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Simple community made desktop client for Jellyfin

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Description

Jelly Desktop is an improved alternative to Jellyfin Desktop app which is no longer supported. Through it, users can connect to servers with Jellyfin and use all its features, even if they don't know its IP address and port.

Technologies used

Like its older counterpart, Jelly Desktop was created using ElectronJS. We used electron-builder to build the app, and the electron-updater for automatic updates.
The app is fully responsive and has a consistent design with the Jellyfin browser version.

Installation

Below is a step by step installation process for different operating systems (and Linux distros).
Jelly Desktop installed from files: .exe, .AppImage, .dmg is automatically updated.

Windows

1. Download the file with the .exe extension from the latest Release.
2. Run the installer.
3. Installation requires no user interaction or administrator privileges.

Linux

• .deb
  1. Download the file with the .deb extension from the latest Release.
  2. Install the package using the command:

     $ sudo dpkg -i ./file-name.deb
     

• .rpm
  1. Download the file with the .rpm extension from the latest Release.
  2. Install the package using the command:

     $ sudo rpm -i ./file-name.rpm
     

• .pacman
  1. Download the file with the .pacman extension from the latest Release.
  2. Install the package using the command:

     $ sudo pacman -U ./file-name.pacman
     

• .AppImage
  1. Download and install AppImageLauncher from the latest Release.
  2. Download the file with the .AppImage extension from the latest Release.
  3. Run the file downloaded in the second step and click the Integrate and run button.

• AUR (Arch User Repository)
  • https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/jelly-desktop/
  • https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/jelly-desktop-bin/

macOS

1. Download the file with the .dmg extension from the latest Release.
2. Run the installer.
3. Move the Jelly Desktop icon to the Applications folder icon.

Known Issues

• Windows

  • The system gives a warning (screenshot below) when trying to run the installer. This is due to the lack of a certificate.
    To overcome this problem, click: More info and then Run anyway.
    
    

• macOS

  • When Jelly Desktop is launched for the first time, the system displays a window (screenshot below) that prevents the app from opening. To fix it, go to: System Preferences => Security & Privacy => General.
    
    When opening the program, you'll be presented with the option Open Anyway, which you must select to use our project. Then you only need to confirm by clicking the Open button. This problem only occurs after installation and is caused by missing Apple certificate.
    
    

Authors

• Paweł Lidwin - @imLinguin
• Olek Baran - @olek-arsee
• Konrad Zwierzchowski - @OnlyPlayy