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 Fedora apps. The best OpenELEC alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like OpenELEC are OSMC, LibreELEC, Daphile and XBian.

OpenELEC alternatives are mainly Media Centers but may also be Audio Players or Media Servers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of OpenELEC.

OpenELEC

Free • Open Source
Audio Player

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Plex
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Media Server
Media Center
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
Apple TV
Daydream
Kindle Fire
Android TV
Kodi
Roku
91 Plex alternatives
Plex is a one-stop destination to stream movies, TV shows, sports & music. Check good movies to watch on Plex and stream all your personal media libraries on every device.
- - Plex is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to OpenELEC.
- - Plex is the most popular free alternative to OpenELEC.
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Plex Features
1. Works OfflinePlex can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Kids ModePlex allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
Media Streaming
Play local content
Local Storage
Media Transcoding
Remote Media Access
Automatic Library Search
Support for subtitles
Support for DLNA
Media sharing
Automatic subtitles download
OSMC
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Audio Player
Apple TV
Raspberry Pi
43 OSMC alternatives
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...
- - OSMC is the most popular Open Source alternative to OpenELEC.
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OSMC Features
1. LightweightOSMC consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Designed for TVs
Momentjs integration
Auto-identifies vids
Based on Debian
Stream video to Apple TV
Opinions about OSMC as a Alternative to OpenELEC
Most users think OSMC is a great OpenELEC alternative.
LibreELEC
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Free • Open Source
Media Server
Audio Player
Media Player
Linux
10 LibreELEC alternatives
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.
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LibreELEC Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in LibreELEC without registration.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsLibreELEC can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Customizable
Comments about LibreELEC as a Alternative to OpenELEC
Almost everyone thinks LibreELEC is a great OpenELEC alternative.
Megachip
Still in active development. Fork of OpenELEC
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Daphile
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Linux
5 Daphile alternatives
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...
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Daphile Features
Headless
XBian
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Linux
HummingBoard
Raspberry Pi
6 XBian alternatives
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.
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XBian Features
Live updating
Fedberry
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Fedora
Raspberry Pi
8 Fedberry alternatives
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).
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Fedberry Features
Single Board Computer
Based on Fedora
VortexBox
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Free • Open Source
Linux
13 VortexBox alternatives
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...
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Enna
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Audio Player
Linux
29 Enna alternatives
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.
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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.
CoreELEC
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Linux
Kodi
4 CoreELEC alternatives
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.
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EmuELEC
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Free • Open Source
Linux
3 EmuELEC alternatives
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).
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PlexGuide
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Free • Proprietary
Media Server
Self-Hosted
51 PlexGuide alternatives
Welcome to https://PlexGuide.com ~ Rapidly deploy multiple-hasty Docker Containers through Ansible with local or Unlimited Google HD Space! - plexguide/PlexGuide.com
- - PlexGuide is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to OpenELEC.
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PlexGuide Features
Streaming
Discontinued
Site is down and repo was updated over 2 years ago
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