streamyfin / streamyfin

**Streamyfin is a user-friendly Jellyfin video streaming client built with Expo. Designed as an alternative to other Jellyfin clients, it aims to offer a smooth and reliable streaming experience. We hope you'll find it a valuable addition to your media streaming toolbox.** ---       🌟 Features • 🚀 **Skip Intro / Credits Support**: Lets you quickly skip intros and credits during playback • 🖼️ **Trickplay images**: The new golden standard for chapter previews when seeking • 📥 **Download media**: Save your media locally and watch it offline • ⚙️ **Settings management**: Manage app configurations for all users through our plugin • 🤖 **Seerr (formerly Jellyseerr) integration**: Request media directly in the app • 👁️ **Sessions view:** View all active sessions currently streaming on your server • 📡 **Chromecast**: Cast your media to any Chromecast-enabled device 🧪 Experimental Features Streamyfin offers exciting experimental features such as media downloading and Chromecast support. These features are under active development, and your feedback and patience help us make them even better. 📥 Downloading Downloading works by using FFmpeg to convert an HLS stream into a video file on your device. This lets you download and watch any content that you can stream. The conversion is handled in real time by Jellyfin on the server during the download. While this may take a bit longer, it ensures compatibility with any file your server can transcode. 🧩 Streamyfin Plugin The Jellyfin Plugin for Streamyfin is a plugin you install into Jellyfin that holds all settings for the client Streamyfin. This allows you to synchronize settings across all your users, like for example: • Automatic Seerr login with no user input required • Set your preferred default languages • Configure download method and search provider • Personalize your home screen • And much more Streamyfin Plugin 📡 Chromecast Chromecast support is currently under development. Video casting is already available, and we're actively working on adding subtitle support and additional features. 🎬 MPV Player Streamyfin uses MPV as its primary video player on all platforms, powered by MPVKit. MPV is a powerful, open-source media player known for its wide format support and high-quality playback. Thanks to @Alexk2309 for the hard work building the native MPV module in Streamyfin. 🔍 Jellysearch Jellysearch works with Streamyfin > A fast full-text search proxy for Jellyfin. Integrates seamlessly with most Jellyfin clients. 🛣️ Roadmap Check out our Roadmap To see what we're working on next, we are always open to feedback and suggestions. Please let us know if you have any ideas or feature requests. 📥 Download Streamyfin 🧪 Beta Testing To access the Streamyfin beta, you need to subscribe to the Member tier (or higher) on Patreon. This grants you immediate access to the ⁠🧪-beta-releases channel on Discord and lets me know you’ve subscribed. This is where I share APKs and IPAs. It does not provide automatic TestFlight access, so please send me a DM (Cagemaster) with the email you use for Apple so we can add you manually. **Note**: Anyone actively contributing to Streamyfin’s source code will receive automatic access to beta releases. 🚀 Getting Started ⚙️ Prerequisites • Your device is on the same network as the Jellyfin server (for local connections) • Your Jellyfin server is up and running with remote access enabled if you plan to connect from outside your local network • Your server version is up to date (older versions may cause compatibility issues) • You have a valid Jellyfin user account with access to the media libraries you want to view • If using features such as **downloads** or **Seerr integration**, confirm the required plugins are installed and configured on your Jellyfin server 🙌 Contributing We welcome contributions that improve Streamyfin. Start by forking the repository and submitting a pull request. For major changes or new features, please open an issue first to discuss your ideas and ensure alignment with the project. 🌍 Translations Streamyfin is available in multiple languages, and we’re always looking for contributors to help make the app accessible worldwide. You can contribute translations directly on our Crowdin project page. 👨‍💻 Development Info • Use node • Install dependencies • Make sure you have xcode and/or android studio installed. (follow the guides for expo: https://docs.expo.dev/workflow/android-studio-emulator/) • If iOS builds fail with (KSPlayer shaders), run once • Install BiomeJS extension in VSCode/Your IDE (https://biomejs.dev/) • run • Create an expo dev build by running or . This will open a simulator on your computer and run the app For the TV version suffix the npm commands with . 👋 Get in Touch with Us Need assistance or have any questions? • **Discord:** Join our server • **GitHub Issues:** Report bugs or request features • **Email:** developer@streamyfin.app ❓ FAQ • Q: Why can't I see my libraries in Streamyfin? A: Make sure your server is running one of the latest versions and that you have at least one library that isn't audio only • Q: Why can't I see my music library? A: We don't currently support music and are unlikely to support music in the near future 📝 Credits Streamyfin is developed by Fredrik Burmester and is not affiliated with Jellyfin. The app is built using Expo, React Native, and other open-source libraries. 🎖️ Core Developers Thanks to the following contributors for their significant contributions: @Alexk2309 @herrrta @lostb1t @Simon-Eklundh @topiga @lancechant @simoncaron @jakequade @Ryan0204 @retardgerman @whoopsi-daisy @Gauvino ✨ Acknowledgements We would like to thank the Jellyfin team for their excellent software and support on Discord. Special thanks to the official Jellyfin clients, which have served as an inspiration for Streamyfin. We also thank all other developers who have c…