The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API
Streams your films, series, music and live TV to its clients, with no account or paid tier.
alternatives to
Plex
Media server and apps for streaming a personal library of films, series and music. A closed product from Plex.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellyfin | Full replacement | 58k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | C# | v12.2 | 2026-10-05 |
| Kyoo | Full replacement | 2.5k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v5.2.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Navidrome | Partial | 24k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v0.64.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| Koel | Partial | 17k | MIT | Open source | Yes | PHP | v9.15.0 | 2026-10-05 |
| Ampache | Partial | 3.8k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | PHP | 8.2.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| Gerbera | Partial | 1.4k | Other | Open source | Yes | C++ | v3.3.0 | 2026-10-01 |
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A portable and vast media library solution.
Streams your films and series with transcoding and fetched metadata to its web and mobile apps.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 2.5k
- Latest
- v5.2.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
🎧 Your Personal Streaming Service
Music only, streamed to Subsonic-compatible clients.
Music streaming solution that works.
Music and podcasts only, streamed to its web player and mobile apps.
A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music & videos from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
Mostly music, streamed to its web interface and to Ampache and Subsonic API clients.
UPnP Media Server for 2026: Stream your digital media through your home network and consume it on all kinds of UPnP supporting devices 📱💻📺
Serves your media to UPnP and DLNA devices on the local network, without remote streaming or apps of its own.
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