What is Parallax?
A self-hosted app for looking after your video, image and audio collections.
Parallax is a free, open source app for looking after a big media collection. It runs in Docker on your own machine and you use it from a web browser. It sits alongside your media player and looks after the files behind it.
New here? Start with Install, then Your first scan. If something goes wrong, Troubleshooting covers the common problems.
What it can do
Each feature below has its own page with the details.
Your collection
- LibrariesPoint Parallax at your folders of videos, photos and music, and it keeps up as files come and go.
- FilesBrowse everything in one place, search and sort it, and play it right in the browser.
- Video and audio playerPlay videos and music in the browser, with subtitles and sound that always works.
- Home and statisticsSee how much space Parallax has saved you, and what it is working on right now.
Free up space
- CompressMake videos and music much smaller, with no quality loss you would notice.
- DuplicatesFind copies of the same video, photo or song, even under different names, and keep the best one.
- CleanupFind the files that match rules you set, like very short, tiny or old, and clear them out together.
- OriginalsEvery change keeps a backup first. Put one back with a click, or delete the backups when you are sure.
Fix and tidy
- IdentifyTurn badly named files into a tidy library that Plex, Jellyfin and Kodi recognise.
- OrganizeLook inside any folder, group the files, then move, rename or delete them in a few clicks.
- ToolboxQuick fixes for problem files: trim the ends, even out the volume, fix one-sided sound, turn a sideways clip upright.
- SpliceJoin several videos into one file, in the order you choose.
- FiltersOne filter builder shared by Cleanup, Content Review and Organize, so you only learn it once.
Pictures and subtitles
- UpscaleMake a bigger, sharper copy of a picture.
- Content ReviewFind pictures that may be inappropriate and set them aside together.
- SubtitlesFind the videos that have none, download them in bulk, and fix the ones that are out of time.
Bring things in
- DownloadsSave videos and audio from links you paste in.
- GalleriesFetch whole galleries and albums of pictures and clips, and keep them up to date.
Make it yours
- JobsWatch what Parallax is doing in the background, read its logs, and cancel things.
- Command paletteJump to any page, or switch theme, from the keyboard.
- ThemesChange the colours to suit you.
- Account and sign-inOne private account, so only you can open Parallax.
- SettingsEvery setting in one place, tab by tab.
The Advanced section is for the technical side, like using a graphics card to speed things up. You never need it to get started.