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Alternatives to Kodi or ways to make it work properly (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by Quail4789@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have a WebDav server that contains some movies and shows. I use Infuse on Apple stuff and NOVA Video Player on Android to watch these. The directory is not organized, file names aren't manually adjusted, and the movies and shows are mixed together. Yet, both of these programs are able to index recursively, get metadata, create a library and let me watch my media without issues.

Kodi, on the other hand, seems to be unable to index nested directories, requires you to tell it what type of media is in the individual directories and cannot identify anything correctly unless I go and manually rename directories/files. It also is exclusive for TV usage and not very suitable for desktop.

So, are there alternative programs to Kodi, ideally better suited to desktop usage or extensions I can install to make it work properly?

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[–] Linktank@lemmy.today -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is there a reason nobody is mentioning PLEX?

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Because Jellyfin is FOSS and not corporate.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the answer!

[–] Zanathos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Plex is a taboo topic anymore because of their recent business-focused changes. I personally use Plex as I've been a user since the early 2000s with no intentions to learn the nuances of Jellyfin, and get my remote streamers moved over to it.

Plex mixed with Sonarr, Radarr and Overseer fits my needs perfectly.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the answer!