jellyfin-desktop
Jellyfin Desktop is a desktop client built with Qt WebEngine and libmpv, with downloads listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
About jellyfin-desktop
Jellyfin Desktop is a desktop client for Jellyfin built with Qt WebEngine and libmpv. It supports audio passthrough, hardware decoding, and playback of more formats without transcoding. Data is stored per profile in a profiles subdirectory, with jellyfin-desktop.conf as the main configuration file.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Windows x64 Installer and x64 Portable builds listed
- macOS Apple Silicon and Intel builds listed
- Linux Flathub and AppImage (x86_64) options listed
- Development builds from latest commit on master
- Platform-specific build instructions in dev/
- Optional mpv.conf for direct MPV configuration
jellyfin-desktop at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Media Players & Servers
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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