Jellyfin
Media ServersFree software media system for streaming your library
Replaces Plex, Emby
Self-hosted apps by jellyfin
7 self-hosted projects maintained by jellyfin on GitHub — combined community: 77,196 GitHub stars.
Portfolio at a glance
Everything jellyfin ships here sits in one category, media servers, so these projects are best read as alternatives or companions to each other. Jellyfin is the flagship at 58,066 stars — Free software media system for streaming your library. 1 of 7 are written primarily in C#. The oldest dates from 2015 and the newest from 2021. 2 publish a Docker deployment path, and 1 have a verified ≈5-minute setup. Heads-up: Jellyfin Media Player is archived upstream and no longer maintained.
| Projects | 7 |
|---|---|
| Combined stars | 77,196 |
| Hosted on | GitHub |
| Languages | C# (1), C++ (1), Kotlin (1), Swift (1) |
| Licenses | GPL-2.0 (3), GPL-3.0 (3), MPL-2.0 (1) |
| Setup difficulty | Easy (7) |
| Min. RAM range | 128–512 MB |
| First releases | 2015–2021 |
Categories covered
All apps from jellyfin
Jellyfin Media Player
Media ServersDesktop client for Jellyfin with native playback
Replaces Plex Desktop
Jellyfin for Android TV
Media ServersNative Android TV and Fire TV client for the Jellyfin server
Replaces Plex for Android TV, Emby for Android TV
Swiftfin
Media ServersNative Jellyfin client for iOS and tvOS
Replaces Infuse, Plex for Apple TV
Jellyfin MPV Shim
Media ServersCast Jellyfin media to a desktop MPV player
Replaces Plex Media Player
Jellyfin Vue
Media ServersExperimental modern web client for Jellyfin
Replaces Plex Web
Jellyfin for Roku
Media ServersOpen-source Roku channel for the Jellyfin media server
Replaces Plex for Roku