Kyoo

Innovative media browser designed for seamless streaming of anime, series and movies, offering advanced features like dynamic transcoding, auto watch history and intelligent metadata retrieval.

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Still maintained? Yes: 365 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.2.1 (Aug 2026).

Also an alternative to Netflix and Vimeo.

Docker #3 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming

At a glance

Kyoo quick facts

Health score: 94/100 GOOD
Stars: 2,554
Last commit: yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release: v5.2.1, Aug 2026
Licence: GPL-3.0

View zoriya/kyoo on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Kyoo

Full rankings: Netflix alternatives, Vimeo alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Kyoo is a self-hosted media server focused on video content (Movies, Series & Anime). It is an alternative to Jellyfin or Plex."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Kyoo scores 94/100, #3 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: 365 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.2.1, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,554 stars add 13.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.4 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Steady at 94 since 11 Sep

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

365 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency 25.0 / 25

v5.2.1 released 2 months ago
Stars biggest shortfall 13.6 / 20

2.6k 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

365
Last 90 days: 1,442
Last 12 months: yesterday
Last push

Ranked #3 of 17 tools in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming by health , between MediaMTX (#2) and Stash (#4) .

Details

Licence	GPL-3.0
Platforms	Docker
Latest release	v5.2.1 · 2 months ago
Stars	2,554
Open issues	43
Docker	Yes
Repository	zoriya/kyoo ↗

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Kyoo vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Kyoo (Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Jellyfin	99	59k	GPL-2.0	yesterday
Kyoo (this tool)	94	2.6k	GPL-3.0	yesterday
Stash	94	13k	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago
MediaCMS	90	5.2k	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago
ClipBucket	89	182	AAL	yesterday
Kodi	79	21k	GPL-2.0	today

Kyoo: common questions

What does Kyoo replace?

Repoly lists Kyoo as an open-source alternative to Netflix and Vimeo. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Kyoo stands against the others.

Is Kyoo still maintained?

Kyoo had 365 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v5.2.1, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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