Jellyfin's Roku app has a new coat of paint

Jellyfin is a fantastic open-source media server, but the client applications can be rough around the edges, especially in comparison to Plex's apps. Thankfully, the Roku app for Jellyfin is now getting some helpful improvements.

First, Jellyfin for Roku version 3.1.0 has a few design changes. The music album screen has been updated with a more visible play button, better text spacing, a scrollbar in the song table, and other tweaks. If your server is updated, you'll even have a play count on songs that updates in real time. You can also select the album art to see it in full screen, or you can select the genre to view other music in that category.

The TV series screen has also been revamped, matching the music album screen layout. There's now a Play button that starts the first found media file, and a Resume button that either continues the episode you were watching or starts the next episode. You can also now expand the description to see the full text.

There are also some new settings to try out. You now have the option of switching to the next episode's detail screen after the current episode ends, and swap between vertical and horizontal poster images for movies and TV shows. The latter option can be on a per-user or per-library basis.

Related Jellyfin's desktop app has new features and a new name

Jellyfin, the self-hosted media server software, just revamped its official desktop client. The Jellyfin Media Player is now Jellyfin Desktop, with an update to Qt 6, multi-profile support, and other new features.

Finally, there's a pile of bug fixes that generally make Jellyfin a better experience on Roku devices. The full list is below.

Bug fixes in Jellyfin for Roku v3.1.0:

Fix incorrect playback reporting on server admin dashboard by @jimdogx in #640 Fix disabling screensaver on audio player screen by @1hitsong in #641 Fix possible crash when loading option menu on library screen by @1hitsong in #644 Fix possible crash when server version can't be determined by @1hitsong in #652 Fix possible crash with collections when user data is null by @1hitsong in #653 Fix .strm playback by @1hitsong in #665

You can install Jellyfin from the Roku Channel Store, and if you haven't set up a Jellyfin server, check out the project's documentation for how to get started. Much like Plex Media Server, you can run it on any Windows, macOS, or Linux system, as well as some NAS units.

Source: Jellyfin on GitHub

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