UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure greater stability and file-compatibility.

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Universal Media Server supports all major operating systems, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration. It is powered by MEncoder, FFmpeg, tsMuxeR, AviSynth, MediaInfo, VLC and more, which combine to offer support for a wide range of media formats.

Supported Devices:

  • AC Ryan PlayOn!HD
  • Apple iPhone
  • Asus O!Play
  • Brite-view CinemaTube
  • DirecTV HR
  • Freebox HD
  • LG Smart TV Upgrader
  • LG TVs
  • Nokia N900
  • Panasonic TVs
  • Philips Net TV
  • Philips Streamium
  • Popcorn Hour
  • Samsung TVs
  • Sharp TVs
  • Sony TVs
  • Sony PlayStation 3
  • Vizio Smart TVs
  • XBMC Media Center
  • Yamaha A/V receivers
  • Apple iPad
  • Apple iPod
  • Boxee
  • D-Link DSM
  • Freecom MusicPal
  • Google Android
  • Microsoft Xbox 360
  • OPPO Blu-ray players
  • Philips Aurea
  • Philips PFL
  • Pioneer Kuro
  • Realtek media players
  • Samsung smart phones
  • Showtime
  • Sony Blu-ray players
  • Sony A/V receivers
  • Sony Network Media Players
  • Western Digital WD TV Live
  • Xtreamer

What's New

This release stops sample files showing up in the Media Library, improves filename parsing, and fixes a ton of bugs! Thanks to everyone who reported bugs to us, we have been getting a lot of great testing from you and we really appreciate it. The first v15 alpha with lots of user interface improvements is near, we are working hard and already have a lot of the features done!

Changes

General

  • Prevents sample files showing up in the TV shows and Movies areas of Media Library
  • Updated the Windows x86 build of FFmpeg after 4 years!
  • Fixed limited memory on Docker
  • Fixed Docker error while scanning
  • Fixed loading spinner on web player not staying centered on screen (#5202)
  • Fixed notifications not dismissing properly on the web interface
  • Fixed renderer/media player control via web interface (thanks, @hawklithm!)
  • Fixed parsing filenames with eac3
  • Fixed empty settings page on web interface (#5368) (thanks, @MEGAKNIGHT88!)
  • Fixed support for filenames with brackets (#5397) (thanks, @KanjiMonster!)
  • Fixed memory error on Windows
  • Added Maven build step for Docker

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