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Jellyfin Media Player vs Switchfin: catalog facts
Jellyfin Media Player	Switchfin
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
libmpv playback with hardware decoding and audio passthrough, unlike a browser Direct plays formats a browser would force the server to transcode	Native interface instead of a web wrapper MPV-based playback with wide codec support and hardware decoding
Requires a Jellyfin server; it is not a general media player The last tagged release is from March 2025	Early-stage project that warns of bugs Requires a Jellyfin server for its main features
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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