LibreELEC AlternativesAudio & Media Players like LibreELEC

LibreELEC is described as 'Is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users' and is a Audio Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LibreELEC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Raspberry Pi, Windows, Mac and Android apps. The best LibreELEC alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like LibreELEC are OSMC, OpenELEC, Flex Launcher and CoreELEC.

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  1. Plex icon
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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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    Comments about Plex as an Alternative to LibreELEC
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    LibreELEC is an OS for Arm devices. Plex is an application.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    plex is more similar to kodi and emby than libreellec which is more a operating system than a software

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Plex is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to LibreELEC.

    • Plex is the most popular free alternative to LibreELEC.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryLibreELEC is Free and Open Source
    • Plex is LightweightLibreELEC is not according to our users
  2. OSMC icon
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    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...

    44 OSMC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Raspberry Pi
     
    • OSMC is the most popular Open Source alternative to LibreELEC.

    • OSMC is Free and Open SourceLibreELEC is also Free and Open Source
    • OSMC is LightweightLibreELEC is not according to our users
  3. OpenELEC icon
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    Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux based Just Enough Operating System (JeOS) built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a Kodi (previously XBMC) media center.

    11 OpenELEC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    Flex Launcher is a customizable application launcher and front end designed with a TV-friendly 10 foot user interface, intending to mimic the look and feel of a streaming box or game console. Flex Launcher allows you to launch applications on your HTPC or couch gaming PC...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  5. CoreELEC icon
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    CoreELEC is a ‘Just enough OS’ Linux distribution for running Kodi® on popular Amlogic hardware. CoreELEC is a fork of the LibreELEC project with a stronger focus on Amlogic hardware and the community.

    4 CoreELEC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Kodi
     
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    Comments about CoreELEC as an Alternative to LibreELEC
    ronwolf
    Positive
    1

    Works great on my s905w android box.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • CoreELEC is Free and Open SourceLibreELEC is also Free and Open Source
  6. MythTV icon
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    MythTV is a free, open source media center and digital video recorder (DVR) distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. With its plugin architecture, MythTV can be transformed into a home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections...

    42 MythTV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. VortexBox icon
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    VortexBox is a free, open source (GPL v3), quick-install ISO that turns your unused computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox. Once VortexBox has been loaded on an unused PC, it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files , and download the cover...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. XBian icon
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    XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and many more devices to come. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same freedom as Debian offers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • HummingBoard
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  9. RasPlex icon
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    RasPlex is the community driven Plex client for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer. It is fully Open Source, and is the easiest way to turn any TV into a SmartTV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    Kernel Media Server is a powerful software that allows you to organize, stream, and enjoy your personal media collection. You can access it from any device, anywhere, and it provides high-quality streaming optimized for your network and device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. EmuELEC icon
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    Retro emulation for Amlogic devices. Based on CoreELEC and Lakka with tidbits from Batocera. I just combine them with Batocera-Emulationstation and some standalone emulators (Advancemame, PPSSPP, Reicast, Amiberry and others).

    5 EmuELEC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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