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Jellyfin

A free, open-source media server: your library, your rules, no account needed.

Open source (GPL-2.0-or-later) WindowsmacOSLinux

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Just the program: no ads, no bundled offers, no account needed.

About

Jellyfin does the same job as Plex — it organises your films, series and music and streams them to your devices — but it is entirely free and open source, with no accounts, no paid tier and no tracking. Install the server on a PC that stays on, add your folders, and watch from the Jellyfin apps for TVs, phones and browsers. Everything runs on your own hardware; nothing is sent to a company. It asks a little more of you than Plex (some TV apps are community-made, and remote access is something you set up yourself), but it is a favourite of people who want a home theatre that answers only to them.

No account, no subscription, no telemetry
Libraries with artwork, collections and subtitles
Hardware-accelerated transcoding for free
Plugins for extra metadata sources and features
Apps for Android TV, Fire TV, phones and the web

Before you download

Remote access from outside your home network is something you configure yourself (or use a VPN to reach it).

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