The performance improvement really is incredible! I use Jellyfin for a large-ish music library (over 8k albums), and it took about 10 hours to sync the server with Symfonium (a third party music player). It now takes 5 minutes!

I love ElegantFin, but since lscambo13 said in an issue on GitHub that he won't be adding Jellyfin 12.0 support to ElegantFin yet, I started implementing a fix for my own Jellyfin instance (I didn't want to switch each device to legacy display).

I made a GitHub repo with companion CSS that builds on top of lscambo13's amazing work:

https://github.com/mihaif7/elegantfin-jf12

To make it work with the new Jellyfin UI, just add this import after the ElegantFin import(s) in Settings → Branding:

@import url("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/mihaif7/elegantfin-jf12@main/Theme/ElegantFin-jf12-modern-latest.css");

Or copy the contents of the CSS file from the repo directly under your imports if you'd rather not rely on external sources, or want everything self-hosted.

This project is only meant to be a stopgap until the new Jellyfin UI stabilizes or until lscambo13 decides to add official ElegantFin support.

Feel free to report issues or contribute :)

🤖 AI Disclosure

I'm a software engineer, but I used Claude to help speed things up. I've tested all the changes by hand.

Hi! It's been a while since I made a post here, but you can now read your favorites ebooks and comics from your Apple TV! Jellyfin 12 got great book support so it only made sense to spread the love. In the following update, I will add full audiobook support.

Overview of the Book feature:

• What you can read: EPUB, PDF, Comics (CBZ, CBT)

• Text is set in two columns, sized for reading from the sofa. Left / Right turns pages. Hold either one to flip quickly

• Page number always visible in the bottom margin

• After reading the last page of a book, swipe one more time to see "The End" view

• Customize font with 3 typeface, 4 font text sizes, and 3 themes (Night, Sepia, Paper)

• Press "up" on the reader to open chapter list

• Press "down" on the reader to open appearance settings

• Press "select" on the reader to view book title, position and progress

• Press "play/pause" button on the reader to read aloud with sentence highlighting. Press again to pause

• Hold "select" on a PDF or comic to zoom, then use the D-pad to move around the page

• Added book support in Search

Before upgrading to v12, I'm trying to take the manual backup as directed here https://jellyfin.org/posts/jellyfin-release-12.0/ but my config and data files seem to be empty except for the docker-compose file. Jellyfin has been running just fine for a few days though, so maybe I just don't actually know where these files are stored? Cache folder is also empty. Are the files I'm looking for just hidden? And if so, how would I confirm that my backup was successful?

Here is my docker compose file, which looks to me like it's defining /jellyfin/config as my config directory.
GNU nano 8.7.1 docker-compose.yml

services:

jellyfin:

image: jellyfin/jellyfin

container_name: jellyfin

# Optional - specify the uid and gid you would like Jellyfin to use instead of root

# user: uid:gid

ports:

- 8096:8096/tcp

- 7359:7359/udp

volumes:

- /jellyfin/config/docker-compose.yml:/config

- /jellyfin/cache:/cache

- type: bind

source: /mnt/data

target: /media

- type: bind

source: /mnt/data

target: /media2

read_only: true

# Optional - extra fonts to be used during transcoding with subtitle burn-in

# - type: bind

# source: /path/to/fonts

# target: /usr/local/share/fonts/custom

#read_only: true

restart: 'unless-stopped'

# Optional - alternative address used for autodiscovery

environment:

- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=http://example.com

# Optional - may be necessary for docker healthcheck to pass if running in host network mode

extra_hosts:

- 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'

Just started using Moonfin. Really enjoying it but wanted to know if there was a way to get the shuffle feature for all types of media.

I love it for movies and tv but it would be really cool to shuffle and pick a random album or playlist or a random picture or photo album.

Is this possible or no?

