Alternatives to Jellyfin Media Player
A desktop client for Jellyfin built on libmpv, with hardware decoding and audio passthrough so fewer files need transcoding. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Jellyfin Media Player
A desktop client for Jellyfin built on libmpv, with hardware decoding and audio passthrough so fewer files need transcoding.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Jellyfin Media Player.
Infuse
Apple-platform video player that connects to Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and network shares.
Infuse also plays Jellyfin libraries with direct playback and adds Plex, Emby and network shares, but runs only on Apple platforms and is closed source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
mpv
A minimal, scriptable media player with high quality video output and no real interface to get in the way.
VLC media player
A free player that opens almost any video or audio file, disc or stream without installing a codec pack.
Plexamp
A music player from Plex for listening to and exploring the music library on a Plex server.
Symfonium
An Android music player for local files, NAS shares and servers like Plex, Jellyfin and Navidrome.
Feishin
Listen to music from a compatible server through a desktop client.
Tauon
An open-source desktop music player for local collections, with Jellyfin and Airsonic streaming support.
