Alternatives to Kodi for Windows with any license

Plex

Plex bridges the gap between your computer and your home theater, doing so with a visually appealing user interface that provides instant access to your media. Plex can play a wide range of video, audio and photo formats as well as online streaming audio and video. The real power of Plex is found in its library features: Organize your media into versatile libraries, automatically retrieve metadata from the Internet, and display your libraries using one of the visually stunning skins.

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Media sharing Media Streaming Play local content Dedicated Server Hosting ... DNLA Server Media Streaming Offline sync of media files Remote File Access Remote Media Access Stream audio Add a feature

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- As already mentioned, a streaming platform isn't an alternative to a media player. Guest • Aug 2017 • 24 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Plex is a server program, kodi is a media program for end users. Where they can overlap in use, they are not the same kind of program. Guest • Mar 2017 • 24 agrees and 11 disagrees
- Kodi is a media client. Plex is a media server. Guest • Oct 2017 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
- I have been using plex for over a year now. It's over all the best media server/client available on the market. I have no doubt. I will be using plex the next coming years. Guest • Dec 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- I'm a PC Dummy and i had to install it on my Fire TV 3 times before i realized it wasn't going to work anyway. I was able to install Kodi 17.1 plus Exodus though and after adding Phoenix,Droid Buddy,ES Explorer and a couple other Addons,i think i have enough to last a lifetime. patchho7 • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
- It's probably the best alternative in terms of support and features but damn this program is frustrating to use and resource intensive on your system. ExquisiteDisaster • Jan 2017 • 8 agrees and 9 disagrees
- Resource heavy. Lacks customization. Difficult to manage transcoding options. Guest • Nov 2016 • 6 agrees and 9 disagrees
- Not as many options as Kodi, and somewhat harder to manage but it's still a decent program if for whatever reason you can't use Kodi. EricaP • Jan 2017 • 3 agrees and 7 disagrees
Stremio

Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV with one click! Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies, as well as recommendations for content you might like. Stremio's content is so rich because it has an Add-ons system, allowing different sources, such as YouTube, Filmon, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc.

Free Personal Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet
Chromecast support Cloud sync DNLA Server Support Google Cast Add a feature

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- I s one the best alternative software, 1- is free, 2- give choice to watch a TV show or movie, 3- the quality of content range from media to high and 4- the speed is quite good, the only small issue with this soft, is adaptability to remote control, and l think that they can correct soon.. Guest • Feb 2016 • 6 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Easy to use, fast and allows more content. From my experience this is what I expected of Kodi, but now I am missing a few features ;) Guest • Jan 2018 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Super easy and fast to use. Excelent! The best! Guest • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 7 disagrees
Emby

Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family. The source code is available on GitHub, but Emby requires a subscription to use full functionality.

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Media Streaming Chromecast support Remote Media Access Remote playback Add a feature

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- Like Plex, Emby is a server/player hybrid. Allowing you to manage users with unique watch histories and transcoding for any device. The player is robust, covering Windows, iOS, Android, Windows Phone amongst others, along with the most robust web player on the market. Guest • Aug 2015 • 9 agrees and 3 disagrees
Butter Project

Butter allows any user to easily watch movies through torrent streaming, without any prerequisites. Skip the downloads with Butter! The perfect container to plug in any video content. Available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android
Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

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- Discontinued In heavy development. No releases yet.
- It offers p2p streams as opposed to scrappers and does a very good job. lets you change the player to open the stream VLC or wvwn Kodi. Guest • Feb 2017 • 5 agrees and 7 disagrees
Splash

Splash 2.0 lets you watch and convert your videos like never before - superb performance, smooth motion, crisp details and vivid colors. Designed and optimized for HD! Play and convert all your High Definition movies and camcorder clips, incredibly fast, smooth and without problems. You don't need any additional codecs. Download, install, watch, convert and share.

Freemium Windows
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Playon

PlayOn is both browser and media server for your Windows PC which lets you magically stream your favorite shows, movies, even your personal media from your PC to your TV, smartphone or tablet. To display videos on your TV, PlayOn relies on a friend such as a game console like the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, WiiU or another supported device like a Roku.

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MediaPortal

MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way.

Free Open Source Windows
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Internet radio Skinnable Add a feature

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younity

ACCESS ALL YOUR FILES: - View the files and media libraries of all your computers - Merge your iTunes libraries and accounts for easy access - Automatically discover your GoPro video library - Access Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive and other online services all in one place - Print documents or photos to most printers via WiFi or AirPrint - Email or SMS files to anyone you know STREAM MEDIA: - Stream your entire music collection and playlists - Stream any movie, video, or GoPro...

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Media Streaming Portable Remote desktop Add a feature

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nextPVR

NextPVR is a free Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and Media Centre application for Microsoft Windows. At its heart lies the Electronic Programme Guide from where you can watch (and pause) live TV and schedule your favourite shows for later viewing. Relax with a DVD or play back your music, videos and photos stored on your PC or on other devices across your home network.

