Ampchor
Like having your own version of Netflix, Spotify, Kindle, Audible, iCloud, and a game console — all in one easy-to-use app you actually own.
Switch to Ampchor and save up to ~$1,100 a year by cutting subscription costs.
- Free
- No ads
- Unlimited devices
For Mac, Windows & Linux.
Click, add, and play — it’s that easy.
Here’s everything it does, next to Plex, Jellyfin & Emby.
| Ampchor | Plex | Jellyfin | Emby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A dedicated library for each type | ||||
| Movies & TV shows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Music | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audiobooks | ✓ | Basic | Basic | Basic |
| Ebooks | ✓ | ✗ | Plugin | Basic |
| Comics & manga | ✓ | ✗ | Plugin | ✗ |
| Photos & home videos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Retro games — play & stream to your phone | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Quality & playback | ||||
| True 4K HDR — no quality loss | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lossless audio (FLAC, ALAC, WAV) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plays almost any format without converting | ✓ | Most | Most | Most |
| Hardware transcoding — included free | ✓ | Paid | ✓ | Paid |
| Adjustable speed + bookmarks for audiobooks | ✓ | Basic | Basic | Basic |
| Continue watching & up next, everywhere | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Skip intro — auto-detected, free | ✓ | Paid | Plugin | Paid |
| Subtitles & multiple audio tracks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simple to use | ||||
| Set up in seconds — just add your files | ✓ | Some | ✗ | Some |
| One app for your whole library, in your pocket | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Easy to navigate — made for everyone | ✓ | ✓ | Basic | ✓ |
| Auto-organizes with posters, art & credits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Desktop app (Mac, Windows, Linux) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phone app — full playback, no unlock fee | ✓ | Paid | ✓ | Paid |
| Smart TV app (Android TV & Fire TV) | Beta | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your games on your TV | Beta | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Unlimited devices at home | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Away from home | ||||
| Movies, TV, music & photos anywhere | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whole library anywhere — even games, books & comics | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No port-forwarding or setup | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Limited |
| Direct to your computer — no company servers | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Limited |
| Always encrypted — no one sees your stream | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Share with family & friends | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline & off-grid | ||||
| Works on any wifi — even a phone hotspot, no internet | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Never locked out by a company outage | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Posters & info saved offline (your own metadata) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Download to your phone, play with zero signal | Coming soon | Paid | ✓ | Paid |
| Privacy & ownership | ||||
| No account or sign-up — ever | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Optional |
| No passwords — devices paired with secure keys | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No ads, ever | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No tracking — your data is never collected or sold | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your files never leave your computer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uninstall anytime — your media stays untouched | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nothing to expire — yours to keep forever | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | Private engine | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Price | ||||
| Truly free at home — every feature, no ads | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Most |
| Remote access away from home | $4.99/mo | $6.99/mo | Build it yourself | $4.99/mo |
Your media. Your machine. Your rules.
A new era of software — made for ease, peace of mind, and real privacy. Ampchor runs entirely on your own machine, works off the grid, and answers to no one but you. The belief behind it is simple: if you bought it, you should own it.
It all runs on your machine
No data centers, no Big Tech cloud, no company servers. Your whole library lives on your own computer — Ampchor just gives it a beautiful home.
Nothing watches you
No account, no tracking, no ads, nothing sold. There’s no “your data” here, because none of it is ever collected.
Works off the grid
No internet required — just your own wifi. It can’t be switched off, it can’t expire, and it can’t be taken away.
Truly yours to keep
Your files stay as plain, standard files. Uninstall anytime and everything is still right where you left it — nothing is ever locked away.
Your whole world of media — free, forever.
No account. No ads. No catch. Just install it and it’s yours.
For Mac, Windows & Linux.