I ditched Plex's official app for an open-source alternative that actually works
… You just open the app, and all your content libraries are available in a single spot, tap, and start watching the content. …
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This self-hosted alternative to Plex and Jellyfin works way better than I expected
… Basically, you get to enjoy a home theater-like experience with larger content cards that let you browse and discover content easily in your media library. Related Jellyfin is 90% of Plex, and the missing 10% doesn't matter to me Free and open source over greedy subscriptions Emby is the media ser… …
This Jellyfin app made me ditch every other streaming client
… That effort was exhausting for the same media library. Only then did I realize I was engaging in low-level friction of constantly tweaking rather than actually watching content. …
4 affordable streaming services that finally replaced Netflix for me
… Anyone who has a participating public library card or a university login can access Kanopy. You need access to a valid library card number or university login, but once you've got that, you can stream films or documentaries and a whole host of other educational content. …
Zotero and Obsidian just became the most powerful research duo, thanks to this plugin
… My entire Zotero library is inside my vault as a searchable table Every reference at my fingertips Everything that's in my Zotero library now lives inside Obsidian, and better yet, it automatically updates when I add new content to it. …
I’ve used Plex for years and didn’t realize these 4 features existed
… This watchlist is synced across devices and includes content from both your personal library and external streaming services. Over time, Plex can even recommend content based on your watch history and preferences. …
5 underrated Jellyfin features I wish I'd discovered sooner
… Jellyfin can do much more when you let each kind of content live in its own library, though. It changes the browsing experience from “here’s a pile of media” into something that actually feels intentional. That matters most when you have content that doesn’t quite belong together. …
My Plex library was a mess, but this useful app cleaned it up
… You should never give an automated script unbridled delete access to your carefully curated media library until you have audited its logic and confirmed it behaves exactly as expected. I'll admit to a level of hubris before my first dry run, since I figured my library was mostly clean. …
I used Claude to learn about Python and I should have sooner
… Which library can I use and how? In a matter of seconds, Claude gave me a detailed answer with three relevant Python libraries, and to take it further, it even created a dedicated comparison table so that I could understand the differences between them and use a relevant library in my spreadsheet. …
4 Jellyfin plugins that make it feel like a new platform
… It’s a capable media server out of the box, which streams your library, organizes your content, and runs on almost anything. …