Show HN: A faithful recreation of the Plex UI for Jellyfin

Category: web-framework

Tags: jellyfin, plex, media-server, svelte, web-client

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

Jellex is a Svelte-based single-page web client that recreates the Plex UI for Jellyfin, communicating directly with the Jellyfin API from the browser without a backend. It cleverly fills a niche for users who prefer Plex's interface but want Jellyfin's open-source media server, though the LLM-generated code raises some technical and maintenance concerns.

Target audience: self-hosted media server users, frontend developers, Jellyfin users

Repository: https://github.com/iridium/jellex · Svelte · 2 stars

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