TVApp: Home Media Player

About this app

TVApp is a fast, native player for your own Jellyfin media server and for direct file playing — built from the ground up for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Browse your movies, shows and collections in a clean, native interface and play almost anything. Powered by VLC, TVApp direct-plays a huge range of formats and codecs straight from your server — so there's no waiting on transcoding and no loss of quality. Everything stays yours. TVApp connects only to the server you point it at. There's no account to create, no tracking and no analytics. FEATURES • Native apps for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac • Powered by VLC — direct-play most formats and codecs, no transcoding • Continue Watching and Next Up, with your position resumed across devices • Browse by Movies, Shows, Genres, Years, Collections and Favorites • Fast search across your whole library • Rich detail pages with artwork, cast and metadata • Sidebar navigation on iPad and Mac; a focus-friendly layout on Apple TV • Keeps the screen awake and goes full-screen while you watch REQUIRES A JELLYFIN SERVER TVApp is a client for Jellyfin, the free and open-source media server. You need your own Jellyfin server to sign in and stream your library. TVApp is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Jellyfin project. PRIVACY No data collection. No third-party analytics or advertising. TVApp communicates only with the Jellyfin server you configure.

Play your own files — not just your media server - Browse and play video from local files and network shares - Automatically discover media devices on your Wi-Fi network - Switch between your server and other sources in a tap Subtitles, sorted - Search your favorite languages and download subtitles from OpenSubtitles inside the player - Add your own subtitle file to anything you're watching - Download, manage, and remove subtitles on the fly - New "CC" filter to find titles that have subtitles More from the player - Capture screenshots and frame-by-frame bursts straight to your Photos - Fine-tune audio, video, and subtitle timing live if they drift Browse smarter - Discover films by their tags, sorted into sections - Episode cards now show their series name - Refined artwork and layouts

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1. First observed Aug 19, 2026 · 5:55 PM Free