Software:Emby
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| Developer(s) | Emby Team |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.7.12.0
/ 23 May 2023[1] |
| Preview release | 4.8.0.47-beta
/ 20 September 2023[1] |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Cross platform |
| Platform |
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| Available in | Multi Language |
| Type | Media server |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | emby |
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,[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, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[8][9]
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 March 23, 2021, 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, iOS, macOS, 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. Live TV and DVR functionality is only included for Premiere users.[10]
See also
- Jellyfin
- Kodi
- MediaPortal
- Plex
- Comparison of video player software
- Comparison of DVR software packages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Releases". https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/releases.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Introducing Emby". 17 March 2015. http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-179-introducing-emby/.
- ↑ "Source Code & License". 16 August 2017. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/49862-source-code-license/.
- ↑ "[Request GPL Violation"]. 21 March 2018. https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3075#issuecomment-375100249.
- ↑ "Beta source code missing #3479" (in en). https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3479#issuecomment-444988160.
- ↑ "Home". https://jellyfin.org/.
- ↑ "Download Emby - Emby". https://emby.media/download/.
- ↑ Bhartiya, Swapnil (28 September 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Emby Founder Luke Pulverenti". Linux Foundation. https://www.linux.com/news/exclusive-interview-emby-founder-luke-pulverenti.
- ↑ "Emby Premiere Feature Matrix". https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Emby-Premiere-Feature-Matrix.
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