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I moved over to Jellyfin after Emby started sufficiently pissing me off. I don’t really want to pay a subscription fee to self host stuff, but I especially don’

by jchw 7y ago

I moved over to Jellyfin after Emby started sufficiently pissing me off. I don’t really want to pay a subscription fee to self host stuff, but I especially don’t want to be pushed to pay for something that was already free and open source. (I certainly do so voluntarily. Krita comes to mind.) Jellyfin lacks many of the native apps, but at least I don’t feel like I’m being pushed into someone’s annoying monetization scheme.

prplhaz4 7y ago
Jellyfin is also a dlna media server, so even devices that don't have an official client can still access your content in a pinch.
- m-p-3 7y ago
  Plex can do that as well.
  - jchw 7y ago
    While true I don’t see how that is particularly relevant to this thread; I was only talking about Emby vs Jellyfin. Did you mean Emby? I know it does but if you were going to use Emby with no native apps you may as well use Jellyfin.
rb666 7y ago
But Emby has a proper IOS client, Jellyfin does not. This is value I pay for. Plus I don't mind paying for quality software regardless.
- coppernoodles 7y ago
  There is a beta client for Jellyfin as well which you can install via testflight, it may be this one: https://testflight.apple.com/join/TcFUEVEb https://testflight.apple.com/join/TcFUEVEb but I just googled that and did not get it from an official page.
  - ValentineC 7y ago
    I used this before, and it works decently enough. I do wish there was a feature to download videos locally for watching on-the-go. (I'm not sure if the Plex or Emby apps have it.)
    - majora2007 7y ago
      Plex does have that feature. Jellyfin devs have it high on their list, but it hasn't been built out yet.
  - jchw 7y ago
    I just downloaded it and it actually seems pretty good, albeit I haven’t done much yet. Thanks!
- adam12 7y ago
  > Plus I don't mind paying for quality software regardless. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/70869-emby-just-deleted-all-of-my-movies/ https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/70869-emby-jus... https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/71240-emby-server-4030-hotfix-release-available-soon https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/71240-emby-ser...

by jchw 7y ago

prplhaz4 7y ago

Jellyfin is also a dlna media server, so even devices that don't have an official client can still access your content in a pinch.

m-p-3 7y ago
Plex can do that as well.
- jchw 7y ago
  While true I don’t see how that is particularly relevant to this thread; I was only talking about Emby vs Jellyfin. Did you mean Emby? I know it does but if you were going to use Emby with no native apps you may as well use Jellyfin.

rb666 7y ago

But Emby has a proper IOS client, Jellyfin does not. This is value I pay for. Plus I don't mind paying for quality software regardless.

coppernoodles 7y ago
There is a beta client for Jellyfin as well which you can install via testflight, it may be this one: https://testflight.apple.com/join/TcFUEVEb https://testflight.apple.com/join/TcFUEVEb but I just googled that and did not get it from an official page.
- ValentineC 7y ago
  I used this before, and it works decently enough. I do wish there was a feature to download videos locally for watching on-the-go. (I'm not sure if the Plex or Emby apps have it.)
  - majora2007 7y ago
    Plex does have that feature. Jellyfin devs have it high on their list, but it hasn't been built out yet.
- jchw 7y ago
  I just downloaded it and it actually seems pretty good, albeit I haven’t done much yet. Thanks!
adam12 7y ago
> Plus I don't mind paying for quality software regardless. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/70869-emby-just-deleted-all-of-my-movies/ https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/70869-emby-jus... https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/71240-emby-server-4030-hotfix-release-available-soon https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/71240-emby-ser...