🚀 Getting Started with Jellyfin

Quick Connect lets an already signed-in phone or computer approve the device you’re setting up. Use it when your app shows a Quick Connect code.

1. Keep the code visible on the new device.
2. On a phone or computer, open Blackbeard’s Vault Jellyfin and sign in to the same Jellyfin account. If typing the address, keep the s in https://. Usernames are case-sensitive; match the capital and lowercase letters exactly.
3. Open your user/profile menu, choose Quick Connect, enter the new device’s code, and confirm.

If Quick Connect is unavailable, use password sign-in on the new device. A local app PIN is a different optional setting.

We choose by device: Streamyfin on phones and tablets, Wholphin on Android / Google TV, Swiftfin on Apple TV, and the official apps on Roku, Fire OS, Samsung, and LG. Computers can start in the browser. Moonfin remains a strong alternative. Follow your device’s guide; you do not need to compare every app.

See the app recommendations

• Can’t connect? Follow the address step in your device’s guide. Copy the full https:// address, including the s, and don’t add a port number.
• Can’t sign in? Match every capital and lowercase letter in your username. Use your Jellyfin account, not your email or an Emby login. Remove accidental spaces.
• Video or sound problem? Close and reopen the app, check for an update, and try another title.

Still stuck? Message @Captain Cruv on Discord. Include your device, the app name, and a picture or the exact wording of the error. Never send your password.

We weigh everyday user experience against maintenance history, recent fixes, installation effort, and cost. A new design alone does not make an app the best default.

Moonfin remains a strong alternative. Each device guide explains how to use it where practical. Keep an app that already works well; there is no need to switch just to match this list.

These are recommendations from published releases and dated owner reports, not a controlled speed or playback test on every device.

• iPhone / iPad: Streamyfin’s mobile experience and active fixes make it the starting point; Moonfin stays a free alternative.
• Android phone / tablet: Streamyfin is a practical all-round mobile choice, including downloads. Findroid can feel smoother for some users, but its direct-play-only approach is less forgiving when a file needs conversion.
• Android / Google TV: repeated comparisons favor Wholphin’s navigation. It has a shorter history than official Jellyfin, so the official app and Moonfin remain alternatives.
• Apple TV: Swiftfin is the free official video app, with substantial recent TV improvements. Moonfin is a strong free alternative.
• Fire OS and Roku: start with the older, actively maintained official apps. Alternative clients can help with specific hardware or playback problems.
• Samsung / LG: the official store app is easiest to install and keep updated. Moonfin requires more advanced installation.
• Computers: the browser avoids installation and desktop-client transitions. Moonfin is a prominent free native alternative.
• Vega OS: availability and independent history are still limited. Check compatible Amazon-store apps on the actual model with Cruv.

App recommendations are platform specific. Moonfin is an alternative wherever another client has the stronger current experience or maintenance case.

Streamyfin fixes · Android TV comparisons · Recent mixed client reports · iOS owner comparisons · Swiftfin releases · Official Jellyfin apps · Moonfin releases

Reviewed 19 October 2026. Recommendations weigh user reports, current fixes, maintenance history, and installation effort. Reports are not a benchmark on every device.