# andrewrabert/jellium-desktop

An unofficial desktop client for Jellyfin

Repository: https://github.com/andrewrabert/jellium-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jellium-desktop
Homepage: https://github.com/andrewrabert/jellium-desktop
Language: Rust
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-19T04:05:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 17
- inputs: {"age_days": 238, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1806, forks 139 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:39.000591+00:00)

## What it is
Jellium Desktop is an unofficial cross-platform desktop client for the Jellyfin media server, built in Rust on top of CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) and the mpv media player. It ships prebuilt binaries for Linux (AppImage, Flatpak, AUR), macOS, and Windows.

## Use cases
- watch my jellyfin library on my desktop
- unofficial jellyfin client for linux
- desktop app for streaming movies from my jellyfin server
- jellyfin client with mpv playback
- play media from self-hosted jellyfin on mac or windows
- alternative to jellyfin web in a native desktop window

## When to choose
- you run a Jellyfin server and want a dedicated desktop client instead of a browser tab
- you prefer mpv-quality playback with hardware decoding
- you need a client on Linux, macOS, or Windows with prebuilt packages

## When to avoid
- you want an officially supported Jellyfin client with guaranteed compatibility
- you need mobile or TV platforms (this is desktop-only)
- you prefer clients like Jellyfin Media Player or a pure web UI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications, self-hosted, entertainment
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: jellyfin, media-player, media-client, mpv, cef, rust, home-theater, streaming, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- andrewrabert/jellium-desktop (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.000591+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:21:28.835199+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/andrewrabert/jellium-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.000591+00:00, sha 23c97438bb76)
  - homepage: https://github.com/andrewrabert/jellium-desktop (fetched 2026-08-29T11:00:24.511029+00:00, sha 40760bd4b790)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.