jellify (verb) - to make gelatinous
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Jellify is a free and open source music player for Jellyfin. Built with React Native, Jellify provides a user experience that feels familar to other popular music apps and a has featureset to match
Jellify requires a connection to a Jellyfin server to work.
I was after a music app for Jellyfin that showcased my music with artwork, had a user interface congruent with what the big guys do, and had the ability to algorithmically curate music (not that you have to use Jellify that way). I also wanted to create a music app that could handle my extremely large music libraries (i.e., 100K+ songs) and not get bogged down.
This app was designed with me and my dad in mind, since I wanted to give him a sleek, one stop shop for live recordings of bands he likes (read: the Grateful Dead). The UI was designed so that he'd find it instantly familiar and useful. CarPlay / Android Auto support was also a must for us, as we both use CarPlay religiously.
TL;DR Designed to be lightweight and scalable, Jellify caters to those who want a mobile Jellyfin music experience similar to what's provided by the big music streaming services.
- Available via Private Testflight
- iOS support
- Light and Dark modes
- Home screen access to previously played tracks, artists, and your playlists
- Jellyfin playback reporting and Last.FM Plugin support
- Library of Favorited Music, not too dissimilar to how streaming services handle your 'library'
- Full playlist support, including creating, updating, and reordering
- Android Support
- Quick access to similar artists and items for discovering music in your library
- Support for Jellyfin Instant Mixes
- CarPlay / Android Auto Support
- Public Testflight
- Offline Playback
- Shared, Public, and Collaborative Playlists
- Web / Desktop support
Home
Library
Library Artists
Artist
Similar Artists
Album
Album Artists
Track Options
Playlist

Tamagui
React Navigation
React Native Vector Icons
- Specifically Material Community Icons
React Native CarPlay
React Native Blurhash
Jellyfin SDK
Tanstack Query
React Native Track Player
React Native MMKV
React Native File Access
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 :)
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iOS Instructions
- Clone this repository
- Run
npm run init
to installnpm
packages, to installbundler
and required gems, and to install CocoaPods - In the
ios
directory, runfastlane match development --readonly
to fetch the development signing certificates- You will need access to the Jellify Signing private repository
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Android Instructions
- Coming Soon™️
- The Jellyfin Team for making this possible with their software, SDKs, and unequivocal helpfulness.
- James and all other contributors of Finamp. Jellify draws inspiration and wisdom from it, and is another fantastic music app for Jellyfin. James’ API Blog Post proved to be exceptionally valuable during development
- The folks in the Margelo Community Discord for their assistance
- Tony, Trevor, Laine and Jordan for their testing and feedback from the early stages of development
- Alyssa, for your design knowledge and for making the artwork for Jellify. You’ve been instrumental in shaping it’s user experience