Emby AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Media Servers

The best open source Media Server alternative to Emby is Jellyfin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Emby and eight of them are open source Media Servers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Media Server alternatives to Emby are Universal Media Server, Streama, Oblecto and PseudoTV.

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Emby

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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
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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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- 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

Universal Media Server
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.
45 Universal Media Server alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Server
- Media Center
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Universal Media Server Features
1. Support for DLNA
2. Configurable
3. Dedicated Server Hosting
4. Chromecast Support
5. Dark Mode
6. Works Offline
7. Ad-free
8. Lightweight
9. File Tagging
10. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
11. No registration required
12. Support for 4K
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Streama
Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose!
19 Streama alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Server
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Streama Features
Streaming
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Comments about Streama as an Alternative to Emby

lukesteward
Completely opensource and no freemium junk to ruin the experience
Positive comment •Oct 3, 2020
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- Streama is Free and Open SourceEmby is Freemium and Proprietary

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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MythTV
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...
43 MythTV alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Server
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
MythTV Features
TV Tuner
DVR
TV Streaming
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Macast
A menu bar application using mpv as DLNA Media Renderer. You can push videos, pictures or musics from your mobile phone to your computer.
31 Macast alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Server
- Video Streaming App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Macast Features
Support for DLNA
Streaming
Media Streaming
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Discontinued
Last commit and version is from January 2022
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TRITON
TRITON is a media pipeline that aims to go one step further than services like Jellyfin and Plex provide. Media is fetched from a magnitude of supported protocols (HTTP, S3-compatible, Usenet, etc), converted into multiple different quality levels, and then uploaded to a...
4 TRITON alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Server
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
TRITON Features
Local server
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Discontinued
The GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Aug 14, 2023.
TRITON VS Emby
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