Side by side

Haruna vs netjukebox

Both stand on media player software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Haruna

Free plan LinuxWindows

Haruna provides configurable local and online video playback, playlist options and subtitle support at no cost. Linux users have several listed installation routes; KDE lists Windows nightly installers for testing.

Visit Haruna

netjukebox

Free plan iPhoneLinuxMac+3

netjukebox offers several playback modes, streaming fallback, and file transcoding without a listed charge. Its installation requirements and network-share dependency are important considerations for self-hosted or multi-computer use.

Visit netjukebox

The facts

	Haruna	netjukebox
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Windows	iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	haruna.kde.org	netjukebox.nl
On media player software	#17 of 76	#21 of 76

Haruna: what it does well

Supports local files and network playback
Includes subtitles and hardware acceleration
Can populate playlists from the opened file’s folder
Most actions support configurable keyboard shortcuts
Available for Linux and Windows

What to know first

Windows installers listed by KDE are nightly builds for testing
Online video playback depends on youtube-dl or yt-dlp

netjukebox: what it does well

Free current version licensed under GNU GPLv3.
Supports standalone, network, and remote-control playback.
HTML5 streaming includes M3U/HLS fallback.
Can transcode downloads to another format or bitrate.
Generates PDF CD covers.

What to know first

Manual installation requires Apache and PHP extensions.
Network playback requires a working network share.
Installation instructions require changing the default admin password.

Alternatives to Haruna Alternatives to netjukebox The whole list