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Jellyfin vs voiceink
Jellyfin has 57,244 GitHub stars, 5,523 forks, 684 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voiceink has 6,442 stars, 920 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Jellyfin leads on adoption by 789% (57,244 vs 6,442 stars). Jellyfin is written in C# under GPL-2.0; voiceink is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence. Jellyfin has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, voiceink 14%. voiceink 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 | voiceink | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 6.4K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | C# | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.5K | ⑂ 920 |
| 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 voiceink if
- You want the voiceink feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and voiceink 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.
read the full Jellyfin overview →
About voiceink
VoiceInk is a native macOS application that transcribes speech into text almost instantly. It is written in Swift and published under the GNU General Public License v3.0, with the registry listing it as a Miscellaneous category project built around the macOS platform. The README frames it as an open source alternative to the paid voice to text products Superwhisper and Wispr Flow, and the repository ships the full source alongside a compiled build distributed through the project's own website.
read the full voiceink overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jellyfin or voiceink more popular?
Jellyfin has 57,244 GitHub stars and voiceink has 6,442. Jellyfin has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jellyfin and voiceink free?
Both are open source. Jellyfin is licensed under GPL-2.0, and voiceink has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Jellyfin and voiceink?
Jellyfin is written in C# and voiceink in Swift. 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 voiceink?
Choose Jellyfin if you want the larger community (57,244 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose voiceink if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.