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cmyflix vs Dim: catalog facts
cmyflixDim
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Web, Self-hosted
  • Output is static pages served by any web server
  • Very light on resources
  • Automatic metadata fetching reduces manual library tagging
  • Open source and self-hosted, keeping the media library under your own control
  • Requires a TMDB API key
  • Deliberately minimal feature set
  • Smaller community than established media servers like Jellyfin or Plex
  • Self-hosting requires running and maintaining your own server
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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