2025-04-29, 04:22 PM
Hi everyone,
I recently started working on a Jellyfin plugin project and wanted to briefly introduce myself and what I’m trying to do. I’m not a developer—just someone who loves Jellyfin and is trying to push it a little further with the help of ChatGPT. I’m figuring this out as I go and relying heavily on AI to help write and guide the code.
For now, I don’t plan to release the plugin publicly. Since I’m not a developer, I wouldn’t feel comfortable putting sub-par or barely maintained code out into the wild. That said, there are a couple of features I’ve always wanted in Jellyfin, and I’m giving it a shot.
I’d really appreciate your feedback. Specifically, do you see anything about this idea that you think would be fundamentally impossible within the Jellyfin ecosystem?
The core idea I’m currently working on is a Physical Media Collection Plugin. It allows users to add movies and TV shows to their Jellyfin library even if they only own them physically and don't have digital copies—without the hassle of ripping the discs.
This would let users:
Complete and organize their digital collections
Search across their entire library metadata (actors, directors, genres, etc.)
Browse all their media when deciding what to watch
Watch trailers (via YouTube)
And then... walk over to their shelf and pop the disc into their player
Additionally, I would ideally like to add the corresponding disc logo (Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, etc.) or at least tag each entry with the quality information (like 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR, DVD, etc.)—similar to how Jellyfin currently collects media info from actual digital files. I'd love for the library view to clearly show the available quality for each physical title.
Thanks a lot for your time and any advice you might have, it is greatly appreciated!
I recently started working on a Jellyfin plugin project and wanted to briefly introduce myself and what I’m trying to do. I’m not a developer—just someone who loves Jellyfin and is trying to push it a little further with the help of ChatGPT. I’m figuring this out as I go and relying heavily on AI to help write and guide the code.
For now, I don’t plan to release the plugin publicly. Since I’m not a developer, I wouldn’t feel comfortable putting sub-par or barely maintained code out into the wild. That said, there are a couple of features I’ve always wanted in Jellyfin, and I’m giving it a shot.
I’d really appreciate your feedback. Specifically, do you see anything about this idea that you think would be fundamentally impossible within the Jellyfin ecosystem?
The core idea I’m currently working on is a Physical Media Collection Plugin. It allows users to add movies and TV shows to their Jellyfin library even if they only own them physically and don't have digital copies—without the hassle of ripping the discs.
This would let users:
Complete and organize their digital collections
Search across their entire library metadata (actors, directors, genres, etc.)
Browse all their media when deciding what to watch
Watch trailers (via YouTube)
And then... walk over to their shelf and pop the disc into their player
Additionally, I would ideally like to add the corresponding disc logo (Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, etc.) or at least tag each entry with the quality information (like 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR, DVD, etc.)—similar to how Jellyfin currently collects media info from actual digital files. I'd love for the library view to clearly show the available quality for each physical title.
Thanks a lot for your time and any advice you might have, it is greatly appreciated!