PixelBrite
Lite up your media collection
Self-hosted video and music streaming. Native apps for Apple platforms.
Full-featured web app for everything else.
Video Quality
Modern streaming formats
HDR Formats
High dynamic range
Custom Metal shaders for SDR tone mapping
Surround Sound
Theater-quality audio
Music & Lossless
Audiophile formats
File Formats
Container support
Beautiful Subtitles
Custom high-DPI rendering
Clean fonts, proper kerning, smooth animation
Bitmap Extraction
OCR to crisp text
Extracted and re-rendered for clarity
Also plays: DivX, XviD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, WMA, RM, RealMedia, 3GP, FLV, Theora, Vorbis, AC3, DTS, PCM, WAV, AIFF, OGG, M4A, and 100+ more formats via FFmpeg
macOS
Sonoma (14.0+)
- • Native Swift app
- • Picture-in-picture
- • Keyboard shortcuts
- • Not Electron
iPhone & iPad
iOS/iPadOS 15.0+
- • iPhone 12 and newer
- • iPad mini (6th gen+)
- • iPad Air (4th gen+)
- • iPad Pro (5th gen+)
Apple TV
→tvOS 15.0+
- • Apple TV 4K (2nd gen+)
- • Apple TV HD
- • Siri Remote
- • HDR passthrough
Android & Web
Modern browsers
- • Progressive Web App
- • Lossless playback
- • True gapless playback
- • Works offline
Standalone Document Player
Open any file like QuickTime. No server required.
- • iPhone 17 / Air / Pro / Pro Max
- • iPhone 16 / Plus / 16e / Pro / Pro Max
- • iPhone 15 / Plus / Pro / Pro Max
- • iPhone 14 / Plus / Pro / Pro Max
- • iPhone 13 / mini / Pro / Pro Max
- • iPhone 12 / mini / Pro / Pro Max
- • iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- • iPad Pro 12.9" (5th-7th gen)
- • iPad Pro 11" (3rd-5th gen)
- • iPad Air (4th-6th gen)
- • iPad (9th-11th gen)
- • iPad mini (6th-7th gen)
- • Apple TV 4K (3rd gen
- • 2022)
- • Apple TV 4K (2nd gen
- • 2021)
- • Apple TV HD (2015)
- • All Macs with Apple Silicon
- • Intel Macs (2017+)
Requires iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, tvOS 15.0, or macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later
Playback Quality
- Bit-perfect lossless streaming (FLAC/ALAC)
- Gapless playback for live albums
- Adaptive quality for data saving
- CarPlay and AirPlay integration
Library & Metadata
- Automatic artist/album/track matching
- High-quality artwork
- Browse by artist/ album/ genre/ year
- Custom playlists
Server idles at minimal RAM. Scales with active streams.
Near-zero CPU when not transcoding. GPU handles the heavy lifting.
Hardware encoding runs cool and quiet, even under load.
HDR Tone Mapping
Convert HDR10/Dolby Vision to SDR with cinematic quality
Tone mapping preserves color accuracy while adapting for SDR displays
Apple
VideoToolbox
NVIDIA
NVENC / NVDEC
Intel
Quick Sync Video
AMD
AMF / VCE
Linux
VAAPI / V4L2
Why Hardware?
→Dedicated encoders beat CPU
Zero Config
- • HLS over HTTPS
- • No firewall setup
- • Works with tunnels
- • 4K HDR tested
Sharing
- • Share links via iMessage
- • No login required
- • Time-limited tokens
- • Movies/ TV/ music
Offline Access
Download movies and music for travel.
Multi-Server
Connect to multiple PixelBrite servers.
Family Sharing
Create accounts for family members.
Smart Matching
Automatic metadata from TMDB and TVDB.
Picture-in-Picture
Keep watching while you multitask.
External Display
HDMI/USB-C output for TVs and projectors.
Adaptive Quality
Auto-adjusts bitrate based on your connection.
HDR Tone Mapping
Watch HDR content on SDR displays.
Resume Playback
Continue where you left off, any device.
PixelBrite Server
The recommended way to use PixelBrite.
Or stream directly from cloud storage:
Google Drive
Dropbox
iCloud Drive
OneDrive
SMB / NAS
File Browser
Free- • Navigate folders
- • Play any file
- • No metadata
Library Mode
Pro- • Auto-match movies & shows
- • High-quality artwork
- • Rich metadata & info
Embedded Mode
Server built into the app
- • Install once/ stream anywhere
- • Forward port 6262
- • Simple home server
Headless Server
Standalone server binary
- • Mac/ Windows/ Linux
- • Auto-matching & transcoding
- • Multi-client streaming
Why Self-Host?
→No subscriptions to cloud storage. No tracking. No ads. Your media library, your rules.
ACCESSIBILITY
Designed for everyone.
Touch
Gesture-first navigation on iOS.
Keyboard
Full keyboard navigation on macOS.
Trackpad & Mouse
Smooth scrolling, hover states.
Handedness
Left or right-handed modes.
Languages
Localized in multiple languages.
English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Русский, Türkçe, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, हिन्दी, العربية
PRICING
Everything Plex promised. Nothing it became.
Free
- ✓ Full quality local + remote streaming
- ✓ All video formats & codecs
- ✓ HDR/ Dolby Vision/ Atmos
- ✓ One library/ one user
- ✓ Basic music player
Pro
- ✓ Offline downloads
- ✓ Chromecast & AirPlay
- ✓ Unlimited libraries & users
- ✓ Watch history sync across devices
- ✓ Premium standalone music app
- ✓ HDR → SDR tone mapping
- ✓ Enhanced subtitles (OCR + styling)
- ✓ Intro skip & chapters
- ✓ Trakt.tv sync
- ✓ Receiver control (Yamaha/ Denon)
- ✓ Server dashboard & stats
- ✓ Watch app/ Siri/ widgets
- ✓ Parental controls
- ✓ Backup & restore
- ✓ Themes & early access
30-day free trial. No card required.
Lifetime licenses ($129) available during special events.
I'm one person building something I hope you'll love. No Silicon Valley ties, no investor dollars, no shareholders to please. A subscription is encouragement—the more support I receive, the more I can focus on PixelBrite. Thank you for being here.
Lite up your collection
Start streaming your media today.
Made with care by one person.