Universal Media Server

Name: Universal Media Server
Rating: 3 (8 reviews)

Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. It was originally based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath.

Free • Open Source
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Avg rating of 3 (8)| 10 comments

What is Universal Media Server?

Universal Media Server is a media server capable of serving videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device. It supports any device capable of DLNA and runs on all major operating systems: Windows, OS X and Linux.

It streams to many devices including PS3, Xbox One and 360, many TVs (Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Vizio, LG, Philips, Sharp), smart phones (iPhone, Android, etc.), Blu-ray players, and more.

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LightweightUniversal Media Server consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.

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Developed byUniversal Media Server
LicensingOpen Source and Free product.
RatingAverage rating of 3
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Universal Media Server was added to AlternativeTo by SubJunk on and this page was last updated . Universal Media Server is sometimes referred to as UMS.

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eddynogat

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Top positive comment• ago

Universal Media Server is absolutely not a commercial software! It is free with no additional paid services. I use it for a while.

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bilalinamdar

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Top positive comment• ago

Best media streamer software on the WHOLE internet.. It beats any other any i mean any other in this categories it beats plex ps3 stremer..

i am using it since last 2 years and there is no other alternative to it YET!

It does every thing 3D subtitle support on the fly trascoding simple interface and sharing

IT IS IDIOT PROOF... And when we want to watch movies we become just that and we need some thing very very simple.. This is it...

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ndas1

★

Top negative comment• ago

Linux Mint 19+; UML will not load/launch according to instructions; advice welcome by reply to this comment.

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RemovedUser

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Positive comment• ago•Pending approval • Edited ago

the program is good, but my HUAWEI HG8145V5 router is having problems sharing dlna I don't know why

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erty

★

Negative comment• ago

Java server inside. Used 1 Gb ram just after start. And even after uninstall it keeps java command files in my Program Files!

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uhipi9

Comment• ago

Although this i definitively a great media server, one should consider that this application requires administrative privileges to install and inherently needs to open several ports. Therefore, please make sure you trust the developers and their work. Especially pay attention to the following circumstances:

The authors do not provide any legal information on their side
There is no portable version provided, although possible with the underlying technology
The tool is build on Java and therefore could run in a JavaVM , in principle without the need of admin privileges (except win services, but that can be opted out). So there is little reason for admin rights.
Although this tool is open source, most users will download the pre-build executable. It doesn't follow an auditable git build process. So the open source-argument is difficult.
The Win package is signed with an unknown publisher. But most likely because of the costs.

Again, as I said, this is a great tool. But everyone using this should pay attention who to trust.

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piante

★

Review• ago

Desperately lacking in native OS. Covers all the major players and provides acceptable functionality. Sadly, Java is needed to run it

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