Plex AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Players for Mac
There are many alternatives to Plex for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Audio Player alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Plex and six of them are Audio Players available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Audio Player alternatives to Plex are Navidrome, Ampache, JRiver Media Center and Madsonic.
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Plex alternatives are mainly Media Servers but may also be Audio Players or Media Centers. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Plex.- Media Server
- Freemium • Proprietary
267 likes43 Jellyfin alternativesJellyfin is a Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Jellyfin is descended from Emby's 3.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- Tizen OS
- F-Droid
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
Jellyfin VS Plex
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25 likes64 Navidrome alternativesNavidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. It gives you freedom to listen to your music collection from any browser or mobile device.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
- Cloudron
Navidrome VS Plex
Is Navidrome a good alternative to Plex?
57 likes98 Ampache alternativesAmpache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- PHP
- Cloudron
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Ampache VS Plex
Is Ampache a good alternative to Plex?Comments about Ampache as an Alternative to Plex
Ampache is an audio server, while plex supports both audio and video (and it is heavily focused on video streaming)
6Ampache is an audio server only, which is only a small subset of what Plex does, and not even Plex's primary focus.
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39 likes56 JRiver Media Center alternativesJRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
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JRiver Media Center VS Plex
Is JRiver Media Center a good alternative to Plex?
21 likes62 Madsonic alternativesMadsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.
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- Freemium • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Kindle Fire
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Madsonic VS Plex
Is Madsonic a good alternative to Plex?
Like this app11 Finer Player alternativesRediscover your Jellyfin Music Library like never before with a truly native macOS experience.
Finer Player VS Plex
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Comments about Jellyfin as an Alternative to Plex
It's FOSS and they don't spy on you. No paywalls and 'Premium' packages. It's completely free.
It would be ok except it's impossible to disable transcoding and have decent subtitles. It's slow, but it's FOSS and it's not trying to upsell you at all times.
Certainly a viable free, open-source alternative, but be advised that getting it working with a Roku, for example, can be a lot more challenging for less tech savvy users.