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WanderPlay

Unified local media and artist-direct music — Plex sells viewing data to advertisers, Jellyfin requires self-hosting expertise, Spotify behavioral data sold to labels, your listening and viewing habits are surveillance infrastructure.

Community & Lifestyle
ReplacesPlex (viewing data sold to advertisers) / Spotify (behavioral data to labels) / Apple Music (Apple advertising)
Open-source baseJellyfin

About

Plex, the most popular local media server, sells aggregated viewing data to advertisers and content partners — your watching habits are a product even when playing files you own. Jellyfin is a fully open-source Plex alternative but requires technical setup that excludes most users. Spotify's behavioral data — what you listen to, when, skip patterns, playlist habits — is sold to labels to inform A&R and marketing decisions. Apple Music integrates listening data across the Apple advertising ecosystem. Your media consumption habits are among the most intimate behavioral data that exists — they reveal mood, relationships, political beliefs, health concerns, and identity. WanderPlay is a unified local media server with artist-direct music integration: Jellyfin-based local video library, WanderStream artist-direct audio, no behavioral data sent anywhere, and a UX accessible to non-technical users.

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Features

  • Local video library: Jellyfin-based, all files on your hardware — Plex viewing data sales rejected
  • WanderStream integration: artist-direct music without Spotify behavioral surveillance
  • No recommendation algorithm: your viewing and listening habits are not products
  • Offline playback: full media library available without internet
  • Mobile apps: iOS and Android access your own library, not a corporate server
  • WanderScreen integration: home theater setup without cloud dependency
  • No skip-data harvesting: Spotify sells skip patterns to labels — WanderPlay doesn't track
  • Multi-user profiles: separate libraries and history without cross-contamination
  • Subtitle and accessibility: CC, audio description, multiple language tracks — local, not streaming-dependent
  • WanderAgent vault integration: artist music with rights documentation traveling with the files
Hand-assembled

Built by supported employment workers — people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities — through WWP's fulfillment program. Every product ships with a Built By card. Competitive wage, never 14(c) subminimum.

Repair & refurb

Send it back. Prepaid label. Component-level repair, module upgrades, firmware updates. 7-year spare parts guarantee. Donate on return — refurbished hardware goes to shelter and community partners. GPL firmware: the device works even if WanderVerse shuts down.

No hardware subscription — ever

BMW charged $18/mo for heated seats already in your car. GM locked remote start. Eero charges for VPN on hardware that could run it free. We don't do that. You bought it, you own it — every feature works forever, no subscription required. WanderAssist ($9/mo optional) is a convenience layer, never a gate. Safety features are never paywalled.

Pro & Lux tiers — coming

Every WanderVerse hardware product will offer Pro and Lux finish tiers — premium materials and handcrafted finishes by WanderVerse Artisans: supported employment workers with artistic skills. Each Lux unit ships with a Finished By card. Lux revenue cross-subsidizes nonprofit pricing.

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