UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure greater stability and file-compatibility.

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Universal Media Server supports all major operating systems, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration. It is powered by MEncoder, FFmpeg, tsMuxeR, AviSynth, MediaInfo, VLC and more, which combine to offer support for a wide range of media formats.

Supported Devices:

  • AC Ryan PlayOn!HD
  • Apple iPhone
  • Asus O!Play
  • Brite-view CinemaTube
  • DirecTV HR
  • Freebox HD
  • LG Smart TV Upgrader
  • LG TVs
  • Nokia N900
  • Panasonic TVs
  • Philips Net TV
  • Philips Streamium
  • Popcorn Hour
  • Samsung TVs
  • Sharp TVs
  • Sony TVs
  • Sony PlayStation 3
  • Vizio Smart TVs
  • XBMC Media Center
  • Yamaha A/V receivers
  • Apple iPad
  • Apple iPod
  • Boxee
  • D-Link DSM
  • Freecom MusicPal
  • Google Android
  • Microsoft Xbox 360
  • OPPO Blu-ray players
  • Philips Aurea
  • Philips PFL
  • Pioneer Kuro
  • Realtek media players
  • Samsung smart phones
  • Showtime
  • Sony Blu-ray players
  • Sony A/V receivers
  • Sony Network Media Players
  • Western Digital WD TV Live
  • Xtreamer

What's New

This release improves file support and fixes bugs, from broken transcoding on some players to the web settings not working on Linux

Changes

General

  • Fixed broken transcoding to renderers that do not support 10-bit video (#4797)
  • Fixed UMS not using default OS languages if only web settings is used (#4788)
  • Fixed file sorting options not working (#4698) (thanks, @mykeehu!)
  • Fixed file sort order changing directions
  • Fixed broken web settings on Linux (#4803)

Dependencies

  • Bump jetty.version from 12.0.10 to 12.0.11 (#4801)
  • Bump junit5.version from 5.10.2 to 5.10.3 (#4796)
  • Bump MediaInfo from 24.01.1 to 24.06