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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Feishin provides a modern client for playing music from self-hosted services.
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The Best Dim Alternatives in 2026
24 alternatives0 free · 23 open source
Looking for something like Dim? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 23 are open source.
Organize media collections and access or play them remotely with Dim, a self-hosted media manager.
Top picks at a glance
First suggestionFeishinFeishin provides a modern client for playing music from…Another optionBlack CandyBlack Candy runs a self-hosted music streaming server for…
Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feishin | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | Black Candy | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Streama | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Homehost | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | Swingmusic | — | Yes | Android, Linux, macOS |
| 6 | Neko | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Kyoo | — | Yes | Android |
| 8 | quodlibet | — | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 9 | mStream | — | Yes | Android, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Nagi | — | Yes | — |
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Black Candy runs a self-hosted music streaming server for listening to a personal music collection.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Streama offers a self-hosted streaming media server, with setup instructions and documentation linked from the project.
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Also covers open source · same kind of open-source project
Homehost streams a personal collection of movies, TV shows, and music across a home network as a self-hosted app.
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Also covers open source · same kind of open-source project
Swing Music is a self-hosted player for local audio files, according to its project description.
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Also covers open source · same kind of open-source project
Run a self-hosted virtual browser in Docker with Neko, which uses WebRTC.
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Also covers open source · same kind of open-source project
Kyoo runs as a self-hosted server for movies, series, and anime, with automatic scanning and metadata matching.
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Also covers open source · same kind of open-source project
Quod Libet is a music player and library manager for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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Also covers media and open source
mStream syncs and streams a personal music library between devices through a self-hosted server.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Nagi plays local music collections on Windows, with a focus on speed and simple operation.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
VLC plays multimedia files, discs, streams, and devices, and can also convert, encode, and stream media.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Play media on Windows, Linux, or macOS with SMPlayer, which also supports YouTube.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Syncplay synchronizes playback position and play state across media players such as mpv, VLC, MPC-HC, and MPC-BE over the internet.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Play multiple videos side by side with gridplayer, a desktop video player project.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Use MPC-HC to play video and audio on Windows, with support for third-party filters in this free, open-source project.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Browse and play movies and series from Jellyfin with Findroid, a native Android client.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
MoonPlayer plays online videos from YouTube and Bilibili, can download them, and also opens local videos.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Astra plays music with gapless playback, parametric EQ, AutoEQ import, and real-time DSP visualizers.
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Swing
swingmx.comAlso covers media
Swing Music is a self-hosted streaming server for playing a personal music collection.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
This Ansible playbook automates a home media server stack running in Docker, with options including GPU acceleration and SSL.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
PlexKodiConnect synchronizes media from a Plex server into Kodi’s native database for browsing through Kodi.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Screenbox provides media playback through LibVLC on Windows and Xbox consoles.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Seerr manages media requests and discovery for Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby.
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Also covers media and open source · same kind of open-source project
Serve files from a directory over UPnP DLNA with DMS, a media server that includes basic video transcoding.
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What is the best alternative to Dim?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to Dim are Feishin, Black Candy, and Streama.
Are there open-source alternatives to Dim?
Yes: Feishin, Black Candy, Streama, and Homehost.
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