WanderPlay

About

Plex, the most popular local media server, sells aggregated viewing data to advertisers and content partners — your watching habits are a product even when playing files you own. Jellyfin is a fully open-source Plex alternative but requires technical setup that excludes most users. Spotify's behavioral data — what you listen to, when, skip patterns, playlist habits — is sold to labels to inform A&R and marketing decisions. Apple Music integrates listening data across the Apple advertising ecosystem. Your media consumption habits are among the most intimate behavioral data that exists — they reveal mood, relationships, political beliefs, health concerns, and identity. WanderPlay is a unified local media server with artist-direct music integration: Jellyfin-based local video library, WanderStream artist-direct audio, no behavioral data sent anywhere, and a UX accessible to non-technical users.

Features

• Local video library: Jellyfin-based, all files on your hardware — Plex viewing data sales rejected
• WanderStream integration: artist-direct music without Spotify behavioral surveillance
• No recommendation algorithm: your viewing and listening habits are not products
• Offline playback: full media library available without internet
• Mobile apps: iOS and Android access your own library, not a corporate server
• WanderScreen integration: home theater setup without cloud dependency
• No skip-data harvesting: Spotify sells skip patterns to labels — WanderPlay doesn't track
• Multi-user profiles: separate libraries and history without cross-contamination
• Subtitle and accessibility: CC, audio description, multiple language tracks — local, not streaming-dependent
• WanderAgent vault integration: artist music with rights documentation traveling with the files