A local-first media command center for every screen in your home.

Sam's Media Center is a local media command center and playback router for Windows and macOS hosts with lightweight receiver clients. Use your own Emby libraries and user-provided legal IPTV/XMLTV sources to browse, queue, and play across every screen on your network.

No cloud account required for core use.

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Local-first Your network, your data
Private No cloud account required
Cross-platform Windows/macOS host, thin receivers
Bring your sources Emby, IPTV, XMLTV
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Why Sam's Media Center exists

Great media setups are powerful, but scattered. You juggle multiple apps, different interfaces, and inconsistent playback across rooms.

Sam's Media Center brings control under one roof, locally.

  • One place to discover and organize your libraries and guide data
  • Route playback to any supported device on your network
  • Consistent per-device queues and playback diagnostics
  • Private by design. You stay in control.
Your sources
Emby server
Legal IPTV
Your login
XMLTV guide
Your data
...and more
Sam's Media Center Windows/macOS host
Any screen
on your network
Browser receiver
Chrome, Edge, Safari
tvOS receiver
Preview / Beta
Planned: Android TV
Later
...and more

All traffic stays on your local network. No cloud required.

Core features

Unified discovery

Browse/search across connected Emby, IPTV, and XMLTV sources you configure.

Playback router

Send playback to the screen you choose with host-managed routing decisions.

Per-device queues

Keep each receiver's queue independent for rooms, screens, and workflows.

Direct play first

Prefer direct play, then relay, remux, or transcode when compatibility requires it.

Diagnostics

Explainable playback decisions help you understand why a route was selected.

Privacy & Security by design

  • Local-first architecture. Your data stays on your network.
  • No cloud account required for core use.
  • Sam's Media Center does not provide channels, streams, playlists, guide data, movies, shows, or IPTV subscriptions.
  • Use only sources you are authorized to access.
  • Security hardening is part of the public release plan.

Join the early access waitlist

Be the first to help shape Sam's Media Center. Share your platform and use case so release work can prioritize what matters most.

Early access builds Get early builds and release notes.
Shape the roadmap Your feedback drives the product.
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Pricing preview

Free local basics are planned. A Pro license is planned later for advanced routing, multiple receivers, and premium workflows.

Pricing details and options coming soon.

Free local basics

Core local setup for Windows/macOS host.

Details coming soon
Pro license

Advanced routing and multiple receivers.

Details coming soon
Add-ons

Premium workflows and future account portal.

Details coming soon
No subscription required for core local use.

Roadmap

Here's what we're building next.

  1. Now Release 1

    Windows/macOS host, browser receiver, provider setup, queues, diagnostics.

  2. Next tvOS receiver preview / beta

    Thin receiver work for Apple TV with preview language until hardware validation.

  3. Later Android TV receiver

    Native Android TV receiver after the first local release path is stable.

  4. Planned Optional Pro licensing

    Account portal and licensing after the local product loop is ready.

Roadmap is subject to change based on feedback and priorities.