Emby Xbox

Emby for Xbox is a modern app for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Find it on Microsoft Store on Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/emby-theater/9nblggh4t70l. As a native app, it supports a wide range of codecs and formats, enabling direct play for most kinds of video files.

  • Emby for Xbox works with remote control from your phone or web browser, making it easy to control playback on your TV.
  • Emby for Xbox can play just about any type of media thanks to Emby Server transcoding; in many cases you will be using direct play most of the time.
Note

To take full advantage of everything Emby for Xbox offers, you will need a valid Emby Premiere key, read more here: Emby Premiere

Emby in the Microsoft Store

Emby for Xbox is available in the Microsoft Store:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/emby-theater/9nblggh4t70l

This app runs on:

  • Xbox One - all models
  • Xbox Series X|S

Setup Guide

Install the app from Microsoft Store on your Xbox. The app will then automatically find your local Emby Server(s). If it cannot find your server or you are attempting to connect to a remote server, the app will present you with options to connect manually or use Emby Connect.

Direct Play Media Formats

Emby for Xbox can direct play a wide range of media formats thanks to FFmpegInteropX and platform codec support with hardware acceleration.

Best Practices for Direct Play

Leave the app's streaming bitrate setting on the default value of Auto, if possible. The app will perform bandwidth tests with your Emby Server to determine the maximum playable bitrate.

  • If you are customizing the bitrate setting, then you will need to compare the bitrate of your files to the bitrate setting in the app. You can find the bitrate of a file by checking the media info in the web interface. If the bitrate of a file is higher than the setting in the app, transcoding will be required. Increasing the bitrate setting in the app can help reduce transcoding, but may impact playback performance if your network connection is not fast enough to handle it.