JellyWatch: Jellyfin TV Player

JellyWatch turns your Jellyfin or Emby server into a real home cinema on Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV. A beautiful, fast interface built for the big screen and the remote in your hand.

JELLYFIN AND EMBY -- ONE APP FOR BOTH

Connect to a Jellyfin or Emby media server. The server type is detected automatically when you enter your URL -- just sign in as usual. Emby accounts get full access to libraries, Continue Watching, Live TV, recording timers, and playback. Jellyfin-exclusive features (Skip Intro, Trickplay, SyncPlay, remote subtitle search, theme songs) are available on Jellyfin servers and gracefully hidden on Emby.

KIDS PROFILE

Create a dedicated Kids profile with a colorful home screen, large poster cards, hero banner, and the Fredoka rounded font. Choose from three color themes. A parental PIN locks all exits from Kids mode. Content filtering is handled by your Jellyfin server user policy.

LINKED PROFILES -- MULTIPLE SERVERS, ONE HOME SCREEN

Have accounts on different Jellyfin servers? Link them from the "Who's watching?" screen. Continue Watching, Next Up and Recently Added merge into one unified home screen -- no switching, no missing content. Each profile keeps its own watch history and preferences.

HOME ASSISTANT CINEMA MODE

Connect your Home Assistant instance and automate your smart home. Lights dim when you press Play. They come back on when you pause. Configure one script for play, one for pause, one for stop. Uses your Long-Lived Access Token -- fully local, no cloud required.

THE BEST PLAYER ON ANDROID TV

4K, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, TrueHD Atmos and DTS:X passthrough. Two playback engines: ExoPlayer and MPV. Trickplay previews, automatic intro and credits skip, playback speed from 0.5x to 2x, Audio Night Mode, and live quality switching without interrupting playback.

FIND THE RIGHT SUBTITLE IN SECONDS

Search and download subtitles directly during playback via OpenSubtitles and other providers on your Jellyfin server. Subtitles save permanently for everyone.

READ YOUR EBOOK LIBRARY

Browse your Jellyfin book library and read EPUB ebooks on your TV. Full-screen reader with dark, light and sepia themes, adjustable font size and D-pad page turning.

PLAY YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY

Browse albums, artists, genres and playlists. A persistent mini-player lets you browse while music plays. 10-band parametric equalizer with real-time presets. FLAC 5.1 and 7.1 play in full surround on ARC/eARC soundbars automatically -- the app detects multichannel tracks and delivers Dolby Digital Plus over HDMI without any server configuration. Stereo tracks play lossless. A real-time Stats for Nerds overlay shows codec, channel count and delivery mode.

WATCH TOGETHER WITH SYNCPLAY

Create or join a group and watch in perfect sync. Play, pause and seek together. Playback pauses when someone buffers and resumes when everyone is ready.

QUICK LOGIN AND MULTI-ACCOUNT

Sign in with a code on your phone -- no keyboard. Switch between profiles in two clicks.

ADMIN DASHBOARD

Monitor active streams, library stats and tasks. Start library scans from your couch.

PICTURE IN PICTURE

Press Home during playback and the video continues in a floating window.

BUILT FOR YOUR TV

Smooth animations, high-resolution artwork, responsive D-pad navigation. Cinematic screensaver protects OLED displays.

Seerr integration lets you discover and request movies and series directly from your TV. A Feature Board lets the community vote on upcoming features.

JellyWatch is an independent third-party client. A Jellyfin or Emby server is required.

Connect your server and rediscover your media collection on the big screen.