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. Finer Player icon
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    Rediscover your Jellyfin Music Library like never before with a truly native macOS experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Macast icon
     2 likes

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

    29 Macast alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Tsukimi icon
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    A simple third-party Emby client written in GTK4-RS, uses MPV as the video player, and GStreamer as the music player.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. SugarSpin icon
     1 like

    Self-hosted music server with no forced transcoding and per-track dynamic-range scoring, pay once, own it, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker Hub
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  5. PseudoTV icon
     4 likes

    PseudoTV Live is channel-surfing for your media center. Never again will you have to actually pick what you want to watch. Use an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to view what's on or select a show to watch.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Kodi
    • Fire TV
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  6. Quven icon
     4 likes

    Self-hosted media server with native apps for films, series, music and ebooks, free for home use, with managed remote access on the paid plans.

    6 Quven alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android TV
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
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    ChannelOS is a local-first television system that turns media you already own into persistent, programmable cable-style channels.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Cinaura icon
     1 like

    A serverless personal media library app for Android TV that unifies your movies and shows from local, cloud, network, and debrid sources, with no account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android TV
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  9. Manet icon
     2 likes

    Stream your music library from Jellyfin to your iOS and macOS devices with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. BoogieBox icon
     1 like

    BoogieBox - Self-hosted music library and player with AI-powered DJ mixing (BoogieMix), smart crossfades, BPM analysis, waveform display, DLNA streaming, and playlist management. Runs on Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Airwave icon
     1 like

    Airwave turns your Plex library into custom, always-on live TV channels you can watch on native apps for every screen. Instead of scrolling a list of titles, you flip through channels on a familiar TV guide, and each one plays on a rolling schedule built from your own movies and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Google TV
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • Tizen OS
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Roku
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. HuskVault is an open-source cinema frontend and personal media orchestrator designed specifically for cold-tier movie archives.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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