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Plezy vs Jellyfin Media Player: catalog facts
Plezy	Jellyfin Media Player
Free Open source under the GPL 3.0; downloads are offered free on the website.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works with both Plex and Jellyfin servers Wide direct-play codec support with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision	libmpv playback with hardware decoding and audio passthrough, unlike a browser Direct plays formats a browser would force the server to transcode
Needs an existing Plex or Jellyfin server Third-party client, so new server features may lag behind official apps	Requires a Jellyfin server; it is not a general media player The last tagged release is from March 2025
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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