Handheld · docked
Nintendo Switch
The console in the drawer becomes a full media center. A native build on Atmosphère CFW, docked to the TV or handheld in bed.
GMCA
Gamepad Media Center Aggregator
Controller-first client
Runs Plex on your Nintendo Switch
GMCA is one gamepad-first client. Point it at any media center, and run it on any device you left in a drawer.
Free & open source · Not affiliated with Plex · Jellyfin · Emby · Stremio
- Runtime
- Native C++ · no Electron
- License
- Apache-2.0 · open source
- Builds
- NRO VPK Flatpak DMG · 7z
01
Five sources · one interface
One app, every server
Point GMCA at whatever you already run. Each source brings its own colour and its own tabs — but the way you browse, search and play never changes.
Tabs adapt
to each server
to each server
01
PlexMedia server
Sign in with plex.tv: your server, Home profiles, Watchlist, hubs and transcode.
02
JellyfinMedia server
Just your URL and Quick Connect, no account. Resume, Next Up and favourites.
03
EmbyMedia server
Jellyfin's close cousin, same deal: libraries, collections, genres and resume.
04
StremioAdd-ons
One login syncs your add-on catalogues and library, debrid streams included.
05
File serversNo server needed
Browse and play straight from WebDAV, FTP, SFTP and HTTP(S) shares.
Connection switcher · every server and profile side by side, no re-login
02
The devices you already own
The screens you forgot
The big media-server apps stop at phones, TVs and computers. GMCA goes further — to the game consoles in the drawer and the Raspberry Pi wired to the TV — with a native, gamepad-first build for each.
Pocket · OLED
PS Vita
That gorgeous OLED finally earns its keep again. A native player, tuned to what the Vita's hardware can really do.
Living room
Raspberry Pi on the TV
A Pi wired to the television plus any controller turns into a couch-ready media box. Flatpak for arm64 and x86_64.
Desktop · laptop
Windows · macOS · Linux
The same app, on the computer you use every day. Plug in a pad, or drive the whole thing from the keyboard.
03
Every feature, designed for a gamepad
Native, down to the metal
No browser, no web view. Compiled straight to each platform, with hardware playback, per-server theming and offline downloads.
Native & fast
Compiled per platform. No Electron, no browser tab. Cold-starts in a blink, even on nine-year-old silicon.
Gamepad navigation
Every screen is laid out for a stick and four buttons. A confirms, B goes back, everywhere.
MPV playback
The mpv engine under the hood: hardware decode, subtitles and the formats that just work.
Downloads & offline
Pull episodes to the device and watch on the train. Watch-state syncs back when you reconnect.
14 languages
Fully translated across fourteen locales. Every string, never machine-guessed.
Per-server theming
The accent follows the source: Plex amber, Jellyfin cyan, Emby green, Stremio violet.
Connection switcher
Keep every server and account side by side. Hop between them from one avatar, no re-login.
Tabs that adapt
The interface changes with the server. Watchlist, favourites and collections show up only where they exist.
04
Captured on the desktop build
See it running
One interface across every source. The same layout serves a Plex library, a Jellyfin series, an Emby film and a Stremio catalogue.
Full-frame captures
from the desktop build
from the desktop build
Same app, every server
05
Pick your platform · point at your server
Three steps to play
1
Get your build
Grab the release for your device from GitHub. Every tag ships builds for all supported platforms.
SWITCH · VITA · PI · DESKTOP
2
Point it at your server
Add Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Stremio, or a plain file share. Add as many as you like.
PLEX · JELLYFIN · EMBY · STREMIO
3
Grab a controller
Pick up any gamepad and press A — you're in, browsing a couch-ready interface.
GAMEPAD-FIRST