Spectati
For your Jellyfin server

A Jellyfin client written for Apple TV.

A native app for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac, not a web view in a wrapper.

Download on the App Store
Spectati on Apple TV: a Jellyfin library browsing as a grid of posters with filters
  • Apple TV
  • iPhone & iPad
  • Mac
  • Direct play
  • 4K Dolby Vision
  • Dolby Atmos
  • No transcoding
  • iCloud sync

Not another web view.

Plenty of Jellyfin clients on Apple TV are the web dashboard in a wrapper, or a phone layout stretched across the living room. Spectati is Swift on each Apple platform: the tvOS focus engine, artwork that is there before you land on it, and a Siri Remote that scrubs with momentum.

  • Native tvOS focus engine and Top Shelf integration
  • Touchpad scrubbing with natural momentum on the Siri Remote
  • One app for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac
  • Your Jellyfin credentials stay on your devices, never on our servers
SpectatiTypical client
Built forNative Swift on tvOS, iOS, iPadOS & macOSWeb view or ported phone UI
Siri RemoteReal focus engine & touchpad scrubbingCursor pretending to be a finger
4K HDRDolby Vision, HDR10+ & Atmos passthroughForced server transcode
Beyond JellyfinPlex & IPTV in the same appJellyfin only
Dolby VisionAtmos
Direct play · 82 Mb/s remuxServer load 0%
Video
Dolby Vision · HDR10+
Audio
Atmos · TrueHD · DTS
Transcode
None, direct play

Direct play, not server strain.

On Apple TV 4K, Spectati passes Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG straight to your TV and hands Dolby Atmos, TrueHD and DTS to your receiver. High-bitrate 4K remuxes play directly from your Jellyfin server, with no transcoding, no pegged CPU, no quality loss.

  • Direct-plays 80 Mb/s+ remuxes without server transcoding
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG passthrough
  • Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD and DTS to your receiver
  • Subtitle and audio track selection, remembered per title
More on the playback engine

Jellyfin, Plex and IPTV, side by side.

You do not have to pick one ecosystem. Connect your Jellyfin server, a Plex server and your IPTV playlist at the same time. Spectati shows them as one library, folds duplicate titles into one entry, and keeps one Continue Watching row across all of them.

  • Run Jellyfin and Plex servers together in one app
  • Add Xtream Codes and M3U IPTV for live channels
  • Smart de-duplication across overlapping libraries
  • One interface, whichever source a title came from
Source connected
Jellyfin

Your self-hosted movies, shows and music.

The Last Man on Earth (1924) poster
Detour (1945) poster
His Girl Friday (1940) poster
The Wizard of Oz (1939) poster

A complete Jellyfin client

The same engine and the same tools on every Apple device.

Your whole library

Movies, shows, seasons, collections and music, with fast artwork and rich metadata.

Jellyfin Live TV & EPGSoon

Browse a full-screen program guide and jump straight into live channels from your tuner.

4K Dolby Vision & Atmos

Direct-plays high-bitrate remuxes with Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and Atmos untouched.

Learn more

iCloud sync

With a subscription, favorites, hidden items and watch progress follow you between Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Resume everywhere

Start on the couch, finish on the train, with a subscription, playback position stays in sync across devices.

PIN locks

Lock libraries, categories or whole servers behind a PIN with a maturity limit.

Private by design

Your Jellyfin server details and tokens stay on your devices and your iCloud.

No ads

Free or subscribed, nothing is put over the picture and nothing interrupts a film.

Pricing

Free to use. Pay only for full quality.

Your server, your files, no ads and no add-ons. Free direct-plays your 4K remuxes with no transcoding, in SDR. HDR and surround sound are what a subscription adds.

Free

No account needed
$0forever

Install it and press play. There is no trial clock and no card.

  • Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, IPTV and SMB file shares
  • Up to 2 sources running at once
  • Direct play of high-bitrate 4K remuxes, no transcoding
  • Live TV with a full XMLTV program guide
  • Favorites, hiding, renaming and sorting, channel by channel
  • Parental PIN, age-rating limits and per-provider locks
Download freeDownload on the App Store

Full quality

Optional
$22.99/year

Or $2.99/month, or $99.99 once and never again

  • HDR and surround sound
  • More than 2 sources at once
  • Offline downloads
  • IPTV catch-up and on-demand
  • Bulk channel tools and program reminders
  • iCloud sync across your devices
  • Automatic subtitles
  • SIMKL watch-history sync

Bought inside the app, whenever you decide you want it. Apple handles it via In-App Purchase, with Family Sharing. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime from your Apple ID.

  • Unlimited devices
  • All providers
  • tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and macOS
  • Family Sharing
  • Cancel anytime

Jellyfin questions, answered.

Still curious about Spectati as a Jellyfin client? Get in touch.

Spectati is built for tvOS rather than wrapping the Jellyfin web dashboard, which is what many clients do. That means real Siri Remote gestures, the tvOS focus engine, Top Shelf and a player that direct-plays 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. It also runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is free to use, and a subscription adds full quality, offline downloads and iCloud sync.

Give your Jellyfin server the client it's earned.

Spectati is free on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Press play on one of the four sample films first if you like, then connect Jellyfin, and Plex and IPTV too, in a couple of minutes.

Download freeDownload on the App Store

Also on Apple TV, iPad and Mac

Requires tvOS, iOS, iPadOS or macOS 26

Using Plex as well?Running both servers at onceInside the playback engine