MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WebM, M4V, MPEG, TS, VOB, and other common local video paths.
Compatibility
Movies, shows, files, games. One local library.
BurnFlix is built for media collections that do not fit one neat shelf: common video containers, TV episode naming, personal video files, PC games, retro libraries, metadata providers, local artwork, and living room playback.
TMDB, OMDb, TheTVDB, Steam, Libretro, IGDB, and OpenVGDB can enrich your local library.
Browser playback, range-aware streaming, Big Picture mode, keyboard navigation, and optional UPnP/DLNA.
What BurnFlix understands
Library coverage, grouped into sane categories.
The app focuses on files you already have locally, then layers metadata, artwork, recommendations, and playback around them.
Movies and videos
Scan movie folders and personal videos, stream supported files locally, cache provider artwork, and extract video thumbnails when artwork is missing.
View supported formatsTV shows and episodes
Common episode naming patterns like S01E01, S1E1, 1x01, and Season 1 Episode 1 are parsed into show and season views.
See the scanner architectureGames and apps
Steam libraries, approved apps, emulator readiness, retro metadata, game artwork, and launch context sit beside the media library.
Explore game integrationsArtwork and recommendations
Provider images and selected covers are cached locally. Recommendations use genres, most watched media, and your personal library, not AI generation.
Read how recommendations workLibrary examples
Recognizable media types, grouped by what people actually browse.
BurnFlix is strongest when it can scan a local folder, identify the content, cache artwork, and keep your last good library available instantly.
Feature films, documentaries, concerts, stand-up specials, and local movie folders.
Series folders, season folders, episode files, miniseries, and episode collections.
Home movies, recordings, tutorials, clips, travel videos, and other files that need thumbnails.
PC games, retro libraries, emulator checks, platform grouping, and launch-ready records.
Approved app entries, launch targets, local icons, and app artwork inside the same interface.
Browser playback, Big Picture mode, keyboard controls, and compatible DLNA devices.
File formats
Local video files are the foundation.
BurnFlix scans supported video formats, then layers streaming, metadata, artwork, and health checks on top. These are the primary formats the scanner looks for.
.mp4, .mkv, .avi, .mov, .wmv, .flv, .webm, .m4v, .mpg, .mpeg, .3gp, .ts, .vob, .rm, .rmvb
S01E01, S1E1, 1x01, Season 1 Episode 1, and common separator variants.
Posters, covers, backdrops, logos, screenshots, thumbnails, app icons, and game media cached locally.
Movies, TV shows, cast, crew, seasons, game summaries, release data, platform details, and library health signals.
HTML5 browser playback, range requests, local cache URLs, and optional UPnP/DLNA media serving.
Genre matching, most watched signals, and personal-library relationships. No AI or AI generation.
Official sources
The definitive provider details live upstream.
BurnFlix integrates with metadata and artwork services when API keys are configured. These links are useful for understanding the provider ecosystems behind the app.
TMDB developer docs
Movie and TV metadata, posters, backdrops, logos, cast, crew, and related-title data.
OMDb API
Fallback movie metadata and external identifiers.
TheTVDB API
TV series metadata, artwork, seasons, status, and network details.
IGDB API docs
Game metadata, artwork, screenshots, summaries, release dates, and platform records.
BurnFlix
Point it at your folders. BurnFlix will show you what it can organize.
Movies, TV shows, videos, games, apps, artwork, recommendations, and health checks all flow into the same local-first library.