Open Source Emby Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Emby is Jellyfin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Emby and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Emby are Universal Media Server, Music Assistant, Ampache and Plasma Bigscreen.

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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

Moovida
Moovida 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...
29 Moovida alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.1.1, released in October 2011, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
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Olaris
Olaris is an open-source, community driven, media manager and transcoding server.
9 Olaris alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Streaming App
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Discontinued
Last commit was in July 2022
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Kantaris
Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (http://alternativeto.net/software/vlc-media-player/) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player.
131 Kantaris alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
Kantaris Features
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Support for subtitles
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+1
Discontinued
Last Update: 2013-04-25. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/kantaris/
Warning
Sourceforge has detected malware in Kantaris builds.
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OpenPHT
OpenPHT is a community driven fork of Plex Home Theater.
15 OpenPHT alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
OpenPHT Features
Media library
Media Streaming
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+9
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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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+5
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Findroid
Findroid is a third-party Android application for Jellyfin that provides a native user interface to browse and play movies and series.
9 Findroid alternatives
+2
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Android
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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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Freevo
Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre software integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc.
18 Freevo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Center
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Freevo Features
DVR
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Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last stable version, 1.9.2 Beta, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
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Enna
Enna is a Media Center application. Featuring a simple user interface, Enna is based on the powerful Enlightenment Foundations Libraries (EFL) as for its graphical user interface and GeeXboX libraries as for multimedia playback and information retrieval.
30 Enna alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Linux
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, v0.4.0, released in February 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
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