MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. It is developed by a NETGEAR employee …
Free Plex Alternatives
The best free alternative to Plex is Jellyfin, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Plex and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Plex are Emby, Universal Media Server, Meelo and Infuse.
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Alternatives list
30 MiniDLNA alternatives
45 OSMC alternativesOSMC (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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Apple TV
- Raspberry Pi
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11 LibreELEC alternativesLibreELEC 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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11 OpenELEC alternativesOpen 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Kindle Fire
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28 Finamp alternativesFinamp is a Jellyfin music player. Its main feature is the ability to download songs for offline listening.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MPL-2.0)
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Platforms
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
- F-Droid
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26 Videostream alternativesSelect any video from the Videostream extension for Google Chrome and, using the Chromecast extension, play it on your Chromecast. It's fast and simple to use. Videostream supports subtitles, MKV, AVI, MP4, playlists, and more.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
19 nextPVR alternativesNextPVR. NextPVR is a popular free personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, making it easy to watch or record Live TV.
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Comprehensive media manager for archiving, organizing, and playing files. It supports wireless transfer from devices, CD ripping with album art, and offers editing tools. Users can create slideshows, playlists, and burn them to optical discs, enhancing the experience with music and templates.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
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Plex is too commercial too many nags - also smart tv apps are variable SAMSUNG smart tv app hasn't worked for years :(