https://github.com/sidefx/embyexplorerqt

Explorer for Emby collections (movies, series, home videos)
https://github.com/sidefx/embyexplorerqt

cpp17 emby emby-api qt6 qxlsx

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Explorer for Emby collections (movies, series, home videos)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sidefx/embyexplorerqt
• Owner: SideFx
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2025-02-25T14:00:41.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-15T13:04:25.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-15T15:08:50.253Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: cpp17, emby, emby-api, qt6, qxlsx
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 17.8 MB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

          
## Emby Explorer (Qt) - (w) 2025 Jan Buchholz 

Emby Explorer (Qt) is a lightweight Qt6 application to explore your Emby media server.

- Browse collections including movies, series, and home videos

- Configure the level of detail to fetch (cast, directors, genres and more)

- View a popup dialog with cover art and summaries for movies and series

- Export media details directly to Excel

### Welcome screen

![Screenshot](images/img01.png)

### Preferences - Configure connection to server

![Screenshot](images/img02.png)

### Preferences - Configure level of detail

![Screenshot](images/img03.png)

### Preferences - Select font and font size

![Screenshot](images/img04.png)

### Fetched *Home videos* collection

![Screenshot](images/img05.png)

### Collection exported to Excel

![Screenshot](images/img06.png)

### Credits

[Daniel Nicoletti (dantti) and Jay Two (j2Doll)](https://github.com/QtExcel/QXlsx) for "QXlsx"

### Known issues

On macOS, the app requires network access permission.  

The first login to the Emby server may fail until access is granted.

### Updates

**2025-09-11**

- Fixed broken ToolBar → ToolButton style on macOS (no hover/click effect)

- Added `.json` extension to preferences file

- Minor enhancements

**2025-10-15**

- All releases now built with Qt 6.10

- Code review completed

- Preferences now use ascii85 format (instead of base64)

- Minor fixes

**2025-11-28 – Release v1.4**

- Added timeout for REST API

- English translation overhaul

- Removed German translation

- This README :)

Have fun.