MediaPortal Alternatives
MediaPortal is described as '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' and is a popular Media Center in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MediaPortal for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MediaPortal are Emby, Splash, Google Home and OSMC.
MediaPortal is mainly a Media Center but alternatives to it may also be Media Players or Media Servers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MediaPortal.- Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Raspberry Pi
- Fire TV
Kodi vs MediaPortal opinions
Mickael No dvb-t dvb-s dvb-c tuner supportdoes not work even as half as good like mediaportal and needs additional software to watch TV which causes lots of trouble - 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, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire
- Roku
- Cloudron
- Playstation
- Xbox
- The only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash.
Discontinued
dead after 3 years of no updates!
- Formerly known as Google Cast, Home provides a control center to setup, manage and control Chromecast, and Google Home devices.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet.
- Free • Open Source
- Apple TV
- Raspberry Pi
- JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- 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.
Discontinued
Last Update: 2013-04-25. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/kantaris/
Warning
Sourceforge has detected malware in Kantaris builds.
- 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.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- PlayOn is both browser and media server for your Windows PC which lets you magically stream your favorite shows, movies, even your personal media from your PC to your TV, smartphone or tablet.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Blackberry 10
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