TV
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nessMediaCenter Features
1. Dailymotion
2. TV Streaming
3. iTunes integration
4. Music collection
5. Live Broadcasting
6. Media library
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nessMediaCenter VS Front Row
Is nessMediaCenter a good alternative to Front Row?
- nessMediaCenter is the most popular commercial alternative to Front Row.
- nessMediaCenter is Paid and ProprietaryFront Row is Free and Proprietary

MythTV
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...
43 MythTV alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Server
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
MythTV Features
TV Tuner
DVR
TV Streaming
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MythTV VS Front Row
Is MythTV a good alternative to Front Row?