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Universal Media ServerReadyMedia
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

 Free

Free and open source under the GNU General Public License version 2.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted
  • Transcodes on the fly for devices that cannot play a format natively
  • Speaks DLNA, so old TVs and consoles work without an app
  • Serves media to DLNA and UPnP-AV clients
  • Designed to run as a non-interactive daemon
  • Transcoding is CPU-heavy on modest hardware
  • DLNA browsing is clumsier than a dedicated client app
  • Runs as a non-interactive daemon rather than a graphical media library manager.
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-2.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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