kino
The premium Open Source alternative to Plex
🎯 Best for:Self-hosting personal movie and TV libraries
What is kino?
A self-hosted alternative to Plex for personal media streaming. It provides a lightweight interface for managing local video libraries without mandatory account cloud-sync.
Tech Stack
TypeScriptHomeLab & NAS
Why kino?
- • Privacy focused
- • No subscription
- • Lightweight
Limitations
- • Manual metadata
- • No mobile app
- • Limited transcoding
6/2/2026
Last Update
0
Forks
1
Issues
Unknown
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Plex)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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