plex-mpv-shim
Cast media from Plex Mobile and Web apps to MPV. (Unofficial) (by iwalton3)
Emby
Emby Server is a personal media server with apps on just about every device. (by MediaBrowser)
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| plex-mpv-shim | Emby | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 108 | |
| 350 | 3,899 | |
| - | 4.2% | |
| 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| 4 months ago | about 1 month ago | |
| Python | C# | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
plex-mpv-shim
Posts with mentions or reviews of plex-mpv-shim.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-08.
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dipping into plex, using friends plex server to stream to my local monster 3080GTX laptop... i want upscaling from his 720p videos...
You could also use something like https://github.com/iwalton3/plex-mpv-shim
- Is there a way to use Plex with another player like VLC or MadVR?
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Plex IS getting worse and Im getting frustrated!
My best client experience is nvidia shield, and using plex-shim-mpv. It uses mpv as the client and supports every format I watch, specifically ASS subtitles for anime get direct played.
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HDR on Plex windows client washed out
I found this thread: https://github.com/iwalton3/plex-mpv-shim/issues/31 It seems that changing the config to use http (insecured connection) may solve this issue. I have remote access enabled and I'm signed in to the Plex server, so maybe that's why I didn't have those issues.
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Movie not filling the entire screen?
I just don't worry about it until I try and watch the movie and it has black bars, then I just use plex-mpv-shim to watch it, and handbrake it after.
- Plex Media Player for Linux abandoned... what to do?
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Why does Plex still have no Linux support?
Have you tried this? I use it all the time when watching stuff on Plex. It direct plays every thing I have minus 4K. Note it doesn’t offer the Plex gui. Instead I used my phone to find what I wanted using the Plex app and then cast it to the player
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having issues with video, Manjaro KDE
The plex experience in a browser was never great for me, whether it was transcoding or subtitles. Once I started using plex-mpv-shim, all those problems went away and it's a fast and seamless experience with directplay every time.
- Can physical keys be used as controls on a headless boot?
- [Jellyfin MPV Shim] Unable to connect to Jellyfin (expired SSL certificate?)
Emby
Posts with mentions or reviews of Emby.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-01.
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Program for sorting DOWNLOADED movies/games?
I used to use Plex until I found Emby. I find Emby easier to use and it does the same thing. Just putting this here as a fourth option for OP. :)
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Emby VS Chocolate - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 1 Oct 2023
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My Home Lab setup
Media Server: EMBY
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Ask HN: What is your streaming setup like?
I use https://emby.media along with private trackers and Usenet.
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Just checking: Plex is still the best option right?
You can find it here! I have both installed, but I generally keep EMBY turned off until I want to play around with it. You can have both running at once and both accessing the same folders. You can check it out for free.
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Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirates life for me!! Recent streaming services, prices and shows getting butchered, finally decided its time. Here's how a basic self-hosted 'Netflix' would look like. Fully automated once its setup. Using only a makeshift homelab server from second hand parts.
Emby: Offers premium features with some behind a membership.
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media server, bring old days and share with friends
I went with Emby, personally. Plex, Jellyfin, etc are all good choices too! :)
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Jellyfin (open source Plex) moves from Reddit to its own traditional-style MyBB forum
For clarity: Emby is still mostly open source (the source code is right here: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby). Emby started incorporating closed source plugins that you only get with the paid version of Emby in order to try and get revenue.
- Multiple people on the same account at once?
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Setting up a home media PC to stream to TV
I used Plex until I found Emby, which is far easier to set up and works very well with all my media.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing plex-mpv-shim and Emby you can also consider the following projects:
Anime4K - A High-Quality Real Time Upscaler for Anime Video
Jellyfin - The Free Software Media System
plex-media-player - Next generation Plex Desktop/Embedded Client
PhotoPrism - AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web 🌈💎✨
jellyfin-tizen - Jellyfin Samsung TV Client
jellyfin-mpv-shim - MPV Cast Client for Jellyfin
Streama - Self hosted streaming media server. https://docs.streama-project.com/
PlexKodiConnect - Plex integration in Kodi done right
VideoLAN Client (VLC) - VLC media player - All pull requests are ignored, please follow https://wiki.videolan.org/Sending_Patches_VLC/
jellyfin-mpv-shim - MPV-based cast client for Jellyfin [Moved to: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-mpv-shim]
Navidrome Music Server - 🎧☁️ Modern Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic
plex-mpv-shim vs Anime4K
Emby vs Jellyfin
plex-mpv-shim vs plex-media-player
Emby vs PhotoPrism
plex-mpv-shim vs jellyfin-tizen
Emby vs jellyfin-tizen
plex-mpv-shim vs jellyfin-mpv-shim
Emby vs Streama
plex-mpv-shim vs PlexKodiConnect
Emby vs VideoLAN Client (VLC)
plex-mpv-shim vs jellyfin-mpv-shim
Emby vs Navidrome Music Server