XBian AlternativesMedia Centers and other similar apps like XBian

XBian is described as 'Small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and many more devices to come. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same freedom as Debian offers' and is a Media Center in the video & movies category. There are six alternatives to XBian for Linux, Raspberry Pi, Apple TV, Mac and Windows. The best XBian alternative is OSMC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XBian are LibreELEC, OpenELEC, Raspbmc and MythTV.

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XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and many more devices to come. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same freedom as...

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XBian alternatives page was last updated Nov 10, 2021
  1. OSMC icon
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    OSMC (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...

    44 OSMC alternatives
    OSMC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Raspberry Pi

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Designed for TVs
    2.  Momentjs integration
    3.  Auto-identifies vids
    4.  Based on Debian
    5.  Stream video to Apple TV
    OSMC iconXBian Icon

    OSMC VS XBian

    Is OSMC a good alternative to XBian?
     
    • OSMC is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XBian.

    • OSMC is Free and Open SourceXBian is also Free and Open Source
    • OSMC is LightweightXBian is not according to our users
  2. LibreELEC icon
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    LibreELEC 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.

    10 LibreELEC alternatives
    LibreELEC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    LibreELEC Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    LibreELEC iconXBian Icon

    LibreELEC VS XBian

    Is LibreELEC a good alternative to XBian?
     
    • LibreELEC is the most popular Linux alternative to XBian.

    • LibreELEC is Free and Open SourceXBian is also Free and Open Source
  3. OpenELEC icon
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    Open 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.

    11 OpenELEC alternatives
    OpenELEC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    OpenELEC Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Streaming
    3.  TV Streaming
    4.  OPENGL
    Discontinued

    Since 2017 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenELECalso, the website is dead.

    OpenELEC iconXBian Icon

    OpenELEC VS XBian

    Is OpenELEC a good alternative to XBian?
     
  4. Raspbmc icon
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    Raspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings Kodi to your Raspberry Pi . This device has an excellent form factor and enough power to handle media playback, making it an...

    6 Raspbmc alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    Raspbmc Features

    1.  Based on Debian
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Its successor is OSMC icon OSMC

    Raspbmc iconXBian Icon

    Raspbmc VS XBian

    Is Raspbmc a good alternative to XBian?
     
  5. MythTV icon
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    MythTV is a free, open source media center and digital video recorder (DVR) distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. With its plugin architecture, MythTV can be transformed into a home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections...

    44 MythTV alternatives
    MythTV screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MythTV Features

    1.  TV Tuner
    2.  DVR
    3.  TV Streaming
    MythTV iconXBian Icon

    MythTV VS XBian

    Is MythTV a good alternative to XBian?
     
    • MythTV is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to XBian.

    • MythTV is Free and Open SourceXBian is also Free and Open Source
  6. Enna icon
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    Enna is a Media Center application. Featuring a simple user interface, Enna is based on the powerful Enlightenment Foundations Libraries (EFL) as for its graphical user interface and GeeXboX libraries as for multimedia playback and information retrieval.

    30 Enna alternatives
    Enna screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, v0.4.0, released in February 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Enna iconXBian Icon

    Enna VS XBian

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