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    andrewrabert/jellium-desktop

    An unofficial desktop client for Jellyfin

    backend
    Rust
    GPL-2.0
    1.9K stars
    153 forks
    1.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 30, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    The project lists 23 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #3 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an unofficial desktop client for Jellyfin media server using Rust, CEF, and mpv for playback.
    • Offers cross-platform support with native builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows including ARM architectures.
    • Use for accessing and managing Jellyfin media libraries on desktop environments with enhanced playback features.
    • Use for developers wanting to customize or extend a Jellyfin client using Rust and embedded Chromium.
    • Use for users seeking a lightweight, open-source alternative to official Jellyfin clients with native desktop integration.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 2.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
    • No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.

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    From the README

    An unofficial Jellyfin desktop client built on CEF and mpv.

    Excerpt from the andrewrabert/jellium-desktop README on GitHub (GPL-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 3: +14Aug 4: +7Aug 5: +1Aug 6: +1Aug 7: +7Aug 8: +2Aug 9: +4Aug 10: +4Aug 11: +0Aug 12: +9Aug 13: +2Aug 14: +7Aug 15: +2

    +157 stars over 90 days across 19 snapshot days; best day +14 on Aug 3.

    Forks

    153+25

    Open issues

    199+35

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