# Emby vs VLC media player

Source: https://listme.name/compare/emby-vs-vlc
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| | Emby | VLC media player |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83.0 | 91.5 |
| Rank | #6 | #1 |
| Price | Free plan, paid upgrades | Free and open source |
| Best for | Households with their own video and music library | Playing almost any file on any computer |
| Serves a home library | Yes | No |

A personal media server that streams your own video, music, photos and live TV to phones, TVs and consoles. Premiere adds mobile downloads and hardware transcoding, and Jellyfin in this list is the open-source option. Plays nearly any audio or video format on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, and it is free and open source under GPL-2.0. It does not serve a library to other devices.