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 Android TV.

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Emby alternatives are mainly Media Centers but may also be Media Servers or Media Players. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Emby.

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Media Center
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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 May 1, 2023

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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OpenTheatre
It communicates with its own API written entirely using our custom built command-line web crawler designed to scrape information from trusted files, updated every day. The public web resources used are available on our open assets database, where anyone can contribute their open...
64 OpenTheatre alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
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Discontinued
This app has been abandoned, but can still be downloaded from GitHub.
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Swiftfin
Swiftfin is a fast, native video player that works with Jellyfin, the open source free software media server.
7 Swiftfin alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Player
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
Swiftfin Features
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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.
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Girens for Plex
Girens is a Plex media player client. You can watch and listen to your music, shows and movies with this GTK app.
5 Girens for Plex alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
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PHPMediaServer
OpenSource Web Media Server to browse and stream any video file format supported by ffmpeg with easy web interface for play on any platform with html5 browser, dnla or kodi plugin.
30 PHPMediaServer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Center
- Media Player
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
PHPMediaServer Features
Media Streaming
Support for DLNA
Remote Media Access
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