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            "website": "https://firecore.com/infuse",
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            "tagline": "Video player for iPhone, iPad and Mac with network and cloud sources",
            "summary": "Infuse is a video player from Firecore for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It plays most video formats, downloads subtitles from OpenSubtitles and reads files from network and cloud sources. The app is free to download, and the Pro subscription or lifetime option adds 4K Dolby Vision and unlimited sources.",
            "developer": "Firecore",
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                "ios",
                "ipados"
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                "Plays many video formats with subtitle downloads",
                "Free to download on Apple devices"
            ],
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                "Apple devices only",
                "Full feature set needs Pro"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "Infuse plays most video formats on Apple devices with hardware decoding. Subtitles can be added in one tap from OpenSubtitles, and files can be moved in over AirDrop, iTunes or FTP. The app also connects to cloud sources.\n\nThe app is free to download, and the Pro plan adds 4K Dolby Vision, lossless audio and unlimited sources. Pro costs $1.99 a month, $16.99 a year or $99.99 for a lifetime license, and a 7-day trial is offered. Infuse is Apple-only, so it does not run on Windows, Android or Linux. Emby and Plex in this list cover those platforms with a media server."
        },
        {
            "slug": "jellyfin",
            "name": "Jellyfin",
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            "website": "https://jellyfin.org/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/jellyfin",
            "tagline": "Free software media server you run on your own hardware",
            "summary": "Jellyfin is a free, open-source media server that streams your movies, shows, music and photos to web, desktop, mobile and TV clients. It is built by volunteers, has no subscription, and its code is published on GitHub under GPL-2.0.",
            "platforms": [
                "web",
                "android",
                "self-hosted"
            ],
            "pricing": "open-source",
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            "license": "GPL-2.0",
            "source": "https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin",
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                "Free software with no subscription or premium tier",
                "Streams to web, Android and TV clients",
                "Your library stays on your own server"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Setup and maintenance are on the user",
                "Client app quality varies across platforms"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "Jellyfin runs a personal media server on your own hardware and streams the library to clients such as web browsers, desktop apps, Android and Apple devices, and TV boxes. Its site describes it as the volunteer-built free software media system that puts users in control of their media, with the server running on your system. It handles movies, TV, music and photos.\n\nThe project is free software and has no subscription or premium tier, which is the main difference from Plex. Setup takes more work than Plex, because the server, storage and client apps are configured by the user. It suits people who want a free, self-hosted library and do not want an account with a vendor, while Plex suits people who are willing to pay for extras and want its apps."
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        "Only Infuse runs on macOS.",
        "Only Infuse runs on iOS.",
        "Only Jellyfin runs on Android.",
        "Only Jellyfin runs on Web.",
        "Jellyfin is open source; Infuse is not.",
        "Infuse: free plan, paid upgrades. Jellyfin: free and open source."
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                    "rank": 3,
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        "Scores are editorial and only comparable inside one list. Products with connected_to_publisher true receive a disclosed ranking lift: https://listme.name/methodology"
    ],
    "source": "https://listme.name",
    "license": "Free to read and cite with attribution to listme.name.",
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