What is JRiver Media Center?
JRiver Media Center is a feature-rich media library, organizer, and player software application for Windows. First released in 2002, JRiver MC aims to be a one-stop media solution to download, manage, convert, play, stream, and sync audio, video, and images across devices.
Some key features of JRiver Media Center include:
- Extensive format support for audio, video, and images
- Automatic and manual metadata retrieval and organization
- Tools for managing large media libraries
- Format conversion of media files
- Ability to play media to local and networked devices
- Integrated audio and video playback tools with DSP effects
- Customizable user interface with themes and skins
- Web browser interface and mobile apps for remote control
JRiver MC prides itself on supporting niche and high-resolution formats. This includes lossless audio like FLAC and WAV at up to 32 bit / 384 kHz resolution. On the video side, MKV containers and codecs like 10-bit x265 are supported in up to 4K resolution.
The software is frequently updated by the developers and has an enthusiastic user community supporting it. The interface may seem complex at first but is very customizable. JRiver MC is commercial software with a 1 month free trial available.
MediaPortal, MythTV, Windows Media Center, Mizuu, Elisa, Enjoy Movies Your Way, OpenPHT, PHPMediaServer, VidOn Server, Amarra, nessMediaCenter, Portitle, Fidelia, Easy-Data Mediacenter, Semper Media Center, AMD Fusion Media Explorer, Cyberlink PowerCinema are some alternatives to JRiver Media Center.