Kodi Alternatives

The top-rated alternative to Kodi is Stremio, which is free and open source. People also recommend Jellyfin, Plex, Emby and Infuse. Media Players like Kodi are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Freevo icon

    Freevo

     7 likes

    Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre software integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Global
    Freevo screenshot 1
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  2. Mediora icon

    Mediora

     1 like

    Transform your Apple TV into a powerful media hub with Mediora. Seamlessly browse your Jellyfin media library, discover new content, and manage your entertainment collection—all from the comfort of your couch.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • US flagUnited States
    Mediora screenshot 1
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  4. M

    Movie Monad

     1 like

    A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Movie Monad screenshot 1
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    Nero MediaHome icon
    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. Lime Seed Media icon

    Lime Seed Media

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    🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Lime Seed Media screenshot 1
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  7. PHPMediaServer icon

    PHPMediaServer

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    OpenSource Web Media Server to browse and stream any video file format supported by ffmpeg with easy web interface for play on any platform with html5 browser, dnla or kodi plugin.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    PHPMediaServer screenshot 1
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  9. Enna icon

    Enna

     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Enna screenshot 1
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  10. Ghosten Player icon

    Ghosten Player

     1 like

    Ghosten Player is a video player compatible with both 📱Android Phone and 📺Android TV, with future support for Windows and macOS under development. It integrates media resources, automatically scrapes metadata, supports IPTV playback, and elegantly builds your...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
    • CN flagChina
    Ghosten Player screenshot 1
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  11. GB-PVR icon

    GB-PVR

     3 likes

    GB-PVR is a robust, full-featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR) or Media Center, which can record and playback several types of audio-visual (AV) media. Although it has many features, they can all be placed into one of two categories:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GB-PVR screenshot 1
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  12. Easy-Data Mediacenter icon

    Easy-Data Mediacenter

     6 likes

    Easy-Data Mediacenter is a video and audio player with lots of tools. It is able to deliver bit perfect audio, and does not require any external codecs. It is able to run from a memorystick and does not require installation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • NO flagNorway
    The main player window
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  13. ChrisTV icon

    ChrisTV

     6 likes

    ChrisTV PVR (Personal Video Recorder) is a software designed to control analog TV Cards, Graphic Cards with Video Input (VIVO), Combo Cards (Graphic Card and TV Card), Webcams, DVcam Capture that have WDM drivers (Windows Driver Model) or BDA drivers compatible with DirectShow...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
    Main window
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  14. FastoTVLite icon

    FastoTVLite

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    IPTV/OTT Solution.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • UA flagUkraine
    FastoTVLite screenshot 1
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  15. nessViewer icon

    nessViewer

     12 likes

    nessViewer is the all-round media application to edit, browse, collect and arrange, present, transfer and stream media. It combines media player, media center, media server, media editor and preview tool.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Media shows: manage storable playlists with local and internet media
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