Jellyfin
A free, open-source media system alternative to proprietary options like Emby and Plex, with Chromecast support, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, focusing on privacy without premium features, managing media from dedicated servers to multiple devices via various apps.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open 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
- Cloudron
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
Features
- Media Streaming
- Media Server
- Local server
- Ad-free
- Media Center
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Media Transcoding
- Support for DLNA
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- Works Offline
- Live Streaming
- Support for 4K
- Audio Books
- Search metadata
- Kids Mode
Support for Docker- Dockerized
- No Tracking
- Decentralized
- Hardware Accelerated
- File Tagging
- Chromecast Support
- Watch Live TV
Jellyfin News & Activities
Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about Jellyfin
Jellyfin Desktop 2.0 launches with rebranding, Qt 6 upgrade, and fresh featuresThe self hosted media server platform Jellyfin has launched a new official desktop app, introducing...
- POX published news article about Jellyfin
Jellyfin 0.19 for Android TV brings voice search, inactivity popup & enhanced music playerJellyfin 0.19 for Android TV has been released, delivering a redesigned search interface that now i...
- Maoholguin published news article about Jellyfin
Jellyfin 10.11 migrates to EF Core, boosts speed, drops 32-bit ARM supportJellyfin 10.11 introduces a major backend overhaul with a migration to Entity Framework Core, repla...
Recent activities
- koralowiec liked Jellyfin
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What is Jellyfin?
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 3.5.2 release and ported to the .NET Core framework to enable full cross-platform support. There are no strings attached, no premium licenses or features, and no hidden agendas: just a team who want to build something better and work together to achieve it. We welcome anyone who is interested in joining us in our quest!
Jellyfin information
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Jellyfin Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
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- 4.1 avg rating
GitHub repository
- 46,914 Stars
- 4,242 Forks
- 727 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Jellyfin a wonderful alternative to Plex and Emby and is completely FREEEEEEEEEE Thats right FREEEEEEEEEE
The media server solution your whole family will love! Might not be perfect, but plugins and a bit of customization truly makes it better than any streaming platform. Just remember to pay for quality content, artists deserves retribution.
Have been using it for years, across many platforms; Both for hosting and watching. Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, LG's WebOS. It Just Works, which is the highest praise, imo. No bloat, no privacy-invading trackers, and customizable with plug-ins. Free and open source. Plex is nothing but a distant, terrible memory now. I cannot recommend Jellyfin enough! Edit: I use it for audio books as well, with the iOS app 'Plappa'.
Jellyfin is awesome, open-source, and works great across many devices. BE YOUR OWN NETFLIX.
We use it in-browser, the Android and iOS app, and on Roku and it rarely lets us down.
Works on my AM4 PC. Not on my Android media console. It barely launched anything. Needs more power. I removed the client from it.
Requires a server to start playing media. Can't use this android app on a device that has movies and songs saved on the internal storage/filesystem to play that media, it requires pairing with a host first. Yuck.
Expecting that a software does something that it's not designed for is very irrational.
Been using Jellyfin for my family for a year now with no issues. Works flawlessly on my mobile devices and LG Smart TV.