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What's in your basement?

Your movies, shows, music, books and audiobooks, served from your own computer to every screen you own. No subscription, no account with us, and your files never leave your house unless you say so.

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For Windows, Mac, Linux and Docker · Free, no subscription
The Movies library in the Basement web app

On every screen you own

One server at home. Apps for the TV, the phone and the browser, and Jellyfin apps work with it too.

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Web

Any browser, at home or away.

Available

iPhone & iPad

Downloads for the plane, Cast to the TV.

TestFlight beta

Apple TV

Sign in with a code from your phone.

TestFlight beta

Android

Phones and tablets.

Coming soon

Android TV

Google TV, Shield and friends.

Coming soon

Roku

Movies, shows and music.

Coming soon

Chromecast

Cast from the web or phone app.

Available

Jellyfin apps

Point any Jellyfin app at Basement.

Works today

More than a shelf of movies

The things a basement is actually for: a Friday movie night, a TV that's always on, the books you never finished.

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Your library, on the air screenshot

Your library, on the air

Basement turns your movies and shows into TV channels with a guide, trailers between programs, and your antenna's live channels beside them.

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Movie Night screenshot

Movie Night

Everyone on the couch picks from their phone, and Basement blends your tastes into a short list so the group stops scrolling and starts watching.

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Ask Igor screenshot

Ask Igor

Describe what you're in the mood for in plain words. Igor looks through your library first, then suggests what you could ask for.

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Music screenshot

Music

Your music library with albums, artists, near-gapless playback and lock-screen controls, in Basement's own apps and in Jellyfin music apps.

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Books, comics & audiobooks screenshot

Books, comics & audiobooks

Read ebooks, comics and magazines and listen to audiobooks in the same app as your films, with your place saved on every device.

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Request what's missing

People ask for the movies, shows, music and books you don't have yet; you approve, and Basement tells them when it arrives.

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  1. 1

    Install it

    Run the installer on the computer with your files. It keeps running in the background, even after a restart.

  2. 2

    Point it at your folders

    Movies, TV, music, books. Artwork, details and intro markers turn up on their own.

  3. 3

    Open any app

    Apps find your server on the home network. Away from home, sign in with your address.