Plex Alternatives

Plex is described as 'Stream movies, TV shows, sports, and music while organizing and playing all your personal media libraries with a visually stunning interface' and is a leading Media Server in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Plex for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and Self-Hosted apps. The best Plex alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Plex are Emby, Universal Media Server, Navidrome and Meelo.

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Plex alternatives page was last updated Oct 9, 2024
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  1. forked-daapd

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    A re-write of the firefly media server (mt-daapd). It's released under GPLv2+. Please note that this git repository is a mirror of the official one at git://git.debian.org/~jblache/forked-daapd.git

    24 forked-daapd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    forked-daapd Features

    1.  Chromecast Support
    2.  AirPlay Support
    3.  Streaming

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  2. Rygel icon

    Rygel

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    Rygel is a home media solution that allows you to easily share audio, video and pictures, and control of media player on your home network. In technical terms it is both a UPnP AV MediaServer and MediaRenderer implemented through a plug-in mechanism.

    18 Rygel alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
    Rygel media-server preferences dialog

    Rygel Features

    1.  Support for DLNA

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    OpenTheatre

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    It communicates with its own API written entirely using our custom built command-line web crawler designed to scrape information from trusted files, updated every day. The public web resources used are available on our open assets database, where anyone can contribute their open...

    64 OpenTheatre alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    OpenTheatre screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This app has been abandoned, but can still be downloaded from GitHub.

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    Nero MediaHome

    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 o...

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  6. nessMediaCenter icon

    nessMediaCenter

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    Use your Mac as optimal media center!

    nessMediaCenter is the suitable replacement for Apple's Front Row: easy to use with a clean look and feel, direct access to movie / picture folder and volumes, support of Aperture, iPhoto and iTunes media including DRM, and comfortable.

    17 nessMediaCenter alternatives

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    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple TV
    Start screen of nessMediaCenter on iMac

    nessMediaCenter Features

    1.  Dailymotion
    2.  TV Streaming
    3. iTunes icon  iTunes integration
    4.  Music collection
    5.  Live Broadcasting
    6.  Media library

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  7. Vidine icon

    Vidine

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    Organize all your videos in one place. Adding videos is fast, easy and automatic. You can browse and get a quick overview of all your videos straight from the program regardless of where they are stored. You can start playing videos straight from the shown thumbnails.

    11 Vidine alternatives

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    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Vidine screenshot 1

    Vidine Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Thumbnails
    3.  Built-in player

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  8. TRITON icon

    TRITON

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    TRITON is a media pipeline that aims to go one step further than services like Jellyfin and Plex provide. Media is fetched from a magnitude of supported protocols (HTTP, S3-compatible, Usenet, etc), converted into multiple different quality levels, and then uploaded to a...

    5 TRITON alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Aug 14, 2023.

    TRITON Features

    1.  Local server

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    Gerbera

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    Gerbera is a free UPnP media server forked from the now discontinued MediaTomb project. It's highly compatible and works with many devices including TVs, Playstation, Android & iOS phones and tablets.

    30 Gerbera alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Gerbera screenshot 1

    Gerbera Features

    1.  Media Streaming

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