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Jellyfin finally launches on Samsung TVs
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It's been a lengthy wait, but the self-hosting app is now natively available on Tizen.
Jellyfin, a popular free, open-source alternative to Plex that allows users to stream and manage their self-hosted media library, has made its way to several platforms over the years, including Windows, macOS, Linux, LG TVs, and more. Now, after a multi-year wait, Jellyfin is launching natively on Samsung's Tizen TV operating system.
According to Linuxiac, a comment mentioning the app's launch recently appeared on Jellyfin's GitHub repository. The post included a photo of the user's TV showing Jellyfin in the Tizen store.
Jellyfin developer Anthony Lavado later confirmed the app's launch on Samsung TVs:
I can confirm. Surprise! It’s not all models that are eligible yet, just some. Not all of the 'bugs' were release blocking for all platforms, and I had to bargain with the Seller Apps Office to allow some to go through.
If the Jellyfin app isn't appearing on your Samsung TV's Tizen store yet, it's likely you'll see it soon. That said, the app is likely rolling out to new Samsung TV models before older televisions. It was possible to get Jellyfin running on Samsung TVs before the native TV apps launch, but it required a mutli-step process involving developer mode.
Plex, Jellyfin's main competitor in the self-hosted space, has been available on Samsung TVs for several years. However, several Plex features locked behind the self-hosting streaming apps' Plex Pass, including remote streaming, hardware-accelerated transcoding, DVR support, and more. Now that Jellyfin is officially available on Tizen, Samsung TV owners now have an open source and completely free self-hosting option.
Free and open source over greedy subscriptions