What is LimboMedia?
LimboMedia is a free, open-source media server software designed to stream your personal media library including videos, music, and photos to various devices. It is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
Key features of LimboMedia:
- Automatic indexing of media files and metadata retrieval
- On-the-fly transcoding to support playback on different devices
- Customizable and responsive web-based client accessible from phones, tablets, smart TVs etc.
- Support for major video, audio and photo formats
- User access control and permissions
- Plugins and extensions support for added functionality
- Active open source development community
LimboMedia focuses on being lightweight, customizable and easy to setup, while providing a nice interface to easily access your media. Its transcoding capabilities and multiple client apps allow you to stream media to various devices like phones, media players, smart TVs etc. It is a good option for anyone looking to setup their own personal media streaming server.
Infuse, Plex, Dropbox, ownCloud, Subsonic, MiniDLNA, Serviio, Pydio, Ampache, PHPfileNavigator, PS3 Media Server, Laravel File Manager, Encode Explorer, Monsta FTP, SparkleShare, eXtplorer File Manager, Limpid Browser are some alternatives to LimboMedia.