20 self-hosted Plex 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

Self-hosted music streaming server with a modern web UI, Subsonic-compatible API, multi-user support, and on-the-fly transcoding for large libraries.

23.1k stars1.7k forksGPL-3.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source web music server that streams personal music collections via a modern web UI and Subsonic-compatible APIs; supports large libraries and on-the-fly transcoding.

23.1k stars1.7k forksGPL-3.0last 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

Koel is a web-based personal music streaming server with a modern player UI, multi-user support, playlists, library management, and optional mobile apps.

17.2k stars2.1k forksMITlast commit 22 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

Mopidy is an extensible Python music server that plays local files and radio streams, and can add streaming service backends via extensions with MPD and web clients.

8.6k stars719 forksApache-2.0last commit 20 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source Ruby on Rails music streaming server that indexes a local music directory, provides web and mobile players, playlists, multi-user accounts, and Docker deployment.

4.4k stars223 forksMITlast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Bazarr is a Sonarr/Radarr companion that automatically searches, downloads, and upgrades subtitles for your movies and TV shows based on per-title language preferences.

4.2k stars388 forksGPL-3.0last commit 19 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

Ampache is a web-based audio and video streaming app and file manager for accessing and streaming your organized music and video collection from almost any device.

3.8k stars605 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 20 Aug 2026Actively maintained

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

Kometa is a Python tool that automates Plex metadata, builds collections and playlists, and applies overlays using configuration files and third-party metadata sources.

3.4k stars370 forksMITlast commit 16 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted music library manager that unifies local and streaming sources and streams to many player ecosystems with Home Assistant integration.

3k stars557 forksApache-2.0last commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Polaris is a self-hosted music streaming server for browsing and streaming your personal music collection from web browsers and mobile devices, with multi-user support.

2.7k stars128 forksMITlast commit 8 May 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

Gonic is a lightweight, self-hosted Subsonic API server for streaming your music library with transcoding, playlists, podcasts support, and multi-user access.

2.5k stars155 forksGPL-3.0last commit 19 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

Self-hosted statistics app for Jellyfin, providing session monitoring, watch history, and user/library analytics with backup and autosync support.

2.5k stars97 forksMITlast commit 23 Jun 2026Actively maintained