Jellyfin Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Jellyfin is Kodi, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Stremio, Plex, Navidrome and Emby. There's no shortage of Audio Players like Jellyfin, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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Most Jellyfin alternatives are Audio Players, but you can also narrow the list to Media Players or Video Streaming Apps. Another popular filter is Open Source. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
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  1. Plasma Bigscreen is an open-source user interface for TV's. Running on top of a Linux distribution, Plasma Bigscreen turns your TV or setup-box into a fully hackable device. A big launcher giving you easy access to any installed apps and skills.

    19 Plasma Bigscreen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
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  2. Music Assistant icon
     15 likes

    Turn your Home Assistant instance into a jukebox, hassle free streaming of your favorite media to Home Assistant media players.

    11 Music Assistant alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. Plezy icon
     9 likes

    Cross-platform media client with Flutter UI offering native performance and a visually streamlined interface, compatible with Plex and Jellyfin servers, enabling direct streaming, HDR and Dolby Vision playback, offline downloads, and minimal transcoding.

    28 Plezy alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Linux Mint
    • Arch Linux
    • Apple TV
    • Fedora
    • Android TV
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Fire TV
    • visionOS
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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  4. Ampache icon
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    Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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  5. Streama icon
     15 likes

    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!

    31 Streama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Serviio icon
     53 likes

    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.

    57 Serviio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Spectati icon
     6 likes

    Combines movies, series, and live TV from Plex, Jellyfin, M3U, and Xtream into one app with unified search, a rich live TV guide, offline downloads, full playback controls, parental restrictions, iCloud sync, profile security, and advanced 4K and Dolby support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
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  8. Losange icon
     5 likes

    Losange is a simplified fork of Stremio that requires no account to use, though accounts are optional. It retains full compatibility with Stremio plugins.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
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  9. Plexamp icon
     12 likes

    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    194 Plexamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. Moonfin icon
     4 likes

    Moonfin is a collection of enhanced Jellyfin and Emby client applications that build upon the excellent foundation of the official Jellyfin project. We focus on delivering refined user experiences, improved UI/UX, and platform-specific optimizations while maintaining full...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Tizen OS
    • Android TV
    • Google TV
    • Fire TV
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