Streama offers a self-hosted streaming media server, with setup instructions and documentation linked from the project.
The Best Kyoo Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like Kyoo? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
Kyoo runs as a self-hosted server for movies, series, and anime, with automatic scanning and metadata matching.
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| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streama | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | Swingmusic | — | Yes | Android, Linux, macOS |
| 3 | Neko | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Web UI | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | Gonic | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | Black Candy | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | DockSTARTer | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | Tunarr | — | Yes | macOS |
| 9 | Ytdl Sub | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | Homehost | — | Yes | — |
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Swing Music is a self-hosted player for local audio files, according to its project description.
Run a self-hosted virtual browser in Docker with Neko, which uses WebRTC.
Airsonic-refix provides a modern web interface for Subsonic-compatible music servers.
Gonic streams music through a server implementing the Subsonic API as free software.
Black Candy runs a self-hosted music streaming server for listening to a personal music collection.
DockSTARTer helps configure a system for running apps in Docker, with setup guidance and options to use it as a starting point for Docker configuration.
Tunarr creates live TV channels from personal media managed by Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, or NFO files.
ytdl-sub automates media downloads and metadata generation with yt-dlp.
Homehost streams a personal collection of movies, TV shows, and music across a home network as a self-hosted app.
Dispatcharr describes itself as a companion for managing IPTV and streams.
LedFx generates real-time audio effects for supported network-connected LED devices.
Feishin provides a modern client for playing music from self-hosted services.
Ombi lets users request movies or TV shows for Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin.
This Ansible playbook automates a home media server stack running in Docker, with options including GPU acceleration and SSL.
MovieNight provides a single-instance server for video streaming with integrated chat.
Jellyfin’s server backend and API support collecting, managing, and streaming personal media from a server.
Polaris streams a personal music collection to computers and mobile devices.
PlexKodiConnect synchronizes media from a Plex server into Kodi’s native database for browsing through Kodi.
Reiverr combines an interface for Jellyfin and TMDB with Radarr and Sonarr, and describes itself as a replacement for Overseerr.
Seerr manages media requests and discovery for Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby.
xTeVe proxies M3U playlists for Plex DVR and Emby Live TV, with options to merge and update M3U and XMLTV files.
dizqueTV creates live TV channels from personal media and exposes streams through a simulated HDHomeRun tuner or generated M3U URL.
Play multiple videos side by side with gridplayer, a desktop video player project.
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