Summary
- Jellyfin Desktop 2.0 has released with a new name and additional features.
- The app is now built with Qt6 and MpvQt to boost performance and expand playback support.
- New features include showing a backdrop before content plays, disabling UI zoom, using the Escape key to exit fullscreen, and playback-rate options.
Jellyfin, a self-hosted media server platform, now has an updated desktop app with a new name, Jellyfin Desktop, alongside several additional features.
Similar to competing self-hosting media app Plex, Jellyfin offers a web app for media playback, and in 2021, the platform also released a Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, Android, and Linux app that's very similar to its web offering, both in terms of user interface and capabilities.
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Regarding new features, Jellyfin Desktop 2.0 is now built with the Qt 6 and MpvQt libraries, which should improve performance and expand media playback capabilities (via How-To Geek). Other additional features include the ability to force the app's HTML5 player to show a movie or TV show's backdrop before playback, alongside the option to disable UI zoom, exiting fullscreen mode with the escape key, playback rate options, and more.
For a full list of Jellyfin Desktop 2.0's new features, follow this link.
Alongside the Jellyfin Desktop update, Jellyfin Server 10.11.5 is also now available. This update is primarily focused on bug fixes, according to its changelog.