Gerbera

Free UPnP media server for your home network

About Gerbera

Gerbera is a free UPnP media server that streams your music, photos, and videos to compatible devices around the home, including TVs, game consoles, phones, and tablets. It extracts metadata from media files automatically, uses JavaScript to lay out collections the way you want, and offers optional transcoding so files play in formats each device supports. It suits home users who want their own library streamed without a cloud service.

Gerbera website preview

Live preview of gerbera.io via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Gerbera: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers media server, upnp, streaming, open source — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 808 tools in the AI Image & Video category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Gerbera pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	gerbera.io

Gerbera key facts

Category: AI Image & Video
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: media server, upnp, streaming, open source
Official site: gerbera.io

Gerbera FAQ

How much does Gerbera cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (gerbera.io).

What is Gerbera used for?

Free UPnP media server for your home network Its focus areas in the AI Image & Video category: media server, upnp, streaming, open source.

Where can I try Gerbera?

On its official site, gerbera.io — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Gerbera vs alternatives

	Gerbera	Icecast	Lyrion Music Server	MediaMTX
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	media server, upnp, streaming, open source	streaming, radio, media server, open source	music, streaming, media server, open source, self hosted	streaming, media server, webrtc, rtsp, open source
Official site	gerbera.io	icecast.org	lyrion.org	mediamtx.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the AI Image & Video category

AI tools for generating images, videos, music, and voices from simple prompts. The AI Image & Video category on Tools Hub currently lists 808 tools. Alongside Gerbera, it includes HomeGallery, Aiartes, CustomPod, MyPicNow.

FreeAI Image & Videomedia-serverupnpstreamingopen-source

Alternatives to Gerbera

Tools in the same AI Image & Video category that share focus areas with Gerbera — worth comparing before you commit:

AI Image & Video

Icecast

Streaming audio and video server for internet radio stations

Freestreamingradiomedia-serveropen-source

AI Image & Video

Lyrion Music Server

Open-source music server for Squeezebox players, formerly Logitech Media Server

Freemusicstreamingmedia-serveropen-source

AI Image & Video

MediaMTX

Ready-to-use, open-source live media router and server

Freestreamingmedia-serverwebrtcrtsp

AI Image & Video

Music Player Daemon

Flexible, powerful server-side music player controlled over the network

Freemusicmedia-serverdaemonopen-source

AI Image & Video

SRS

Simple Realtime Server: high-efficiency live streaming server

Freestreamingwebrtcrtmpmedia-server

AI Image & Video

Swing Music

Beautiful self-hosted music streaming server for your own library

Freemiummusicstreamingmedia-serverself-hosted

More in AI Image & Video

Comparing tools in the AI Image & Video category? These related listings are worth a look: HomeGallery — Browse personal photos and videos with AI-powered discovery; Aiartes — AI art style reference library for better image prompts; CustomPod — Personalized AI podcast delivering daily audio briefings on your topics.