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Silux Media on your computer

How to use Silux Media on Mac, Windows and Linux computers — your own films, TV shows, music, photos and books, in HD even on 1–2 Mbps.
Sign in and link a TV — Create the admin account, sign in on a phone or computer, and sign a TV in with a code approved from the phone.

Set up

  1. 1Download the app for your computer from the Download page (.zip for Mac and Windows, .deb or .tar.xz for Linux) — or just open your server’s address in a browser.
  2. 2Sign in with Silux Media, or Connect to a server directly.
  3. 3Pick your server.

Find your way around

  • Every section in the side rail; it scrolls in a small window
  • Right-click a title for Play, My List and Download
  • Keyboard: Space/K play-pause, J/L ±10 s, M mute, C audio & subtitles, I bandwidth, N next, Esc close
  • On Linux, PDFs open in your PDF viewer; EPUBs open in the app

Good to know

  • Users browse and watch; only admins delete, and only in the server’s web app
  • Protected (Parental Control) folders stay hidden until the PIN is entered on this device
  • Change the account server any time in Server address

Questions

Is Silux Media free on Mac, Windows and Linux computers?

Yes. The apps are free, and the self-hosted server is free forever — remote streaming included.

Does it work on slow connections?

Yes — HD from about 1–2 Mbps, and playback keeps going down to about 0.2 Mbps.

Last updated 2026-11-12.