Jellyfin AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Media Servers

The best Media Server alternative to Jellyfin is Stremio, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Jellyfin and 13 are Media Servers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Media Server alternatives to Jellyfin are Kodi, Plex, Emby and Meelo.

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  1. Stremio icon

    Stremio

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    Versatile media center enabling seamless streaming of films, series, and YouTube in HD with subtitle support. Cast effortlessly to TV with DLNA, Chromecast integration. Explore via add-ons like Netflix, Amazon, torrent-streaming.

    95 Stremio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android TV
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    Guest
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    You cannot view your own content in Streamio.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Stremio is a great Jellyfin alternative, some don't.

    • Stremio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Jellyfin.

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

    • Stremio is Free and Open SourceJellyfin is also Free and Open Source
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    Kodi

     1530 likes
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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.

    76 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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    Not a central media management system, only a client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Kodi is a great Jellyfin alternative.

    • Kodi is Free and Open SourceJellyfin is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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.

    89 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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    • Some users think Plex is a great Jellyfin alternative, some don't.

    • Plex is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Jellyfin.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryJellyfin is Free and Open Source
    • Plex is LightweightJellyfin is not according to our users
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    Emby

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    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.

    48 Emby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    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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    Emby doesn't display the album cover arts in their original aspect ratio

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Positive
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    Works free on my Samsung Smart TV and on my Android TV boxes so Im happy

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Emby is a great Jellyfin alternative, some don't.

    • Emby is Freemium and ProprietaryJellyfin is Free and Open Source
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    Meelo

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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.

    47 Meelo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Universal Media Server icon

    Universal Media Server

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    Universal Media Server is a media server capable of serving videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device. It supports any device capable of DLNA and runs on all major operating systems: Windows, OS X and Linux.

    46 Universal Media Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Infuse icon

    Infuse

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    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    63 Infuse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
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    Infuse is a client for Jellyfin.

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    • Infuse is Freemium and ProprietaryJellyfin is Free and Open Source
  10. Streama icon

    Streama

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    Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose!

    24 Streama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Serviio

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    Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network.

    49 Serviio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. SRS icon

    SRS

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    SRS is a simple, high efficiency and realtime video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV, SRT and GB28181. - GitHub - ossrs/srs: SRS is a simple, high efficiency and realtime video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV, SRT and GB28181.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    TRITON

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    TRITON is a media pipeline that aims to go one step further than services like Jellyfin and Plex provide. Media is fetched from a magnitude of supported protocols (HTTP, S3-compatible, Usenet, etc), converted into multiple different quality levels, and then uploaded to a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  14. Macast icon

    Macast

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    A menu bar application using mpv as DLNA Media Renderer. You can push videos, pictures or musics from your mobile phone to your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    You can copy the video link after the video is casted.
     
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