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Jellyfin MPV Shim vs Switchfin: catalog facts
Jellyfin MPV Shim	Switchfin
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Plays Jellyfin media through MPV Offline sync for watching without the server	Native interface instead of a web wrapper MPV-based playback with wide codec support and hardware decoding
Requires a Jellyfin server Not a full library browser on its own	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-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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