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Hey everyone,
I'm excited to announce the alpha release of Frames, a modern, free, and open-source streaming platform designed for your personal media collection!
Like many of you, I was frustrated by Plex recently making remote play and watch together features exclusive to Plex Pass. I have been working on frames for over 4 years but I thought now might be the best time to share it with the rest of the world. it is completely free forever.
What is Frames?
Frames is built with React and NestJS and lets you stream your MP4 (I need help figuring out transcoding, it works but not smooth enough), files from virtually any provider - local storage, S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, and more. It organizes your Movies and TV shows beautifully, complete with trailers, HD images, and detailed information.
Why I Built Frames:
Essentially, I wanted a powerful and beautiful streaming solution for my own media that wasn't locked behind a paywall. Frames is the result of that, and I'm now ready to share it with the community.
Call for Testers and Developers:
This is an alpha release, so there might be bugs and features still under development. I would love for you to check it out, try streaming your media, test the features (especially GroupWatch!), and provide any feedback you have.
Developers: Your contributions are highly welcome! If you're interested in helping to improve Frames, please take a look at the repository and feel free to submit pull requests.
GitHub Repo:
Demo site:
I'm really excited about the potential of Frames and I hope you will be too! Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Thanks!