What is Sofaplay?
Sofaplay is an open source media server platform that allows you to organize, manage, and stream your personal media library to various devices. It supports automatic media indexing and rich metadata fetching to easily browse your libraries by movie, TV show, actor, genre, etc. Some key features include:
- Streaming video, audio, and images to smart TVs, media players, mobile devices, and more via DLNA and UPnP support
- On-the-fly media transcoding to play unsupported file formats on your devices
- Downloading posters, backdrops, subtitles and other metadata for your media
- Live TV and DVR functionality with support for TV tuners and scheduling recordings
- Remote access and mobile apps allow you to access your libraries on the go
- Extensive plug-in system to add more features and integrations
- Active development community providing frequent updates
As an open source project, Sofaplay is completely free to use and customizable to suit your needs. It runs well on low powered devices like the Raspberry Pi. The intuitive web UI makes Sofaplay easy to set up and manage even for novice users. If you're looking to stream your media without costly subscriptions, Sofaplay is a great free alternative to services like Plex or Emby.
Infuse, Plex, Google Home, Universal Media Server, Videostream, Serviio, AllCast, MediaTomb, Soundcast, iStream, Beamer, Squire, AirVLC, VLC Streamer, AirFlick are some alternatives to Sofaplay.