Emby Server for Mac

Emby Server for Mac is designed to help you manage your personal media libraries, such as home videos and photos. Powerful tools to manage your content, users, sharing, security, and more.

The Emby Server for macOS dashboard is designed for smartphones, tablets, and big screens, allowing you to manage your media anytime, anywhere.

Bringing all of your home videos, music, and photos together into one place has never been easier. Your personal Emby Server for macOS automatically converts and streams your media on-the-fly to play on any device. Emby Connect makes it easy to enjoy your personal media while away from home.

No more fumbling with IP addresses. Just sign in and play. Stream Live TV to any device, manage your DVR and enjoy your library of recordings. Easily control content access for your children. Monitor and remote control their sessions as you need to.

Take your personal home videos, music, and photos with you wherever you go, even offline with Emby Mobile Sync. Emby apps are available for Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone and Windows Tablets. Sit back and enjoy Emby from the living room. Emby apps are available for Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox, Home Theater Computers, and more.

It takes the fuss out of managing your home videos, music, and photos so that you can spend more time enjoying and less time struggling. Purchase Emby Premiere and receive additional bonus features such as Cover Art, Mobile Sync, Cloud Sync, and free Android apps.

Features and Highlights

Your Media on Any Device
Emby Server automatically converts and streams your personal media on the fly to play on any device.

Easy Access
Emby Connect makes it easy to enjoy your personal media while away from home. Just sign in and play.

Live TV
Stream Live TV to any device, manage your DVR and enjoy your library of recordings.

Mobile Sync
Sync your personal media to smartphones and tablets for easy offline access. Automatically sync new content as you add it.

Beautiful Displays
It organizes your content into easy and elegant presentations. Your personal media will never look the same.

Manage Your Media
Easy web-based tools help you edit metadata and images, search for subtitles, and more.

Manage Your Home
Easily control content access for your children. Monitor and remote control their sessions as you need to.

Parental Controls
Specify parental restrictions for your children, create access schedules, time limits, and more.

Easy DLNA
It automatically detects Dlna devices on your network so that you can easily send content, remote control, and more.

Chromecast
Send videos, music, photos, and Live TV to Chromecast with ease.

Cloud Sync
Sync your personal media to the cloud for easy backup, archiving, and converting. Store your content in multiple resolutions to enable direct streaming from any device.

How to Use

• Install the .pkg file and follow the setup instructions
• Launch the Emby Server from Applications or menu bar
• Access the server via web browser at http://localhost:8096
• Create an admin account and set up your media library
• Add folders for movies, TV shows, music, or photos
• Configure user profiles and parental controls
• Install optional plugins from the Emby dashboard
• Stream media to other devices on the same network
• Use Emby apps on smart TVs, mobile, or streaming boxes

System Requirements

macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later

64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon processor

Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended for transcoding)

Broadband internet for metadata and remote access

Free disk space based on size of your media library

PROS

• Local and remote streaming support
• Organizes media with rich metadata
• Multiple user profiles and access control
• Live TV and DVR capabilities (with tuner)
• Supports hardware transcoding

CONS

• Limited features in free version
• Initial setup can be complex
• Requires manual port forwarding for remote use
• Fewer plugins than Plex
• Occasional metadata mismatches

Note: Limited functionality in demo version.

Also Available: Download Emby Server for Windows