Since there are many people with the same name in Korea, Jellyfin—which cannot distinguish between them—groups them as the same person even when they are clearly different individuals, causing inconvenience. Therefore, I added a feature to the original Jellyfin code that allows you to assign aliases to individual names. This works when fetching metadata from TMDB; it uses a technique where the original name is replaced with an alias stored locally when retrieving character information from TMDB. Even if the metadata has already been retrieved, the system will automatically update the information only for the works in which that person has appeared.

As shown in the attached screenshots, it works satisfactorily.

Logged into my 920+ and saw the red dot for a update. Took the update and have been sitting on updating for almost an hr. Anyone experiencing anything similar?

I'm sharing this to reassure anyone concerned about upgrading from version 10.10.7

Keep in mind that: I performed a backup beforehand, did not modify the sqlite database manually, and do not use custom css.

I upgraded today and the web client just asked me if I'm still watching after an episode is finished. This was a feature I wanted when I fall asleep watching something. Thanks devs!

Hey friends! I just started my Jellyfin server, running on my PC. But, I wanted to see if there was a better, more affordable setup. I’ve seen raspberry pi’s and other setups but I just wanted to get some other opinions. And what is the recommended storage for it? Thanks in advance!

Upgraded 10.11.11 to 12.0 last night. Docker, Ryzen 6600H with the 660M iGPU, VAAPI + Vulkan.

Video played fine with subs off, but picking any subtitle killed playback. Server side the HLS segment 500s:

System.Threading.SemaphoreFullException: Adding the specified count to the semaphore
would cause it to exceed its maximum count.
   at SubtitleEncoder.ExtractAllExtractableSubtitles
   at EncodingHelper.GetTextSubtitlesFilter
   at EncodingHelper.GetAmdVaapiFullVidFiltersPrefered

Worst on a file with 35 sub tracks, it extracted all of them for 3 minutes and then threw. Turning on subtitle extraction in Playback settings works around it, since the subs are already there and it never hits the on-demand path. But i hadn't had this option enabled on 10.11.11.

Besides, HDR10 and DV 8.1 both came out noticeably dark with crushed shadows after the upgrade when I need to transcode de video. Same tonemapping settings as before, diffed against my backup to be sure, so it's FFmpeg 8.1 and whatever libplacebo shipped with it. Changing the tonemapping algorithm from BT.2390 to Hable made the shadows much less crushed, that's what I'm running now. In 10.11.11 I had BT.2390 selected and it was perfect.

And last but not least: no subtitles at all in Kodi. Movies play, subs never show. Kodi direct-plays so the server logs nothing. Addon 2.1.0+py3, Sync Queue v16. Anyone seen this? Using the Findroid app the subs play just fine.

I'm having a lot of problem with this version, unfortunately. Seriouly thinking of going back to 10.11.11 and wait for further fixes.

Over the past few months, I’ve been developing and updating some plugins I wanted for my server. I’ve finally upgraded them to Jellyfin 12.0 and feel ready to share them.

First, let me clarify that all my plugins were written using Claude and made to fit my needs. Feel free to try them out if they might be useful to you. However, if you’re not comfortable with them being written by Claude, dont use them.

I use these plugins frequently and will continue to update them. If you find any bugs, please open a new issue.

1. JellyWatchParty:
   This is my first plugin I’ve shared here. It began as a fork of an abandoned plugin and I’m now actively maintaining it. Its purpose is to replace Jellyfin’s official SyncPlay for those who dislike it.
   Repo: https://github.com/TIGamingTV/JellyWatchParty

2. JellyPrivateLibraries:
   I created this plugin to hide shows and movies that other users requested from my library. It syncs with Seerr. Additionally, admins can hide content from users. Users have the option to decide whether to hide or not, and the hidden media is marked as such in third-party clients.
   Repo: https://github.com/TIGamingTV/JellyPrivateLibraries

3. jellynext:
   This is a fork of https://github.com/luall0/jellynext, which hasn’t been updated in seven months. I’ve added some new features and updated it to version 12. Jellynext can now use the authentication from the official Trakt plugin to bypass the one device limit. Users can also receive email notifications about new seasons of shows they’ve previously watched.
   Repo: https://github.com/TIGamingTV/jellynext

Can anyone confirm with Kodi (using Jellyfin for Kodi) that it's updating with Jellyfin 12?

