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

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[–] pls@lemmy.plaureano.nohost.me 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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 placing remote play behind a paywall

Edit3: Plex and your personal information 5/29/25

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago

Plex stopped officially supporting plugins in 2018, FYI.

Jellyfin has Plex beat in that category for sure. As well as for theming IMO.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Would love to know too

[–] orvorn@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

Same here, Jellyfin is just faster.