# prayag17/Blink

Modern Desktop Jellyfin Client made with Tauri and React :atom_symbol:

Repository: https://github.com/prayag17/Blink
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/prayag17-blink
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: jellyfin-client, jellyfin, tauri
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:19:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 37, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1642, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 206, "gap_med": 222.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1166, forks 47 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:50.373276+00:00)

## What it is
Blink is a modern cross-platform desktop client for Jellyfin media servers, built with Tauri and React. It supports DirectPlay of most media formats, multiple server connections, library sorting/filtering, queue playback, and media info recognition like Dolby Vision and HDR10+.

## Use cases
- watch jellyfin media on desktop
- modern jellyfin client for windows mac linux
- play media from my jellyfin server with a clean ui
- connect to multiple jellyfin servers
- skip intros in jellyfin playback
- lightweight alternative to jellyfin theater

## When to choose
- you use Jellyfin and want a native-feeling desktop app instead of the web UI
- you need cross-platform DirectPlay support without codecs
- you run multiple Jellyfin servers or want intro-skip support

## When to avoid
- you need a mobile or TV client rather than desktop
- you use Plex or Emby instead of Jellyfin
- you need transcoding-heavy workflows better served by official clients

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

## Member repositories
- prayag17/Blink (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.373276+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 2026-08-30T06:29:17.713955+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/prayag17/Blink (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.373276+00:00, sha 55e5fe4a2f92)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.