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Show HN: JellyBox – Jellyfin Desktop Client
Hey guys, so I've been working on native desktop macos client for jellyfin server.
Feel free to join and try it out
https://testflight.apple.com/join/LVj8KwAq https://testflight.apple.com/join/LVj8KwAq
- svjx 3y agoVery cool, I love Jellyfin. Could have sworn there was a macos client but I guess there isn't! Awesome that you're working on it.
- avdept 3y agoThere is actually, but its built using react + electron.js and has same issues as web and mobile(same code base)
- boudin 3y agoIt's not an electron app, it's a Qt app that does load the web app in a webview and uses mpv as a player.
- bckygldstn 3y agoLink for reference: https://jellyfin.org/downloads/macos/ https://jellyfin.org/downloads/macos/
- coconut08 3y agoI was following jellyfin closely since the day that it forked off from emby. I was active in the reddit community and was in the loop on everything that was happening there. then they decided to shut down the subreddit and it might has well have disappeared from existence over night. this is probably the first time i've even seen it mentioned on the internet since. i also can't be the only one who has had this experience. you can see how well that has worked out for them since a few weeks ago they made a post crying about how their developer mindshare has been dwindling as of late. (you will also notice that almost all of the mods who shut it down still have active reddit accounts, so clearly they don't care that much about boycotting reddit)
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoSo, I’ve been seeing Kodi dying and thinking about a move to Plex, Emby, Jellyfin starting from zero knowledge. I pretty much ruled Jellyfin out for what appeared to be lack of enthusiasm. Ruled out Plex for privacy issues. Looks like it’s going to be Emby I guess.
- bjord 3y agowhat do you mean by "for lack of enthusiasm" out of curiosity?
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoI mean if I look around as a complete know nothing, I see more people talking about both Plex and Emby than Jellyfin. It was easier to find forums for Emby than Jellyfin. IDK, it was just an impression I got.
- unethical_ban 3y agohttps://jellyfin.org/ https://jellyfin.org/ Which has a direct link to https://forum.jellyfin.org/ https://forum.jellyfin.org/ Jellyfin's documentation is good. It lacks a tad bit of polish compared to Plex, but it can be run entirely offline (meaning without a centralized account like Plex). Plex player on Android TV was awful for even native streaming of 4k, where Jellyfin performs. It's a strong option for the price.
- bjord 3y agoThat's weird, I had a different experience: I definitely heard about Plex the most, but often in a negative light. The alternative presented (again, in my experience) was always Jellyfin.
- s0rce 3y agoI moved from Kodi to Jellyfin. I'm happy.
- hamandcheese 3y agoIs it open source?
- avdept 3y agoNot yet, since its early stages. I want to make it stable and then put open source
- jsf01 3y agoI think most of the Jellyfin ecosystem is open source. Was curious if the code for your desktop client is, too. Would be fun to poke around the GitHub for a project like this.
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- avdept 3y agoIt will be, eventually. Not ready to share it yet
- sneak 3y agoPlease provide download links. Not everyone uses the Apple App Store. It is still possible to use a Mac without an Apple ID, unlike an iPhone. Please don’t bring identity requirements into desktop computing too.
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- jayloofah 3y agoSecond this. Lots of folks signed out of Apple ID (for good reason).
- alsetmusic 3y agoThis is what will get me to try this an a potential alternative to Plex. I need native apps to even consider a replacement. Glad this is here. Best of luck!
- bjord 3y agoCan I ask why, out of curiosity? Does that remain true if it's built using the web version and electron (which this is)?
- starttoaster 3y agoI get the need for native apps on media centers, like Roku, Apple TV, etc. I do not understand why anybody would need a native app on desktop. Let alone an unofficial closed-source one from a dev that only has this to say: > This is unofficial client for jellyfin app. For now macos only. Very early build. Expect any kind of crashes, issues and generally its good if it even runs. Source: https://github.com/avdept/JellyBox https://github.com/avdept/JellyBox
- avdept 3y agoI'm working on this in my spare time, and making up readme file is the last thing on my list. If you're willing to help with readme I can surely provide you all needed information, screenshots and anything else you'd need
- artogahr 3y agoNeither Firefox nor Chrome support H.265 hw-accelerated decoding, and I don't want to use Edge. Using the app is a guarantee that I don't have to worry about the codec compatibility. I know it's an "Electron app so basically browser", but it's not, everything just works in the official Desktop app.
- oliwarner 3y agoChrome only has hardware decoding. Has done for a year. Firefox is the only browser that won't play HEVC. Now AV1 is here, I guess we'll all move everything to that.
- hotnfresh 3y agoIt’d be cool to have a Jellyfin client that’s a libretro “core”.
- unethical_ban 3y agoI'll bite too: What is the benefit of a native client? Better codec/transcode support? Lower memory usage?
- vanilla_nut 3y agoAccessibility -- native keyboard shortcuts often work better in native apps, and a lot of Electron apps aren't navigable at all without a mouse or with a screen reader. Lower memory usage than a chromium instance. Visual consistency. And, subjectively, the knowledge that the app developer has put more than the minimum effort into the product. I'm not saying that great Electron apps don't exist -- in fact, my current favorite Jellyfin player is one -- but on average, even the best Electron app is worse than a middle-of-the-road native app.
- avdept 3y agoI just did tests and my app uses x/2 memory from official jellyfin desktop client
- jonathantf2 3y agoIt just comes up with a blank window - I'm judging by the icon this is only for music?
- avdept 3y agoYeah, just music
- vanilla_nut 3y agoFeedback so far: * either don't require the `http:// http://` or `https:// https://` prefix for the server URL, or add a note informing users that they need to add it themselves. Technical users can usually figure it out, but others will get angry or lost. * your icon is slightly larger than literally every other icon in my Dock, and it's mildly jarring * I have an extensive music library that loads quickly and properly in https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin, my current Jellyfin music player of choice, but nothing loads on the home screen and I see no error at all I'll definitely keep an eye out for updates, I'd love a good Jellyfin native client for macOS. Consider open sourcing it (or pieces of it), I'd be more than happy to contribute! Good luck!
- jtriangle 3y ago>Https.... No, detect what was typed and make it work. If it's just an ip address, try https, try http, if they put in http, try https, then try http, if they mistyped https or the like, replace it with https, then try http. These things are not hard, and are much friendlier to the user.
- larperdoodle 3y agoYeah, the Android jellyfin client also tells you all the variations it tried when it fails
- avdept 3y agoHey, thanks for your feedback. As its early beta, you might(and will) experience issues. * HTTP/HTTPS - good point, I'll see if I can drop it off completely * Icon - yeah, known shit, will replace in next build * It must be some error related to parsing server responses(like field was missing when I expected it to be present), so I will check what's wrong and fix it next build
- RayanSord 3y agoYa rekemo
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- httpsterio 3y agoFinamp