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Jellyfin vs macro-tasks
Jellyfin has 57,244 GitHub stars, 5,523 forks, 684 open issues and last shipped yesterday. macro-tasks has 4,345 stars, 416 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Jellyfin leads on adoption by 1,217% (57,244 vs 4,345 stars). Jellyfin is written in C# under GPL-2.0; macro-tasks is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. Jellyfin has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, macro-tasks 10%. macro-tasks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Jellyfin | macro-tasks | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C# | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.5K | ⑂ 416 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jellyfin if
- You weight community size — 57K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick macro-tasks if
- You want the macro-tasks feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and macro-tasks fits your workflow better
About Jellyfin
Jellyfin is a free and open source media server that lets an individual or an organisation manage and stream their own movies, music, and other media from a dedicated server to end user devices through multiple client apps.
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About macro-tasks
Macro is an open source unified workspace named macro tasks, built in Rust and SolidJS under AGPL 3.0. It brings email, messages, docs, tasks, canvas, agents, calls, files, pull requests, and CRM into one web interface. The project lives in the Rust and SolidJS web ecosystem, with GitHub topics such as agent, ai, mcp, messaging, notes, notion, crm, email, and linear.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jellyfin or macro-tasks more popular?
Jellyfin has 57,244 GitHub stars and macro-tasks has 4,345. Jellyfin has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jellyfin and macro-tasks free?
Both are open source. Jellyfin is licensed under GPL-2.0 and macro-tasks under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Jellyfin and macro-tasks?
Jellyfin is written in C# and macro-tasks in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Jellyfin or macro-tasks?
Choose Jellyfin if you want the larger community (57,244 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose macro-tasks if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.