Gameyfin
Video game library manager with automatic scanning, web access, downloads, and plugin support.
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Still maintained? Yes: 8 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.6.0 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
Gameyfin quick facts
- Health score
- 67/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 1,115
- Last commit
- 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.6.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Gameyfin will turn your disorganized collection of video games into a beautiful, easy-to-navigate library that you can access from any device with a web browser. It will automatically scan your game folders, download metadata and cover images, and present everything in a user-friendly interface. Download your game files directly from the web UI, share your library with friends, and enjoy your games like never before."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Gameyfin scores 67/100, #15 of 20 in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels: 8 commits in the last 90 days earn 9.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.6.0, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,115 stars add 12.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 25.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 9.3 / 35
8 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.6.0 released 2 days ago
- Stars 12.2 / 20
1.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 8
- Last 90 days
- 30
- Last 12 months
- 2 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #15 of 20 tools in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels by health , between Retrom (#14) and Pterodactyl (#16) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v2.6.0 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 1,115 |
| Open issues | 3 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | gameyfin/gameyfin ↗ |
Gameyfin vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Gameyfin (Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine | 99 | 43k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| RomM | 97 | 14k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Pelican Panel | 94 | 2.4k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Ownfoil | 92 | 950 | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| Retrom | 68 | 2.1k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Gameyfin (this tool) | 67 | 1.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
Gameyfin: common questions
Is Gameyfin still maintained?
Gameyfin had 8 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.6.0, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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