# damontecres/Wholphin

An OSS Android TV client for Jellyfin

Repository: https://github.com/damontecres/Wholphin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wholphin
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android-tv, fire-tv, jellyfin, jellyfin-client
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:24:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 24
- inputs: {"age_days": 347, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 4.0, "n_releases_24m": 47}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2792, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.053210+00:00)

## What it is
Wholphin is an open-source Android TV client for Jellyfin with a from-scratch UI inspired by Plex. It supports playback via ExoPlayer or MPV and offers customizable home screens, library views, subtitles, and Seerr integration.

## Use cases
- watch jellyfin media on android tv
- plex-style interface for jellyfin
- stream movies and tv shows from jellyfin on fire tv
- alternative jellyfin android tv client
- play media with mpv on android tv
- browse and play jellyfin library on tv

## When to choose
- you want a Jellyfin TV client with a Plex-inspired UI
- you need customizable home rows, library layouts, and themes
- you want a choice between ExoPlayer and MPV playback engines
- you use Fire TV or Android TV and want an actively developed OSS client

## When to avoid
- you prefer the official Jellyfin Android TV client's UI
- you need a client for phones or non-TV form factors
- you need platforms outside Android TV/Fire TV

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, http-client
- domain: media, entertainment, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: jellyfin-client, android-tv, fire-tv, media-streaming, exoplayer, mpv, kotlin, home-theater, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- damontecres/Wholphin (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.053210+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 2026-08-30T08:15:14.821594+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/damontecres/Wholphin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.053210+00:00, sha 13ed67629dcc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.