# Open-source alternatives to Plex

> Plex: A media server and streaming app for personal movie, TV and music libraries. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Jellyfin, Kodi and Stash. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 4 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Plex |
| Category | Media Servers |
| Alternatives listed | 4 |
| Top pick | Jellyfin (57,817 stars, GPL-2.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/plex |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Jellyfin](https://appsgit.com/apps/jellyfin): Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and… (57,817 stars, GPL-2.0, C#, Docker)
- [Kodi](https://appsgit.com/apps/kodi): Multimedia/Entertainment center, formerly known as XBMC. Runs on Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS and Windows. (21,286 stars, GPL-2.0, C++)
- [Stash](https://appsgit.com/apps/stash): A web-based library organizer and player for your adult media stash, with auto-tagging and metadata scraping support. (13,058 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Kyoo](https://appsgit.com/apps/kyoo): Innovative media browser designed for seamless streaming of anime, series and movies, offering advanced features like dynamic transcoding, auto watch history and intelligent metadata retrieval. (2,529 stars, GPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [Navidrome vs Jellyfin](https://appsgit.com/compare/navidrome-music-server-vs-jellyfin)

More in this category: [Media Servers](https://appsgit.com/categories/media-servers)

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