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Add to SafariWhen comparing Plex vs Jellyfin, the Slant community recommends Plex for most people. In the question“What is the best home media server?” Plex is ranked 1st while Jellyfin is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Plex is:
It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.
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Pros
Pro Supported on many devices
It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.
Pro Accessible via web browser
A modern web browser is enough to get everything Plex has to offer.
Pro Added lots of media databases
Metadata for media files will automatically be updated by using media databases. This provides posters, movie trailers, descriptions, information about actors, etc.
Pro Opensource
Pro Completely Private
Doesn't phone home
Pro Good emby fork
It is a fully open source fork of emby.
Pro Easy to set up
Setting up tv series and movies take little effort to set-up.
Pro Completely Private
Doesn't phone home
Pro Portable version
This version runs on systems with a .NET Core runtime.
Pro
Cons
Con Needs registration
You need a PLEX account even if you use it on your local LAN.
Con Proprietary software
Unfree software.
Con No gapless audio-playback
Plex still does not support gapless playback of audio files such as mp3 or FLAC.
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