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

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Winged_Hussar 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days 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 2 points 5 days ago

Would love to know too