Private, open-source Plex alternatives

Plex is a popular home media server solution that lets you seamlessly stream your personal media library to all of your devices. However, the app is proprietary and most users access Plex on their TV via proprietary digital media players such as Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, and Amazon Fire Sticks. These digital media players often collect lots of data on your viewing habits. Many also share this data with advertisers and other third parties that they work with. Some even insert ads on the home screen. Fortunately, it’s now easier than ever to escape these proprietary walled gardens by using free and open-source media players, media servers, or smart TV interfaces. For the maximum level of privacy and freedom, you can replace your Big Tech streaming stick with a computer running a free, open-source media player, media server, or smart TV interface by connecting this computer to your TV and using it to stream your movies, TV shows, music, and other personal media to all your devices. However, if you want to keep your streaming stick, you can still enhance your privacy and freedom by installing some of these apps on your stick and other devices and using them to stream your personal media. Benefits of these private, open-source Plex alternatives Free to use Plex requires an in-app purchase or subscription on mobile to stream more than one minute of content from a Plex Media Server. These private, open-source alternatives don’t charge any fees and are 100% free to…Private, open-source Plex alternatives