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Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices. Jellyfin consists of a server application installed on a machine running Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux or in a Docker container, [2] and another application running on a client device such as a smartphone, tablet, smart TV ...
Plex: Prop. Non-free [k] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes C++ / Python Yes Yes PS3 Media Server: GPL Free Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [l] Yes Yes Java Yes No PyMedS: MIT Free Partial [c] Partial [c] No Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes [m] No Unknown Unknown Python Unknown No Rygel [14] LGPLv2 Free No Yes No [15] Yes Yes Yes ...
A home server can be used to provide remote access into the home from devices on the Internet, using remote desktop software and other remote administration software. For example, Windows Home Server provides remote access to files stored on the home server via a web interface as well as remote access to Remote Desktop sessions on PCs in the house.
Name Creator First Public Release (yyyy-MM-dd) Latest Stable Version (Release Date) Latest Release Date Cost () license Media Adobe Media Server
Plex, a cross-platform and open source (GPL) software media player and a closed source media server and entertainment hub, available for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, as well as mobile clients for iOS (including Apple TV (2nd generation) onwards), Android, and Windows Phone. The desktop version of the media player is free while the mobile ...
Runs on Windows, OSX, Linux, and Android. Features similar to Plex or Kodi. Closed source. Kodi Entertainment Center (formerly XBMC / Xbox Media Center) XBMC Foundation: Kodi/XBMC is royalty-free and cross-platform. The core code is written in C++ and is open-source licensed under GNU GPL v2.
Emby (formerly Media Browser) [2] is a media server designed to organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices. [3] Emby's source code was mostly open with some closed-source components as of August 2017, [4] releases of the software published via the Emby website are however proprietary [5] and cannot be replicated from source due to the build scripts also being proprietary.
A Plex Media Server can function as a home theater PC and can stream content to Plex's front-end media player client applications that run on a myriad of devices and web browsers. [40] [41] [42] The media player applications are Plex, Plex Web App, Plexamp, and Plex Dash, which provide a way for the user to manage and play content from a Plex ...