Alternatives to MinimServer
A UPnP music server for browsing and streaming large, well-tagged audio libraries. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
MinimServer
A UPnP music server for browsing and streaming large, well-tagged audio libraries.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as MinimServer.
Asset UPnP
An audio-only UPnP and DLNA server for streaming a music collection to network players.
Asset UPnP is also an audio-only UPnP and DLNA server, adding DSD support and ReplayGain, but it is paid after the trial and closed source.
Gerbera
A UPnP/DLNA media server that streams your music and videos to devices on your home network.
Gerbera is free and open source and serves video as well as music over UPnP/DLNA, with layouts customised through JavaScript rather than tag-based browsing.
Universal Media Server
DLNA media server that streams a local library to TVs, consoles and phones.
Universal Media Server is GPL-2.0 open source and streams video as well as music over DLNA, transcoding on the fly at a heavy CPU cost.
Serviio
A Java-based DLNA media server that streams music, video and images to devices on a home network.
Serviio is a Java DLNA server for music, video and images with device profiles, and remote access requires the paid Pro edition.
Twonky Server
A paid DLNA media server that shares music, photos and video with devices on a home network.
Twonky Server is a paid DLNA server that shares music, photos and video and requires registration, limited to streaming inside the home network.
Rygel
GNOME's UPnP AV media server for sharing audio, video and pictures with devices on a home network.
Rygel is LGPL-2.1 open source and integrates with the GNOME desktop on Linux, but offers fewer library management features than MinimServer.
Lyrion Music Server
An open-source music server, formerly Logitech Media Server, that streams to Squeezebox and compatible players.
Lyrion Music Server is open source and streams to Squeezebox and compatible players instead of UPnP renderers, with plugins and internet radio.
Also worth comparing
These listings name MinimServer as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Roon
Organize a music collection and send playback to supported network audio devices.
MinimServer is freemium and serves a well-tagged library to UPnP players with classical metadata support, but offers no streaming service integration.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
BubbleUPnP Server
A Java server that adds remote access, OpenHome support and Chromecast transcoding to UPnP/DLNA setups.
Navidrome
A tiny music server for your own collection that works with dozens of existing phone apps.
Jellyfin
A free media server for your own films, shows and music, with no premium tier and no account.
Plex Media Server
A polished media server for your own library, free on the home network, with a paid pass for remote streaming.
