Contents

• Info
• Downloading
• Screenshots
• Features and Roadmap
• Built with
• Support
• Special Thanks

Info

jellify (verb) - to make gelatinous
see also

Jellify is a free and open source music player for the Jellyfin Media Server. Built with React Native, it is available for both iOS and Android.

Jellify requires a connection to a Jellyfin Media Server server to work. See also

Showcasing the artwork of your library, it has a user interface congruent to what the big guys do. Jellify also provides algorithmic curation of your music, driven by Jellyfin's Instant Mix and Suggestions APIs.

Background

This app was designed with me and my dad in mind. I wanted us to have a sleek, one stop shop for live recordings of bands we like (read: the Grateful Dead). The UI was designed so that we'd find it instantly familiar and useful. CarPlay / Android Auto support was also a must for us, as we both use CarPlay religiously.

Recommended Additions

These projects are not required to use Jellify, but are recommended by us to enrich your Jellyfin music experience!

• Apple Music Plugin
  • Really good at fetching missing artist artwork for obscure / less popular artists
• LrcLib Plugin
  • Available in the default plugins catalog
  • Really good at fetching song lyrics
• Jellyfin Rewind
  • Gives a recap of your year in music listening similar to other music streaming services
  • A hosted version is provided here
• Spotify Playlist Imports
  • Imports a user's Spotify playlists into Jellyfin
  • Can run as a scheduled task
• AudioMuse-AI and it's associated plugin
  • Performs sonic analysis on your music
  • Creates "smart playlists" based on tempo and mood
• Jellyfin-RPC
  • Displays the content you're currently playing on Discord

Downloading

Android

Download from

Direct .APK Download

Head to releases to download the required .APK directly.

Also there is obtanium to which you can add Jellify as a repo to use the above releases as a repository.

For Obtanium, click "Add App", put "https://github.com/Jellify-Music/App" as the source URL, and on the next screen toggle "prereleases". You'll now be easily able to keep your local copy in sync with new releases.

iOS

Download from the

The TestFlight Way

Join the TestFlight and install the latest version from there

The Sideloading Way

Head to releases to download the required .IPA directly.

Install via Altstore or your favorite sideloading utility

Screenshots

Screenshots taken on iPhone 15 Pro Max

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Home

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Library

Artists

Artist View

Similar Artists

Album Views

Track Options & Add to Playlist

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Search

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Player

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CarPlay

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Features

Current

• Available via Play Store, App Store, Testflight, and Android APKs
  • APKs are associated with each release
• Light and Dark modes (and different theme colors)
• Home screen access to previously played tracks, artists, and your playlists
• Quick access to similar artists and items for discovering music in your library
• Jellyfin playback reporting and Last.FM Plugin support
• Full Library Browsing
• Playlist support, including creating, updating, and reordering
• Offline Playback
• Support for Jellyfin Instant Mixes
• Over-the-Air Updates
  • Powered by react-native-nitro-ota, incremental app updates are automatically fetched and applied from our App Bundles Repository
• Shuffling
• Switching Music Libraries
• Google Cast Support (still in early stages)
• Storage UI Manager
• Gapless Playback
• Android Auto / CarPlay Support

Roadmap

1.2.0 (We Made a Language For Us Two...) - June '26

• Quick Connect Support
• Websocket Support (Server online status)
• Collaborative Playlists
• EQ Controls

1.3.0 (Endless Summer) - September '26

• App Customization Options
• Autoplay Integration
• Allow Self-Signed Certificates

2.0.0 - December '26

• Watch Support
• Desktop Support (Experimental)
• Tablet Support
• Seerr (formerly Jellyseerr) Integration

3.0.0 - TBD

• tvOS (Apple and Android)
• JellyJam (Collaborative Queue)

*This is subject to change

Built with Good Stuff

Frontend

Tamagui
Figtree
Pulsar
React Navigation
React Native Blurhash
React Native CarPlay
React Native Drax
React Native Reanimated
React Native Toast Message
React Native Vector Icons

• Specifically using Material Community Icons

Backend

Jellyfin SDK
Tanstack Query
React Native DNS Lookup
React Native File Access
React Native Google Cast
React Native MMKV
React Native Nitro Fetch
React Native Nitro Modules
React Native Nitro OTA
React Native Nitro Player
React Native URL Polyfill
Zustand

Opt-In Monitoring

All logging and metrics gathering is opt-in by default. This is merely here to help us make Jellify better.

All logs and metrics are completely anonymized. No data can be traced back to you.

Error Reporting — GlitchTip

Unhandled exceptions and captured errors are reported to the SaaS GlitchTip instance via @sentry/react-native. Error reporting is initialized at app startup and is disabled unless you have opted in to sending metrics.

All logging goes through three shared utilities in src/utils/logging/index.ts, each tagged with a LoggingContext (e.g. Initialization, Playback Reporting, Queue, Favorites):

In production builds, all console.* methods are replaced with no-ops so that no debug output leaks — logs only surface through the explicit capture call path.

Usage Analytics — TelemetryDeck

Anonymous usage signals are sent via @typedigital/telemetrydeck-react. The only signal currently sent is Jellify launched on app open. All signals are anonymous (clientUser: 'anonymous') and are only sent when you have opted in to metrics.

Love from Wisconsin 🧀

This is undoubtedly a passion project of mine, and I've learned a lot from working on it (and the many failed attempts before it). I hope you enjoy using it! Feature requests and bug reports are welcome :)

Support the Project

Jellify is free, open source, and always will be. You can support development via Patreon, GitHub Sponsors, or Ko-Fi starting at $1.

All publicly paid supporters on GitHub and Patreon get their name displayed in the app's Settings as a thank-you.

🎁 Sticker Club

Patreon supporters on the $5 or $10 tier who stay subscribed for 3 months get a Jellify sticker mailed to them. A small, physical thank-you for supporting a passion project.

Special Thanks

• The Jellyfin Team for making this possible with their software, SDKs, and unequivocal helpfulness.
  • Extra thanks to Niels and Bill
    • They taught me the ways of the AudioAPI and how to do audio transcoding with Jellyfin
• James, Chaphasilor and all other contributors of Finamp - another music app for Jellyfin
  • James’ API Blog Post proved to be exceptionally valuable during development
  • Chaphasilor taught me everything they know about audio normalization and LUFS, and their math was referenced in Jellify's audio normalization algorithm
• Marc and the rest of the Margelo Community for their amazing modules and support
• Nicolas Charpentier for his React Native URL Polyfill module and for his assistance with getting Jest working
• The team behind Podverse for their incredible open source project, of which was used as a reference extensively during development
• My fellow contributors who have poured so much heart and a lot of sweat into making Jellify a great experience
  • Extra thanks to John, Vali-98, and Erik for shaping and designing the user experience
  • Shout out to skalthoff for championing many features:
    • Gapless Playback
    • Library Selection
    • Quality Selection
  • Many thanks to PDB3D for the logo design!
  • Huge thank you to Ritesh for literally so many things:
    • Over-the-Air Updates
    • Cast Support
• The friends we made along the way that have been critical in fostering an amazing community around Jellify
  • Thalia
  • BotBlake
  • Neptune1987
• My long time friends that have heard me talk about Jellify for literally eons. Thank you for testing Jellify during it's infancy and for supporting me all the way back at the beginning of this project
  • Tony (iOS, Android)
  • Trevor (Android)
  • Laine (Android)
  • Jordan (iOS)
• My best(est) friend Alyssa, for your design knowledge and for making various artwork for Jellify.
  • You’ve been instrumental in shaping it’s user experience, my rock during development, and an overall inspiration in my life

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