OpenELEC AlternativesAudio Players & Media Centers like OpenELEC

OpenELEC is described as 'Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux based Just Enough Operating System (JeOS) built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a Kodi (previously XBMC) media center' and is a popular Audio Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenELEC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Raspberry Pi, Kodi, Apple TV and Windows apps. The best OpenELEC alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like OpenELEC are LibreELEC, OSMC, CoreELEC and XBian.

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OpenELEC alternatives page was last updated May 20, 2025
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  1. Plex icon

    Plex

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    A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

    88 Plex alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Kodi
    • Roku
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Chromecast
    • Google TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    Plex screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Media Server
    2.  Media Streaming
    3.  Play local content
    4.  Local Storage
    5.  Media Center
    6.  Media Transcoding
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Chromecast Support
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  No registration required

    Plex VS OpenELEC

     

    • Plex is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to OpenELEC.

    • Plex is the most popular free alternative to OpenELEC.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryOpenELEC is Free and Open Source
    • Plex is LightweightOpenELEC is not according to our users
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    LibreELEC

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    LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users.

    10 LibreELEC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LibreELEC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    LibreELEC VS OpenELEC

     
    Comments about LibreELEC as an Alternative to OpenELEC
    Megachip
    Positive Nov 18, 2016
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    Still in active development. Fork of OpenELEC

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    • Almost everyone thinks LibreELEC is a great OpenELEC alternative.

    • LibreELEC is the most popular Open Source alternative to OpenELEC.

    • LibreELEC is Free and Open SourceOpenELEC is also Free and Open Source
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    OSMC

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    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. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based...

    44 OSMC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Raspberry Pi
    OSMC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Designed for TVs
    2.  Momentjs integration
    3.  Auto-identifies vids
    4.  Based on Debian
    5.  Stream video to Apple TV

    OSMC VS OpenELEC

     
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    CoreELEC

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    CoreELEC is a ‘Just enough OS’ Linux distribution for running Kodi® on popular Amlogic hardware. CoreELEC is a fork of the LibreELEC project with a stronger focus on Amlogic hardware and the community.

    4 CoreELEC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Kodi
    CoreELEC screenshot 1

    CoreELEC VS OpenELEC

     
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    XBian

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    XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and many more devices to come. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same freedom as Debian offers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • HummingBoard
    • Raspberry Pi
    XBian screenshot 1

    XBian Features

    1.  Live updating

    XBian VS OpenELEC

     
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    Fedberry

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    FedBerry allows people to easily install and use Fedora on the RPi2/3. FedBerry was created when Fedora did not previously support the Raspberry Pi 2/3 Model B (RPi2/3).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Fedora
    • Raspberry Pi
    Fedberry screenshot 1

    Fedberry Features

    1.  Based on Fedora

    Fedberry VS OpenELEC

     
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    VortexBox

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    VortexBox is a free, open source (GPL v3), quick-install ISO that turns your unused computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox. Once VortexBox has been loaded on an unused PC, it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files , and download the cover...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main Menu

    VortexBox VS OpenELEC

     
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    Flex Launcher

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    Flex Launcher is a customizable application launcher and front end designed with a TV-friendly 10 foot user interface, intending to mimic the look and feel of a streaming box or game console. Flex Launcher allows you to launch applications on your HTPC or couch gaming PC...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    Flex Launcher screenshot 1

    Flex Launcher Features

    1.  Launcher

    Flex Launcher VS OpenELEC

     
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    Daphile

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    The Daphile is the heart of a digital music system. Its primary focus is in storage and playback of your digital music library. It enables the best possible audio quality and future-proof flexibility by providing plug&play support for USB connected digital-to-analog...

    6 Daphile alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SI flagSlovenia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Daphile screenshot 1

    Daphile Features

    1.  Headless

    Daphile VS OpenELEC

     
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    Enna

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    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.

    Enna VS OpenELEC

     
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    EmuELEC

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    Retro emulation for Amlogic devices. Based on CoreELEC and Lakka with tidbits from Batocera. I just combine them with Batocera-Emulationstation and some standalone emulators (Advancemame, PPSSPP, Reicast, Amiberry and others).

    5 EmuELEC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    EmuELEC screenshot 1

    EmuELEC VS OpenELEC

     
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