![]() ![]() In fact, longevity induces baggage (whether technical or institutional), and that can drag down a project, too. That does speak to Plex's staying power, but again, just because it's existed for a long time doesn't mean it is automatically better than Jellyfin. Jellyfin was launched as a fork of Emby only four years ago, in late 2018. A lot of the reason Plex seems to be the top choice for most people (besides marketing) is longevity: the project was started in 2007-almost 15 years ago! currently holds the crown, that doesn't mean they will forever. Companies come and go, and just because Plex, Inc. But there are no guarantees for Plex, either. I've heard that refrain so many times, and yes-if we're talking about a hobby project run by one passionate individual-that's a possibility.īut if you glance for half a second at the activity around Jellyfin, from GitHub to Reddit to Matrix chat, you'll see a vibrant and active userbase with many individual contributors. Many articles comparing Jellyfin to Plex contain a bit of anti-open-source FUD: "because Jellyfin is developed by a community and not a company, updates could be slow, or never happen, since nobody's really controlling it." ![]() The price isn't excessive, but it does cost extra, either $5/month or $120 for permanent use. Plex also paywalls some of the most useful features, like hardware transcoding and app downloads. 'corporate.' Especially around content partnerships and the way Plex markets itself. While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it feels like some of the major features and initiatives are more. Plex, on the other hand, is run by a commercial entity, and is closed-source software-even though parts of it are built around open source components (notably, ffmpeg). I also like how the source code (and major components) are all open source, and freely available on GitHub. Their contribute page emphasizes the fact that Jellyfin is powered by community. On a basic level, as a very strong proponent of (free and) open source software, the community behind Jellyfin is more palatable to me. Many people never heard of it, and those who have often don't know why someone would choose Jellyfin over Plex, considering Plex's legacy. ![]() Today, I posted a new video, showing how I set up Jellyfin on my NAS, and explaining a bit more about transcoding, legal issues around breaking DRM, and acquiring DVDs and Blu-Rays on the cheap.īut I wanted to explain a little more about why I chose Jellyfin. Like cable networks and satellite companies before, they're raising rates (at a rate higher than inflation), stuffing their content libraries with filler that's not even worth the bandwidth to stream it, and shoving ads in paying users' faces.Īnd in my first video of this two-part series, I showed how I rip Blu-Rays and DVDs into my computer. The app is also completely open-source, so you can head over and peruse around the source code at GitHub if you’d like.The blog post Streaming services lost the plot detailed how streaming services have become the thing they were made to destroy. You can head over to the Play Store and download it now for free. The app was interestingly released by Marketing Google, the same Play Store account that published the apps for Google’s Live Cases. As such, it supports the entire feature supported by Samba client. This application is a direct port of Samba client which can be found at. Google says that the app is a complete port of the client that can be found at : Samba uses the SMB/CIFS protocol to let you access Windows file and print services, and it’s supposed to be pretty stable, secure, and fast at the job. The app’s called Android Samba Client, and in Google’s own words, it “allows users to mount an SMB file share in their Downloads/Files app in Android.” I’m not sure if I could word it better than that.įor those unfamiliar, Samba is a suite of programs for Windows interoperability made to run on Linux and Unix systems (Android is very Unix-like, for those who don’t know). In what is not exactly a common occurrence, Google just released a completely new app of its own on the Play Store. ![]()
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