{"slug": "swiftfin", "name": "Swiftfin", "category": "media", "category_name": "Media and creative", "description": "", "recommenders": 5, "commenters": 7, "warners": 0, "score": 4.813, "rising": -1.64, "first": "2026-01-06", "latest": "2026-07-23", "why": "It does. Swiftfin: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 5, "neutral": 2, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "It does. Swiftfin: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": null, "github_repo": "github.com/jellyfin/swiftfin", "official_url": "https://github.com/jellyfin/swiftfin", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Swiftfin", "SwiftFin"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 784499473, "item_id": 49031217, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031217", "by": "the_gastropod", "date": "2026-07-23", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "It does. Swiftfin: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "excerpt": "It does. Swiftfin: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client for tvOS", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin"}, {"id": 756541474, "item_id": 47283842, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47283842", "by": "hapticmonkey", "date": "2026-03-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "For free (and open source!) options you can use the Swiftfin tvOS app and a Jellyfin media server.", "excerpt": "Depends what you use Kodi for. If it\u2019s for accessing media files on a network drive, Infuse is the \u201cgold standard\u201d media player for the AppleTV. It\u2019s not free, though. But it\u2019s far more stable and nicer to use than Kodi ever was in my experience. I ran Kodi for my home theatre for years but switched to AppleTV+Infuse and never looked back. For free (and open source!) options you can use the Swiftfin tvOS app and a Je", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client on Apple TV", "switched_from": "", "story": "Plasma Bigscreen \u2013 10-foot interface for KDE plasma"}, {"id": 744363216, "item_id": 46522701, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522701", "by": "xp84", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Swiftfin, which plays the formats Infuse wanted to charge me money for, but is free and seems to work well", "excerpt": "Wanted to put in a plug for Swiftfin, which plays the formats Infuse wanted to charge me money for, but is free and seems to work well. I use it on the AppleTV mainly.", "context": "", "use_case": "media playback on Apple TV", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}, {"id": 744244785, "item_id": 46515299, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515299", "by": "tedivm", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "SwiftFin is what I use", "excerpt": "Jellyfin has three AppleTV apps! SwiftFin is what I use, and it is the free and open source option. Works great. Before that stabilized I used Infuse, but it wasn't great. MrMC is another one I haven't tried, but it definitely supports Jellyfin.", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client on Apple TV", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}, {"id": 744238352, "item_id": 46514897, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514897", "by": "Crisco", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Swiftfin is the tvOS app", "excerpt": "Swiftfin is the tvOS app: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "context": "", "use_case": "Apple TV media client", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["jellyfin client on apple tv", "jellyfin client for tvos", "jellyfin client", "media playback on apple tv", "apple tv media client"], "compared": [{"slug": "infuse", "name": "Infuse", "co": 5, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 2}, {"slug": "jellyfin", "name": "Jellyfin", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514282", "title": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin", "mentions": 4}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030547", "title": "The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48986091", "title": "Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47282736", "title": "Plasma Bigscreen \u2013 10-foot interface for KDE plasma", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 1}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "quotes": [{"id": 784499473, "item_id": 49031217, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031217", "by": "the_gastropod", "date": "2026-07-23", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "It does. Swiftfin: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "excerpt": "It does. Swiftfin: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client for tvOS", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin"}, {"id": 783881250, "item_id": 48992578, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48992578", "by": "tbeseda", "date": "2026-07-21", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I used Swiftfin, switched to Infuse", "excerpt": "Keep an eye on Neptune. I used Swiftfin, switched to Infuse, and am now using Neptune daily. It's coming along really nicely. https://neptuneplayer.com", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client", "switched_from": "", "story": "Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team"}, {"id": 756541474, "item_id": 47283842, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47283842", "by": "hapticmonkey", "date": "2026-03-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "For free (and open source!) options you can use the Swiftfin tvOS app and a Jellyfin media server.", "excerpt": "Depends what you use Kodi for. If it\u2019s for accessing media files on a network drive, Infuse is the \u201cgold standard\u201d media player for the AppleTV. It\u2019s not free, though. But it\u2019s far more stable and nicer to use than Kodi ever was in my experience. I ran Kodi for my home theatre for years but switched to AppleTV+Infuse and never looked back. For free (and open source!) options you can use the Swiftfin tvOS app and a Je", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client on Apple TV", "switched_from": "", "story": "Plasma Bigscreen \u2013 10-foot interface for KDE plasma"}, {"id": 744363216, "item_id": 46522701, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522701", "by": "xp84", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Swiftfin, which plays the formats Infuse wanted to charge me money for, but is free and seems to work well", "excerpt": "Wanted to put in a plug for Swiftfin, which plays the formats Infuse wanted to charge me money for, but is free and seems to work well. I use it on the AppleTV mainly.", "context": "", "use_case": "media playback on Apple TV", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}, {"id": 744244785, "item_id": 46515299, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515299", "by": "tedivm", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "SwiftFin is what I use", "excerpt": "Jellyfin has three AppleTV apps! SwiftFin is what I use, and it is the free and open source option. Works great. Before that stabilized I used Infuse, but it wasn't great. MrMC is another one I haven't tried, but it definitely supports Jellyfin.", "context": "", "use_case": "Jellyfin client on Apple TV", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}, {"id": 744239328, "item_id": 46514958, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514958", "by": "CharlesW", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "There Swiftfin, Jellyfin Mobile, and Streamyfin at least", "excerpt": "There Swiftfin, Jellyfin Mobile, and Streamyfin at least. My forthcoming iOS-only music player has first-class Jellyfin support (beta sign-up: https://forms.gle/AGLePh9RtaYEfDH6A) if you're looking for a dedicated, offline-capable music app.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}, {"id": 744238352, "item_id": 46514897, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514897", "by": "Crisco", "date": "2026-01-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Swiftfin is the tvOS app", "excerpt": "Swiftfin is the tvOS app: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin", "context": "", "use_case": "Apple TV media client", "switched_from": "", "story": "State of the Fin 2026-01-06 \u2013 Jellyfin"}]}