Free Windows
PVR, DVR, Record Live TV Add a feature

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PS3 Media Server

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
DNLA Server Add a feature

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- Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed, but last version, 1.90.1, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Kodi is primarily a front-end ("10-foot interface"), PS3 Media Server is primarily a back-end. nandhp • May 2015 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
HomeNet Local Media Server

HomeNet Local Area Network Media Server - lightweight alternative to Plex - ( HTML5 + Chromecast support ) A relatively simple, minimalist, lightweight media center for your own Windows Local Area Network (LAN). Homenet is an alternative to more complex, resource-hungry UPnP / DLNA Media Servers like Plex. HomeNet LMS has been updated to use the VLC "transcode anything" plugin so that almost any media file or radio/video stream can be played in your web browser.

Free Mac OS X Windows Linux Chrome OS Self-Hosted ... PHP
No features added Add a feature

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JRiver Media Center

JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer running Windows. Media Center is a "jukebox"-style media player, like iTunes, which usually uses most of the screen to display a potentially very large library of files. JRiver Media Center is more than a world class player. A Media Network, a whole house music, movie, TV, and photo solution. The leader in audiophile quality sound.

Commercial Mac Windows
Configurable Music Library Add a feature

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Pith

Pith sits on a server or NAS. It scans your media for movies and tv shows and you access it through a modern web UI from your tablet, phone or PC. From there you can stream your media directly to any DLNA Media Renderer.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
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OpenPHT

OpenPHT is a community driven fork of Plex Home Theater (abandoned). That's a open-source client for Plex. Need to install Plex Media Server. For download releases - https://github.com/RasPlex/OpenPHT/releases

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
Media Streaming Add a feature

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VidOn Server

Smartly manage all your multimedia resources and automatically transcode videos for your Phone, Pad, etc.

Free Windows
Tv shows Add a feature

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Moovida

Moovida is transforming the way consumers experience digital entertainment media. In a world where the promise of on-demand media has yet to be realized, Moovida develops software and services to simplify and enhance media consumption, effectively filling the gap between the physical and digital worlds. Its team of engineers is expert at developing 3D multimedia content for the powerful GStreamer Multimedia Framework.

Free Open Source Windows
No features added Add a feature

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- Discontinued The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.1.1, released in October 2011, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
LeonFlix

Leonflix is a search tool for movies and TV shows. It scrapes video/file hosting websites and has the ability to stream the videos hosted on those sites. Every time a video changes hands, from the host to the Putlocker-esque site that shows it, more ads are added. By the time it gets to the viewer, the content has been "stepped on" so many times that it is nearly unwatchable.

Free Mac OS X Windows Linux
Tv shows Add a feature

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HD Movie Center

We are a group of people passionate about movies. We want to provide every movie lover the best experience on movies. We provide all the movie & cast information you may need including ratings, trailers, plot, movie cast posters, reviews from reliable sources etc, from the most advanced and complete movie database out there. The TMDB. We are BACK...

Free Mac OS X Windows Web
Chromecast support Peer-To-Peer Torrent search Add a feature

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Kantaris

Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (VLC Media Player) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player. In very simple terms, Kantaris modifies and upgrades the celebrated VLC player with a slick new user interface. It also integrates several new functions, like support and integration of Last.fm and Apple Trailers.

Free Open Source Windows
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for subtitles Add a feature

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- Discontinued Last Update: 2013-04-25. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/kantaris/
- Warning Sourceforge has detected malware in Kantaris builds.
Vidine

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. Vidine lets you explore and enjoy your private video collection like you have never done before.

Commercial Windows
Photo Organization Convert video to DVD Add a feature

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Portitle

Portitle Web App is a smart launcher to dozens of movie and TV related websites. Portitle will intelligently identify any video file stored at your HTPC, and then will bring you a full wealth of information, reviews or subtitles to that movie or episode. Portitle is HTPC friendly, Designed for HTPC / Mouse / Touch / Keyboard-less usage.

Free Windows Chrome OS
No features added Add a feature

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- This gives media information, NOT streaming. It's not an alternative to kodi. It's more like an accessory to kodi. Guest • Feb 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freevo

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. Primarily aimed at the Linux platform it is also possible to run on OSX and for the determined on Windows.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
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- Discontinued The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last stable version, 1.9.2 Beta, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Easy-Data Mediacenter

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. Some of the tools are: CD ripper, video converter, video merger, pictures and audio to video, recording studio, audio library, search engine, video playlist.

Free Windows
Batch rename files Built-in Media converter Capture image from video Create PlayList ... Portable Capture Screen / Take screenshots Add a feature

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TeaTV

TeaTV has the latest Free Movies and is the latest add-on with Movies and TV Shows in Full HD 1080p & HD 720p, It provides almost any TV shows and movies. did I mention it's absolutely FREE with NO login required Many genres such as Drama, Crime, Comedy, Adventure, Family, Horror, Thriller, Romance, Western, Animation, Biography and more. No login required and you can use your Real-Debrid account, Alluc, and Trakt.tv Also, TeaTV works on Android TV, Mac OSX 10.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Android
Tv shows Add a feature

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