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Media Center
Freemium • Proprietary

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,...

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Emby alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

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.
38 Jellyfin alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Server
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- Tizen OS
- F-Droid
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
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Top Jellyfin Features
1. Media Streaming
2. Media Server
3. Local server
4. Ad-free
5. Media Center
6. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
7. Support for DLNA
8. Media Transcoding
9. Privacy focused
10. No registration required
11. Kids Mode
12. Dark Mode
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Comments about Jellyfin as an Alternative to Emby

latotale
Jellyfin will soon be better than emby, it's just a question of time
Top positive comment •Apr 3, 2020
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g33kphr33k
Jellyfin is the OpenSource version of Emby that has been code cleaned and improved since Emby made it's source proprietary.
Top positive comment •Jun 27, 2019
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Guest
It's a fork of the Emby code base.
Positive comment •May 17, 2019
2
Guest
Not premium. It's a fork of Emby without freemium garbage.
Positive comment •May 3, 2019
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Guest
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
Positive comment •Apr 3, 2019
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5 of 7 comments
- Almost everyone thinks Jellyfin is a great Emby alternative.
- Jellyfin is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Emby.
- Jellyfin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Emby.
- Jellyfin is Free and Open SourceEmby is Freemium and Proprietary
- Jellyfin is Privacy focusedEmby is not according to our users

Oblecto
Oblecto 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.
55 Oblecto alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
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Oblecto Features
1. Local Storage
2. Local server
3. TV Streaming
4. Built-in Media converter
5. Media Streaming
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PseudoTV
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.
52 PseudoTV alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Apple TV
- Kodi
- Fire TV
PseudoTV Features
Chromecast Support
Watch Live TV
Media Streaming
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