This is the fifth pre-release of the new local media UI. It adds playlist editing support (including batch editing) as well as Music support. Music downloads are also supported, currently by playlist only. You can now also add and switch between users easily without having to log out and log back in other accounts.
Changes:
- Add fast user account switching.
- Supports multiple servers per user, so selecting can switch shared servers too.
- Allows locking a user behind a PIN code for privacy.
- Make minimizing on close optional.
- Library UX improved:
- Favorites support
- A-Z jump strip support
- Additional sorting orders
- Shuffle support
- Cast & crew added to Movie & TV Show pages
- Multi-version support added
- Media info added to media pages
- Search results now grouped by media type
- Syncplay can now be joined from the library home page.
- Added music support:
- Mini player now shows in library browser.
- Supports playlist operations on queue and repeat modes.
- Volume is remembered, separately from main playback.
- Instant mix is supported
- Browse by song, genre, album, artist, and album artist.
- Added playlist editing support:
- Multi-select re-ordering and removal of items from playlists.
- Adding most item types to playlists.
- Creation of new playlists, public and private.
To install this pre-release on Linux, use:
pip install --upgrade "jellyfin-mpv-shim[all]"
pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall "git+https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-mpv-shim@local-ui"
(First command ensures gui dependencies, second command installs prerelease.)
Development was assisted using AI.
