Plinth Player — a native iOS music & podcast app for your Emby server

[neiziels 0]

Hi all,

I'm an independent developer and a long-time Emby user. I built Plinth because I wanted a properly native iPhone app focused entirely on the music and podcasts on my own server.

The official Emby apps do a great job across a whole library, video and all. Plinth is a different thing on purpose: a dedicated music and podcast *player*. It opens straight to your listening, and the whole app — browsing, downloads, playlists, lock-screen controls — is designed around that one job. If music and podcasts are most of what you use your server for, that single-minded focus is the point.

It just landed on the App Store, and this felt like the right room to share it in.

What it does:

• Browse by album, artist, song, genre, or playlist
• Stream or download albums, playlists, and podcast episodes for offline listening
• Lossless playback (FLAC/ALAC), plus the usual lock-screen and Control Centre controls
• Create playlists in the app that sync back to your server
• Podcast shows and episodes alongside your music, with resume-where-you-left-off
• A clean offline mode, with a clear banner when you're off-network

A few honest notes:

• Independent app — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Emby LLC.
• No ads, no tracking, no account with us, no data collection. Plinth only talks to the server you point it at — I run no servers of my own.
• It's paid, but free to try: download it free with a 30-day full-access trial, then $4.99/year or $9.99 lifetime if you want to keep it.
• I use it daily and I read everything. The library views, playlists, podcasts, and offline mode are where I've put the most work — if you try it and something's missing or broken, tell me. I'd genuinely like to hear what this community wants from a native client.

App Store: Check out Plinth Player here

Thanks for taking a look.
— Neil

[Luke 42593]

Thanks for sharing.

[ebr 16449]

Hi.  Does it support CarPlay?

[neiziels 0]

Car Play and Siri are next on my roadmap! I'll be starting that sprint in the next few days.