Portage/Press

Press

Portage is a player for Plex, Emby and Jellyfin on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It casts to any TV, and converts files for TVs that can’t play them.

Facts

Developer: Rikard Wissing, Sweden
Price: Free to download
Privacy first: The app collects nothing; sign-ins stay on the device
Platforms: iPhone and iPad on iOS 26 or later, Mac on macOS 12 or later
Works with: Plex, Emby, Jellyfin and folders of files
Released: 7 October 2026 on the Mac, 12 October 2026 on iPhone and iPad
Latest: 1.0.6, 23 Oct 2026
App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id6816252844
Contact: hi@rikard.dev
Follow: X, Bluesky, YouTube

The story

We were stuck in an Airbnb with an old Apple TV and couldn’t stream from Plex to it. Portage is the app that could: your own films, from your own server, on whatever screen is in front of you, whether that’s an old Apple TV, a Chromecast, a smart TV, a hotel TV or a car’s browser.