Zerk Play - Custom Emby Frontend

[florinp93 7]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Zerk Play. It’s a custom Windows desktop front-end for Emby designed specifically for those who want a "lean-back" experience on a big screen without the overhead of a full browser.

What makes it different?

• Native Direct Play: Powered by media_kit / mpv on Windows, so it handles almost any codec natively without forcing your server to transcode.

• *Built-in seerr Integration: Seamlessly browse and request content via Overseerr/Jellyseerr directly within the app. If you don't have it, you can request it in one click.

• Couch-Friendly UI: Designed for fast browsing and high-visibility artwork.

• Dynamic Recommendations: Includes "Because you watched" and "Trending" rows pulled from your Emby history and *seerr instance.

Features:

• Full Search (Library + Requests)

• Skip Intro & Autoplay support

• Multi-language UI (English & Romanian + more to come)

• Built-in Auto-updater

I'm currently focused on the Windows build, but an Android TV version is high on the roadmap and with other versions being considered!

Check out the repo for screenshots and the latest release: GitHub

[florinp93 7]

Changed

- D-pad navigation is currently disabled due to ongoing changes for the upcoming Android TV build.

[1.0.1] - 2026-04-07

Fixes

- Windows playback smoothness: set mpv properties `video-sync=display-resample`, `gpu-api=d3d11`, `interpolation=yes`, and `hwdec=d3d11va` .
- Player input: mouse wheel volume works anywhere over the player surface (including over overlays/controls).
- Player overlays: subtitles are non-interactive so pointer signals can pass through.
- Next Up: The Next Up UI does not show the currently playing episode anymore.
- Feedback: adds a top-right “Feedback” button (hidden on the player) that opens the Discord link, with a settings toggle to disable it.
- First-time setup: exposes app preferences (language/playback defaults/feedback toggle) on the setup screen so users can set them before login.


Check out the repo for screenshots and the latest release:  GitHub

Zerk Play v1.0.1.exe

Edited 1 hour ago by florinp93