Davvy is a native Apple-platform player for the movies and TV shows already sitting on your own WebDAV or Jellyfin server. It turns a folder of files into a proper library with posters, descriptions, episodes and continue watching, without moving your media anywhere else.
Your films. Your server. Every screen. Browse your collection, play MP4 and MKV files, and turn your library into TV-style channels that sync through your private iCloud. Free to download and use, with no subscription.
WebDAV / iPhone & iPad / Mac / Apple TV / TMDb artwork / Custom channels
Make channels from your own collection by genre, folder and time of day. Browse the programme guide, join whatever is playing, or start an upcoming programme from the beginning.
Channels sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, so the same channel shows the same programme at the same time on your devices.
Choose a film or episode directly when you know what you want. Use Channels when you would rather tune into a schedule built from your library.
Davvy does not provide TV channels or a streaming subscription. The programmes come from the media on your own server.
Connect your media libraryReal Davvy screens on iPhone and Apple TV, reading a demo library of public-domain and open films.
Everything below runs against your own server, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV.
Davvy scans your WebDAV folders, reads the messy filenames people actually have, and groups them into movies, shows, seasons and episodes.
Add home, Tailscale and public addresses for the same server. Davvy selects the fastest one it can reach.
MP4 and MOV use native playback with Picture in Picture and AirPlay. Davvy also includes a playback engine for formats such as MKV and AVI, without requiring a separate transcoding server. Format support depends on the video and audio inside the file.
Progress follows you between iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV through your own private iCloud, so the TV already knows you are 40 minutes into episode three.
Davvy is available for Apple TV as well as iPhone, iPad and Mac. Your viewing progress and Channels sync through iCloud.
Direct playback in the Apple TV app and AirPlay from another device are different routes. AirPlay compatibility depends on the receiving device and the video and audio formats; a file playing on your phone does not guarantee that it will cast.
Check the server requirementsAdd your server to get started. Jellyfin asks you to sign in once on each device.
Choose WebDAV or Jellyfin, give the server a name and enter its address and login. For WebDAV, also select your media folder.
Give it a home address, a Tailscale address, a public URL, or all three. Auto handles the rest.
Davvy walks the folders, groups films and shows, and pulls in artwork and episode detail.
Play on the phone, cast to the TV, and carry on from the same second on the Apple TV.
Davvy requires a WebDAV or Jellyfin server that you own or have an account on. Davvy does not provide films, television, media or server hosting, and it has no catalogue of its own. You are responsible for the content available through your server.
Davvy is free to download and use. There is no subscription.
Read how the app handles data in the Davvy privacy policy.
View Davvy on the App StoreFor an internet-facing server, use HTTPS. A home network address alone will not work away from home; configure an appropriate private or secure remote route first.
Davvy connects to Jellyfin or WebDAV. The chosen service must be running, reachable and allow your account to read the intended media.
Examples include Synology with its WebDAV Server package, Nextcloud's WebDAV service and a computer running rclone serve webdav. These are protocol examples, not a claim that every server version or configuration has been tested.
Davvy also supports native Jellyfin connections. New to hosting? Set up your first Jellyfin or WebDAV server with our beginner guide.
Still stuck? Send a Davvy support request to the people who built it.
Yes. Davvy is a client, not a streaming service. It needs a WebDAV or Jellyfin server that you control, it provides no media of its own, and the content available through your server is your responsibility.
Davvy connects to Jellyfin servers and compatible WebDAV services, including Nextcloud and rclone. Choose the matching server type, provide your server login and check that your device can reach it. See the starter guide for setup steps.
Yes, if your server is reachable remotely. You can add home, Tailscale and public addresses for the same server. Configure secure remote access before leaving home; your server upload speed and device connection affect playback.
The Movie Database. Davvy cleans up the file or folder name, works out the title and year, and sends just that to look up posters, descriptions, ratings, runtimes and episode detail. Naming a file Title (Year) can help identify it, and you can supply your own TMDb API key in Settings.
Davvy includes support for MKV and AVI as well as native MP4 and MOV playback. Compatibility also depends on the video and audio formats inside the file. Casting compatibility also depends on the receiving device and the video and audio codecs; not every file will cast successfully.
Your servers and your continue-watching progress sync between iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV through your own private iCloud database. There is no account with us and no server of ours involved.
Davvy is free to download and use. There is no subscription. Download Davvy on the App Store.
