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Emby Servercmyflix
Freemium

The server is free to use. Emby Premiere is a paid subscription that unlocks hardware…

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Client apps on phones, tablets, smart televisions and consoles
  • Live TV and DVR from a tuner card or network tuner
  • Output is static pages served by any web server
  • Very light on resources
  • Closed source since 2018
  • Hardware transcoding and offline downloads need a paid subscription
  • Requires a TMDB API key
  • Deliberately minimal feature set
Self-hosted, Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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