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ZY Player vs Plex

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

ZY Player

7.8
Media & Design

Video resource player

Plex

8.0
Media & Design

Home media player

Metric ZY Player Plex
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 7.8 8.0
30-day Installs 8 456
90-day Installs 22 1.4K
365-day Installs 78 6.0K
Version 2.8.8 1.112.0.359,0d79a49f
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 14.5K 11.2K
GitHub Forks 2.3K 604
Open Issues 64 83
License MIT OFL-1.1
Language Vue CSS
Last GitHub Commit 3y ago 2mo ago
First Seen Feb 3, 2021 Oct 14, 2012

Reviews

ZY Player

ZY Player is a cross-platform, ad-free video player with a sleek design, benefiting users who value a clean and reliable media experience.

Plays video resources across multiple platforms without ads.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform functionality
  • + Ad-free experience
  • + High-quality design
  • + Open-source with MIT license
  • + Supports various video resources

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some OS-specific bugs reported

Plex

Plex is a robust home media player that streams and organizes your media library, offering a seamless experience for content consumption. It benefits users who want a centralized platform for accessing movies, TV shows, and music across various devices.

Plex streams and organizes digital media, providing a unified platform for accessing movies, TV shows, and music.

Pros

  • + Seamless media streaming across devices
  • + Comprehensive media library management
  • + Regular updates and auto-updating feature

Cons

  • - Security concerns as highlighted in recent notices
  • - Issues with certain third-party hosting providers