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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.

Top 11 Open-Source Alternatives to OpenELEC

LibreELEC Kodi CoreELEC Jellyfin Emby Stremio Ampache VLC Media Player Universal Media Server MythTV

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to OpenELEC are LibreELEC, Kodi, and CoreELEC. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Media Player #Watch Movies Online 66 social mentions

  2. 2
    Kodi is an award winning free and open source media player that got its start on the Xbox console.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Media Player #Watch Movies Online 99 social mentions

  3. A lightweight OS for Kodi
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Media Player #Watch Movies Online 17 social mentions

  4. Jellyfin is a personal media server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Media And Entertainment #Media Players And Streaming Platforms #Media Player 251 social mentions

  5. 5
    media server for personal streaming movies tv music photos in mobile app or browser for all devices android iOS windows phone appletv androidtv smarttv and dlna.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Media Player #Media Players And Streaming Platforms 58 social mentions

  6. Watch videos, movies, TV series and TV channels instantly.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Watch Movies Online #Video Streaming #Video 13 social mentions

  7. Web ( HTTP centralized ) based audio/video streaming application
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    • Open Source

    #Media Players And Streaming Platforms #Audio & Music #Music Streaming 23 social mentions

  8. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Media Player #Video Player #Audio Player 3 social mentions

  9. Universal Media Server allows you to host your entire library of video, music, and pictures, and broadcast them conveniently to a wide variety of different devices.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Media Players And Streaming Platforms #Media Servers #Video

  10. 10
    MythTV is a Free Open Source digital video recorder project distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Iptv Player #Media Player

  11. MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Media Players And Streaming Platforms #Video #Media Player 3 social mentions

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