Kernel Media Server Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   Jellyfin

    393 likes

   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.

   93 Jellyfin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Server
   • Media Center

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Flathub
   • Tizen OS
   • F-Droid
   • Android TV
   • Cloudron
   • Kodi
   • Docker
   • Fire TV
   • Roku
   • Kindle Fire
   • Chrome OS
   • Flatpak
   • AppImage
   • Apple TV
   • Xbox

   • United States

   

   

   

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2. 

   

   Plex

    902 likes

   A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

   112 Plex alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Server
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • 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

   • United States

   

   

   

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4. 

   

   Navidrome

    61 likes

   Open source music server offering seamless self-hosting, Subsonic client compatibility, efficient handling of large libraries, multi-user profiles, device-agnostic web access, live metadata updates, theme customization, per-user transcoding, extensive audio format streaming, and remote access features.

   54 Navidrome alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Brazil

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted
   • Raspberry Pi
   • Cloudron

   • Brazil

   

   

   

   +1

   

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6. 

   

   Emby

    179 likes

   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.

   65 Emby alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Center
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • Windows Phone
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Apple TV
   • Kindle Fire
   • Cloudron
   • Playstation
   • Xbox
   • Android Auto

   • United States

   

   

   

   +3

   

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7. 

   

   Universal Media Server

    138 likes

   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.

   58 Universal Media Server alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Server
   • Video Streaming

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

   

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9. 

   

   Meelo

    17 likes

   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.

   60 Meelo alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Server

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Self-Hosted
   • Docker
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   

   

   

   +3

   

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10. 

    

    Infuse

     55 likes

    The beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Vision Pro. No need to convert files.

    146 Infuse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Media Server

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS

    • United States

    

    

    

    +2

    

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11. 

    

    Music Assistant

     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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Music Streaming

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    • Switzerland

    

    

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12. 

    

    MediaChips

     20 likes

    MediaChips is a desktop app for organizing local media libraries. It helps you tag, filter, preview, and browse videos, images, audio, and text files that already live on your disks or NAS — with no accounts, no cloud, and no data collection.

    49 MediaChips alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Manager
    • Media Player

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker

    

    

    

    +2

    

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13. 

    

    Video Hub App

     25 likes

    Browse, search, preview, and organize your videos.

    48 Video Hub App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Media Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • United States

    

    

    

    +3

    

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14. 

    

    Android TV

     17 likes

    Android TV is Google’s operating system for smart TVs and streaming devices. Android TV makes it easier for people to watch, play and do everything they love on their TV.

    53 Android TV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Center
    • Operating System

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Android TV

    • United States

    

    

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15. 

    

    OSMC

     81 likes

    OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based...

    47 OSMC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Center
    • Audio Player

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Raspberry Pi

    

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