OpenELEC VS Jellyfin

OpenELEC

OpenELEC, which stands for Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center, is a Linux operating system that makes the host computer a Kodi media center. The software was the winner of the Swiss Opensource Award in 2014.

Jellyfin

Jellyfin is a personal media server.

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to OpenELEC and Jellyfin)

OpenELEC

Jellyfin

Video

21 21%

Video

79% 79

Media And Entertainment

0 0%

Media And Entertainment

100% 100

Media Player

17 17%

Media Player

83% 83

Media Players And Streaming Platforms

6 6%

Media Players And Streaming Platforms

94% 94

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Reviews

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Jellyfin Reviews

15 Best Plex Alternatives [2022] – FREE and BETTER Options

Jellyfin or one of the others listed on this page. Plex offers a premium subscription and live channels, but Jellyfin allows you to add more features using plugins. Jellyfin is better than Plex and Emby if you are a tinkerer. In either case, we believe Jellyfin is the best free media server.

Source: www.smarthomebeginner.com

Top 10 Best Linux Media Server Software

An open-source media server software with several features. Jellyfin is actually a fork of the Emby media server. It may be one of the best out there, available for ‘free’.

Source: itsfoss.com

16 Best Jellyfin Alternatives - Features, pros & cons, pricing | Remote Tools

Watch the latest episodes from major networks like ABC, NBC, CBS, History, A&E, and many more Pricing When to use SelectTV Relevance to remote workers SelectTV allows remote workers to watch latest episode of their favorite show or a fun movie for the whole family and it's all just a click away See Alternatives to SelectTV See SelectTV's Competitors Jellyfin Alternative...

Source: www.remote.tools

Best Kodi Alternatives for Free Streaming

Jellyfin is open source software that requires two devices. One acts as a server (it can be a PC, laptop, or NAS) and houses your media collection. Jellyfin’s additional feature stack includes support for DLNA, Live TV and DVR, and QuickConnect. The latter allows users to easily log in to new devices through previously authenticated devices.

Source: www.bollyinside.com

9 Best Plex Alternatives You Must Try This Year

Jellyfin enables you to watch media from your computer’s browser and is compatible with iOS, Android, Roku, FireTV device, Chromecast etc. With no provision for tracking, this transparent and open software only collects opt-in data. Furthermore, this absolutely free software is licenced under GNU GPL and has no hidden costs.

Source: www.fossmint.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Jellyfin seems to be a lot more popular than OpenELEC. While we know about 251 links to Jellyfin, we've tracked only 2 mentions of OpenELEC. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

OpenELEC mentions (2)

Does Kodi support HDR passthrough using an x86 processor or an nvidia/AMD dGPU on Linux now?
Its all good. I use to run Kodi on a HTPC that I built with openelec and it was pretty stable. I am not sure if it is available anymore (openelec.tv) it was a linux distro. I switched to NVidia shield due to the accessibility to Netflix and Amazon and I have not looked back. Oh an its cheaper than a HTPC I think... Source: about 2 years ago
Got Jellyfin a few days ago and LOVE the web version, but bad Roku app is a dealbreaker. Before I can it, are there any work arounds you guys have found?
I know there are various customized distros for the RasPi, such as OpenElec, but as a staunch Linux and FLOSS advocate I still don't think that's what most people are searching for when they look for a streaming device these days. Source: about 3 years ago

Jellyfin mentions (251)

Netflix: Piracy Is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly
At least for the last point I can recommend jellyfin. It has a web interface, a android tv app and an iphone app. I use it on my phone, tv and in the browser. https://jellyfin.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Nolan Says Buy Oppenheimer on Blu-ray So No Evil Streaming Service Can Steal It
It's a pain to get set up initially, but the Automatic Ripping Machine[1] plus Jellyfin/Plex/etc[2] makes for a great combination. [1] https://github.com/automatic-ripping-machine/automatic-ripping-machine. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
.NET 8 Standalone 50% Smaller On Linux
I serve videos from my home Linux server using Jellyfin[0][1] and previously ran Emby[2] (from which Jellyfin was forked). Jellyfin is written in C# and runs on .Net 7.0. [0] https://jellyfin.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
The Tailscale Universal Docker Mod
Wireguard + GUI: https://github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy Backups of mail accounts: https://www.offlineimap.org Cloud storage for phones: http://nextcloud.com Mirroring podcasts locally: https://github.com/akhilrex/podgrab My own matrix instance: https://matrix-org.github.io/dendrite/ Backups: https://restic.net Media Management: https://jellyfin.org Relay only tor help: https://www.torproject.org S3 compatible storage:... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
⟳ 8 apps added, 74 updated at f-droid.org
Jellyfin - your media in your hands! (version 2.5.3): Mobile client for Jellyfin, the free software media system. Source: 8 months ago