I used Plex for my home media for almost a year, then it stopped playing nice for reasons I gave up on diagnosing. While looking at alternatives, I found Jellyfin which is much more responsive, IMO, and the UI is much nicer as well.

It gets relegated to playing Fraggle Rock and Bluey on repeat for my kiddo these days, but I am absolutely in love with the software.

What are some other FOSS gems that are a better experience UX/UI-wise than their proprietary counterparts?

EDIT: Autocorrect turned something into "smaller" instead of what I meant it to be when I wrote this post, and I can't remember what I meant for it to say so it got axed instead.

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[–] GodsKillerKirb@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Yes. 100%

No clue about video editing though.

Also, why the FUCK would you use Blender as a video ed nxitor. That is one of the last things you use Blender for.

[–] snake@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I only use it for video editing.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

why the FUCK would you use Blender as a video ed nxitor. That is one of the last things you use Blender for.

Do you have recommended alternatives? I like it using Blender for video editing because I can automate any arbitrary repetitive task with a Python script.

[–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have enjoyed Kdenlive on the rare occasions I need to edit something. Haven't used Blender to compare, and I'm not sure about scripting. But for casual stuff it's solid.

[–] GodsKillerKirb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I second Kdenlive.

Not too familiar with it, but what I do know is that it is an incredible video editor.