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Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System (jellyfin.org)

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[–] pls@lemmy.plaureano.nohost.me 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s what I use. Although I Have a Plex lifetime subscription, Jelliyfin is just too fantastic.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm using plex, how does it compare? What's better and what's worse?

[–] Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I went from Emby -> Plex -> Jellyfin in the past few years.

It comes down to user preference really. I swapped from Plex to Jellyfin for two reasons:

- Didn't want to pay for hardware transcoding
- Didn't like the route Plex was heading with their opt-out free "Plex TV"

Major difference is that Jellyfin is free for everything, nothing locked behind a paywall. Plex definitely supports more devices though (ex: officially supporting Synology NAS) and a lot of people like the design better.

Both support ~~plugins~~, custom themes, etc.

Also, while Plex can be configured for offline/LAN use, by default I believe it requires an online account.

Edit: Plex announced (2/25/25) that they're killing the 'Watch Together' feature

Edit2: Plex announced (3/01/25) that they're putting remote play behind a paywall