Emby

Developer(s)| Emby Team
Stable release|

4.8.10.0 / 30 September 2024; 19 months ago (2024-09-30)[1]

Preview release|

4.9.0.30-beta / 25 August 2024; 20 months ago (2024-08-25)[1]

Repository| github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases
Written in| C#
Operating system| Cross platform
Platform|

* Server:
macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Nvidia Shield TV, Synology Disk Manager, Netgear, QNAP, Unraid, Drobo, ASUStor, Thecus, SCIPEN Plus Tv Emby Beta, Seagate, and Western Digital
* Player:
Apple TV, Fetch TV, iOS, macOS, Amazon Appstore, Android, Chromecast, Roku OS, PlayStation, Sonos, Oculus Go, SCIPEN Plus Emby Beta, Android TV, webOS, Tizen, Windows, and Xbox

Available in| Multi Language
Type| Media server
License| Proprietary
Website| emby.media

Emby (formerly Media Browser)[2] is a media server designed to organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices.[3] Emby's source code was mostly open with some closed-source components as of August 2017[update].[4] Releases of the software published via the Emby website are however proprietary[5] and cannot be replicated from source due to the build scripts also being proprietary. As of version 3.5.3 Emby has been relicensed and is now closed-source, while open source components will be moved to plugins.[6] Due to this, a free open source fork of Emby was created called Jellyfin.[7] Emby uses a client–server model.

Emby Server has been developed for Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. Users can connect to the server from a compatible client, available on a wide variety of platforms including HTML5, mobile platforms such as Android and iOS, streaming devices such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and Apple TV, smart TV platforms such as Android TV, LG Smart TV and Samsung Smart TV, and video game consoles including the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[8][9]

## Contents

* 1 Emby Premiere
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Emby Premiere

While watching and streaming media with Emby server is free, a number of features of its clients require an active Emby Premiere subscription. As of 23 March 2021[update], Emby Premiere is $4.99 monthly, $54 yearly, or a $119 "lifetime" license. For example, users can watch content using the HTML5, Roku OS, Apple TV, Android on TV or Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, and LG Smart TV clients without a subscription, but if they wish to do so on any other platform, they must have Emby Premiere or a one-time app unlock purchase available in some apps. Many other features, such as Live TV and DVR functionality, transcoding using hardware, and Smart Home integration, are only included for Premiere users.[10]

## See also

* Jellyfin
* Kodi
* MediaPortal
* Plex
* Comparison of video player software
* Comparison of DVR software packages

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Releases". https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/releases.
2. ↑ Callaham, John (3 April 2015). "Media Browser for Windows 8.1 gets rebranded as Emby with new features". http://www.windowscentral.com/media-browser-windows-81-gets-rebranded-emby-new-features.
3. ↑ "Introducing Emby". 17 March 2015. http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-179-introducing-emby/.
4. ↑ "Source Code & License". 16 August 2017. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/49862-source-code-license/.
5. ↑ "[Request GPL Violation"]. 21 March 2018. https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3075#issuecomment-375100249.
6. ↑ "Beta source code missing #3479" (in en). https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3479#issuecomment-444988160.
7. ↑ "Home". https://jellyfin.org/.
8. ↑ "Download Emby - Emby". https://emby.media/download/.
9. ↑ Bhartiya, Swapnil (28 September 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Emby Founder Luke Pulverenti". Linux Foundation. https://www.linux.com/news/exclusive-interview-emby-founder-luke-pulverenti.
10. ↑ "Emby Premiere Feature Matrix". https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Emby-Premiere-Feature-Matrix.

## External links

* Official website

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Home theater PC software, devices, and related articles

Windows|

* Beyond TV
* DVBViewer
* DVB Dream
* NextPVR (formerly GB-PVR)
* JRiver Media Center
* MediaPortal
* ShowShifter
* Windows Media Center

macOS|

* Front Row

Linux|

* GeeXboX
* LibreELEC
* LinuxMCE
* MythTV
* Mythbuntu
* OpenELEC
* Tvheadend
* Video Disk Recorder

Cross-platform|

* Emby
* Kodi (formerly XBMC)
* Plex
* SageTV
* Serviio

Set-top boxes,
digital media players|

* Amazon Fire TV
* Android TV
* Apple TV
* Boxee Box
* Chromecast
* Dreambox
* Ericsson Mediaroom
* Google TV
* Hauppauge MediaMVP
* HP MediaSmart Connect
* Netgear Digital Entertainer
* ReplayTV
* Roku
* TiVo
* Unibox
* WD TV
* Windows Media Center Extender

Related hardware|

* ATI Theater Cards
* DBox2
* Dreambox
* EyeTV
* Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV PVR Cards
* HDHomeRun
* Mac Mini
* Monsoon HAVA
* Quiet PC
* Slingbox
* Touchscreen remote control
* VBox Home TV Gateway

Related articles|

* 10-foot user interface
* Comparison of audio player software
* Comparison of video player software
* Comparison of streaming media systems
* Digital Living Network Alliance
* Digital media player
* Home cinema
* Home theater PC
* Hybrid IPTV
* Media server
* Set-top box
* Smart TV
* Streaming television
* Video player

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