Jellyfin is Free Software, licensed under the GNU GPL. You can use it, study it, modify it, build it, and distribute it for free, as long as your changes are licensed the same way.

The project relies entirely on contributions from volunteers. Want to help out? There鈥檚 lots of ways to do so, and you don鈥檛 even have to code! See our contribution guide for more details.

The Jellyfin server and official clients are free to download, now and always. There are no costs, hidden or otherwise, to use Jellyfin, either for yourself, for your friends, or for your company. All our incidental costs are paid through donations from users like you.

Jellyfin has no tracking, phone-home, or central servers collecting your data. We believe in keeping our software open and transparent. We鈥檙e also not in the media business, so the only media you see is your own.