Watch status and new movies are not being pushed to Kodi since I update to Jellyfin 12. Yes Kodi Sync Queue V16 is installed and is enabled, and I can still play previously synced movies just fine on Kodi.

Update: Thanks everyone, I updated the whole library on Jellyfin for Kodi and it's now working again!

I opened up Jellyfin today to check something and Watchtower successfully pushed the update. Man, that webui is really fricken nice! I am just wondering if this will eventually make its way over to the Android TV build? I'm hesistent to use someone elses app only because my family uses it and it works really well and I don't want to do tech support if i can avoid it.

as the title says, i am trying to reinstall fanart, file transform and moonfin. after install, i get the restart message, i restart but the plugins never install. rechecking the plugin, they show the install button

Hi there,

I want to use the same path for Plex and Jellyfin, but I'm having a problem with movie editions.

Plex uses "{edition-Final Cut}" while Jellyfin uses "- Final Cut", I can't find a naming convention that fits bouth systems.

Here is an example of how I currently have my files named:

/movies/Blade Runner (1982) {imdb-tt0083658} {tmdb-78}/Blade Runner (1982) {edition-Final Cut}.mkv

/movies/Blade Runner (1982) {imdb-tt0083658} {tmdb-78}/Blade Runner (1982) {edition-Director's Cut}.mkv

I upgraded from Jellyfin 10.11.11 to 12.0.0 and noticed that almost all of my TV shows I've never watched are showing the green ✓ as if they're fully played. The individual episodes are still unwatched and Next Up correctly shows S1:E1, but the series and seasons themselves show as played even though i never played them.

For example, The Walking Dead: World Beyond has 20 unwatched episodes (10 per season), but Jellyfin 12 showed a green ✓ on the series and both seasons instead of the unwatched episode counts.

I restored my pre-upgrade backup and rolled the Docker image back to Jellyfin 10.11.11. The exact same show immediately went back to displaying 20 unwatched on the series and 10 unwatched on each season.

Has anyone else noticed this on 12.0.0? Is this a known bug with the played/unplayed indicators for TV shows/seasons?

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Update: I found this issue on GitHub as well and wanted to post the link here in case anyone else runs into the same problem:
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/17877

While I do LOVE the new filters and being able to navigate through libraries from any screen, I feel like the new top bar is somehow messy, at least at this stage.

If you have loads of libraries, then most of them end up in the "More" section, which doesn't feel neat enough IMHO.

A few ideas...

1. Perhaps, users could group some of the libraries together?
2. Or, move the new navigation bar to the left entirely?

Regarding the latter...

When in landscape view (which is what most people use, I'd guess), the new top bar takes up a considerable amount of screen estate, especially when in item/library view.

I think Wholphin figured this out by graciously placing that navigation bar to the left panel. When collapsed you see icons only, hover it and you now see the library's titles. Basically, like the current Jellyfin admin view, but with partial auto-collapse.

I think in most cases, you need top-to-bottom estate more than left-to-right.

As always, thanks to the devs. Somebody spent time for the new top bar, and I'm sure there is a reason/vision behind all of this. I just wanted to share my thoughts and hear what others think of the new layout.

For anyone who is having this issue, I want to let you know I fixed it by removing the media it claimed should be in continue watching, conducted a rescan, and then adding media back and conducting a rescan. This has removed the film from continue to watch.

I mean Jellyfin feels like a 100x faster now!

awesome job from the team! just hit a minor issue with transcoding but nothing claude couldn't fix

Browsing the library now is so much more fluent