17 self-hosted Channels DVR alternatives

Jellyfin is a free, self-hosted media server to organize, manage, and stream movies, TV, music, and photos to web, mobile, and TV clients.

56.2k stars5.4k forksGPL-2.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Kodi is an open source media center for organizing and playing local and networked video, music, and photos with a TV-friendly interface and add-on ecosystem.

21.1k stars6.6k forkslast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Sonarr is a smart PVR for TV series that monitors RSS/indexers, grabs releases via Usenet or BitTorrent clients, and organizes your library with renaming and upgrades.

15.3k stars1.9k forksGPL-3.0last commit 24 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted web app for organizing, tagging, and streaming a private adult video and image library with metadata scraping, galleries, and markers.

12.9k stars1.2k forksAGPL-3.0last commit 25 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Dim is a self-hosted media manager that indexes, organizes, and beautifies your media libraries with a modern web UI for browsing and playback.

4.1k stars183 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 21 Sept 2025Slowing down

Open-source TV streaming server and DVR for Linux supporting DVB/ATSC/IPTV inputs and HTSP/HTTP streaming.

3.5k stars973 forksGPL-3.0last commit 31 Jul 2026Actively maintained

ErsatzTV is an open-source media server that creates scheduled, EPG-driven IPTV-style channels from local libraries or Plex/Jellyfin/Emby, with hardware transcoding and M3U/XMLTV output.

2.9k stars212 forksZliblast commit 20 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted IPTV channel builder that turns your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby libraries into scheduled live TV streams with an HDHomeRun-style tuner, M3U, and web guide.

2.5k stars123 forksZliblast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Fladder is a cross-platform Jellyfin client that streams, transcodes, and downloads media for offline playback, with profile switching, library management, and adaptive UI.

2.5k stars164 forksGPL-3.0last commit 23 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Kyoo is a self-hosted video-focused media server for movies, TV series, and anime, with automatic library scanning, transcoding, and modern web/mobile clients.

2.5k stars75 forksGPL-3.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Gerbera is an open source UPnP/DLNA media server that streams your music, photos, and videos to compatible devices on your home network, with a web UI and optional transcoding.

1.4k stars225 forkslast commit 18 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source media management system that exposes a FUSE-based virtual filesystem, automates discovery/scraping/downloading, and integrates with Plex/Jellyfin/Emby.

817 stars104 forksGPL-3.0last commit 27 Jun 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted media management app that unifies discovery, downloading, subtitles, streaming, and live TV with built-in indexers and Docker deployment.

812 stars32 forksGPL-3.0last commit 8 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Modern self-hosted SVOD streaming platform to organize and stream MP4 media from local drives and cloud providers with metadata, playlists, GroupWatch, and AI recommendations.

499 stars54 forksGPL-3.0last commit 26 May 2025Slowing down

cmyflix is a lightweight Netflix-like media server in C that scans media folders, builds JSON databases and static HTML pages, and plays HTML5-compatible video files.

194 stars13 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 18 Dec 2025Slowing down

Emby is a personal media server that organizes and streams your movies, TV, music, photos, and home videos to apps, browsers, smart TVs, and DLNA clients.

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Plex Media Server lets you organize, stream, and access your personal movies, TV, music, and photos across devices, with rich metadata and client apps.

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