The Best Open Source Emby AlternativesTop Media Centers & Media Players like Emby

Alternatives list

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   Jellyfin

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   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.

   90 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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   Top Positive Comment by g33kphr33k · Jun 27, 2019

   Jellyfin is the OpenSource version of Emby that has been code cleaned and improved since Emby made it's source proprietary.

   Positive comment by latotale · Apr 3, 2020

   Jellyfin will soon be better than emby, it's just a question of time

   Positive comment by Guest · May 17, 2019

   It's a fork of the Emby code base.

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   • Jellyfin is Free and Open SourceEmby is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Jellyfin is a Media Server Emby is a Media Center
   • Jellyfin is Privacy focused and DecentralizedEmby is not according to our users
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   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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   WiiFin

    8 likes

   Experimental client for Nintendo Wii providing browsing and playback of TV, movies, and music libraries with cover art, user profiles, advanced overlays, pointer controls, secure authentication, server transcoding, and resume support.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Dolphin Emulator
   • Nintendo Wii / Wii U

   • France
   • EU

   

   

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   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Server

   Platforms

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

   

   

   

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   Plasma Bigscreen

    22 likes

   Plasma 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.

   19 Plasma Bigscreen alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Video Streaming
   • Media Center

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • KDE

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Music Assistant

    15 likes

   Turn your Home Assistant instance into a jukebox, hassle free streaming of your favorite media to Home Assistant media players.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

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

   • Switzerland

   

   

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   Ampache

    62 likes

   Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

   119 Ampache alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted
   • PHP
   • Cloudron

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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    MediaPortal

     53 likes

    MediaPortal 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.

    27 MediaPortal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Center
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Streama

     15 likes

    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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Server
    • Movie Streaming

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Positive comment by lukesteward · Oct 3, 2020

    Completely opensource and no freemium junk to ruin the experience

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    • Streama is Free and Open SourceEmby is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Streama is a Media Server Emby is a Media Center
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    OpenPHT

     10 likes

    OpenPHT is a community driven fork of Plex Home Theater.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Center
    • Media Player

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    3DSfin

     1 like

    Video playback of your entire jellyfin catalog, on your New 3ds! 3DSfin is a work in progress jellyfin client for New Nintendo 3DS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Nintendo Wii / Wii U

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Swiftfin

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    Swiftfin is a fast, native video player that works with Jellyfin, the open source free software media server.

    37 Swiftfin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV

    • United States

    

    

    

    +3

    

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