Emby AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Media Centers
The best open source Media Center alternative to Emby is Jellyfin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Emby and 15 are open source Media Centers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Media Center alternatives to Emby are Universal Media Server, Ampache, Plasma Bigscreen and Finamp.
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38 Jellyfin alternativesJellyfin 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.
License model
- 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
Top Jellyfin Features
- Media Streaming
- Media Server
- Local server
- Ad-free
- Media Center
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Support for DLNA
- Media Transcoding
- Privacy focused
- No registration required
- Kids Mode
- Dark Mode
Jellyfin VS Emby
Is Jellyfin a good alternative to Emby?
45 Universal Media Server alternativesUniversal 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.
Top Universal Media Server Features
- Support for DLNA
- Configurable
- Dedicated Server Hosting
- Chromecast Support
- Dark Mode
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
- File Tagging
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- No registration required
- Support for 4K
Universal Media Server VS Emby
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91 Ampache alternativesAmpache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- PHP
- Cloudron
Ampache Features
- Subsonic API
- Self-hosted music
- Streaming
- Support for MPD
- WebDAV Support
- Web-Based
- Based on Laravel
Ampache VS Emby
Is Ampache a good alternative to Emby?
12 Plasma Bigscreen alternativesPlasma 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
Plasma Bigscreen Features
- KDE
- KDE Plasma integration
- Media Streaming
Plasma Bigscreen VS Emby
Is Plasma Bigscreen a good alternative to Emby?
8 Finamp alternativesFinamp is a Jellyfin music player. Its main feature is the ability to download songs for offline listening.
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Linux
- Flathub
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
Finamp Features
- Lossless Audio
- Lightweight
- Cloud Sync
- Portable
- Dark Mode
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
Finamp VS Emby
Is Finamp a good alternative to Emby?
29 MediaPortal alternativesMediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way.
MediaPortal Features
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Dvb-t
- Skinnable
- DVB-C
- TV Streaming
- TV Tuner
MediaPortal VS Emby
Is MediaPortal a good alternative to Emby?
55 Oblecto alternativesOblecto is a media server, similar to Plex, Emby, Netflix and others. It runs in the background on a home server to index your media such as movies and TV shows to make them searchable and streamable through a REST based interface.
Oblecto Features
- Local Storage
- Local server
- TV Streaming
- Built-in Media converter
- Media Streaming
Oblecto VS Emby
Is Oblecto a good alternative to Emby?
29 Moovida alternativesMoovida is transforming the way consumers experience digital entertainment media. In a world where the promise of on-demand media has yet to be realized, Moovida develops software and services to simplify and enhance media consumption, effectively filling the gap between the...
DiscontinuedThe official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.1.1, released in October 2011, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
Moovida VS Emby
Is Moovida a good alternative to Emby?License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
OpenPHT Features
- Media library
- Media Streaming
OpenPHT VS Emby
Is OpenPHT a good alternative to Emby?
52 PseudoTV alternativesPseudoTV 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Apple TV
- Kodi
- Fire TV
PseudoTV Features
- Chromecast Support
- Watch Live TV
- Media Streaming
PseudoTV VS Emby
Is PseudoTV a good alternative to Emby?
Comments about Jellyfin as an Alternative to Emby
Jellyfin will soon be better than emby, it's just a question of time
Jellyfin is the OpenSource version of Emby that has been code cleaned and improved since Emby made it's source proprietary.
It's a fork of the Emby code base.
Not premium. It's a fork of Emby without freemium garbage.
While not quite up to Emby, as Emby has been developed much further that Jellyfin, it is as close as I've found (is forked from Emby before Emby changed to closed source