Pith AlternativesMedia Servers & Media Centers like Pith

Pith is described as 'Sits on a server or NAS. It scans your media for movies and tv shows and you access it through a modern web UI from your tablet, phone or PC. From there you can stream your media directly to any DLNA Media Renderer' and is a Media Server in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pith for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Pith alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pith are Plex, Infuse, Subsonic and Android TV.

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Pith alternatives page was last updated May 1, 2024
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  1. Kodi icon
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    Open-source media player compatible with Linux, Mac, Windows, Xbox, and iOS, designed for home theater PCs. Customizable with themes, supports 4K, audio and video formats, streaming, privacy-focused operations, and extensible with plugins.

    71 Kodi alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fire TV

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Media Streaming
    2.  TV Shows meta data support
    3.  Video library
    4.  Media Center
    5.  Media library
    6.  Support for IPTV
    7.  Media Server
    8.  Automatic subtitles download
    9.  Built-in Media Downloader
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Portable

    Kodi VS Pith

     
    • Kodi is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Pith.

    • Kodi is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pith.

    • Kodi is Free and Open SourcePith is also Free and Open Source
  2. Plex icon
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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.

    87 Plex alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    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

    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 Pith

     
  3. Infuse icon
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    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    62 Infuse alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS

    Infuse Features

    1.  Vast format support
    2.  Search metadata
    3.  Support for DLNA
    4.  HDR Support
    5.  TV Shows meta data support

    Infuse VS Pith

     
  4. Subsonic icon
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    Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music and video. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen...

    87 Subsonic alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted

    Subsonic Features

    1.  Subsonic API
    2.  Local server
    3.  Media Streaming
    4.  Play local content
    5.  Music collection
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Streaming your own media

    Subsonic VS Pith

     
    • Subsonic is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Pith.

    • Subsonic is Freemium and ProprietaryPith is Free and Open Source
  5. Android TV icon
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    Android TV is Google’s operating system for smart TVs and streaming devices. Android TV makes it easier for people to watch, play and do everything they love on their TV.

    47 Android TV alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android TV

    Android TV Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Chromecast Support
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Watch Live TV
    6.  TV Streaming
    7.  Android tv
    8.  Google assistant

    Android TV VS Pith

     
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    Android Material You Design Music Player for airsonic/subsonic API.

    35 Retro Sonic Player alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    The project is deprecated.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Cloud Sync

    Retro Sonic Player VS Pith

     
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    PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.

    34 PS3 Media Server alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed, but last version, 1.90.1, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PS3 Media Server Features

    1.  Support for DLNA

    PS3 Media Server VS Pith

     
  8. Oblecto icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Oblecto Features

    1.  Local Storage
    2.  Local server
    3.  TV Streaming
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Media Streaming

    Oblecto VS Pith

     
  9. MediaTomb icon
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    MediaTomb is an open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface, it allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Shut down per notice on homepage, but has been forked via Gerbera icon Gerbera http://mediatomb.cc/

    MediaTomb Features

    1.  Media Streaming
    2.  Support for DLNA

    MediaTomb VS Pith

     
  10. VLC Streamer icon
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    Sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your iPhone, iPod or iPad.

    66 VLC Streamer alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad

    VLC Streamer Features

    1.  Streaming

    VLC Streamer VS Pith

     
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    Video Player to play video files from all kinds of source, local file, smb file on nas, webdav service, cloud driver etc.

    49 VidHub - Video Library & Player alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Multi-streaming
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Support for 4K
    5.  Picture in Picture
    6.  No registration required
    7.  AirPlay Support
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Watch Live TV
    10.  Works Offline

    VidHub - Video Library & Player VS Pith

     
  12. PseudoTV icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Kodi
    • Fire TV

    PseudoTV Features

    1.  Chromecast Support
    2.  Watch Live TV
    3.  Media Streaming

    PseudoTV VS Pith

     
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