ShowShark Tutorials
Wondering how to do something with ShowShark? You've found the right place! If you still need help, email us at [email protected]. To file a bug report or feature request, find us on GitHub.
Learn how ShowShark compares with Plex, Jellyfin and Emby here.
Client Help
ShowShark Client Tutorial
ShowShark streams your movies, shows, music and photos from your Mac to all of your devices. About ShowShark is: 1. A client app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Watch and Vision Pro that lets you browse, search and play your movies, tv shows, music and photos. 2. A media
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Server Help
ShowShark Server Tutorial
ShowShark streams your movies, shows, music and photos from your Mac to all of your devices. About ShowShark is: 1. A client app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Watch and Vision Pro that lets you browse, search and play your movies, tv shows, music and photos. 2. A media
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Watch Parties
ShowShark Watch Parties: Synchronized Viewing with Friends & Family
Watch Parties let you watch movies and episodes from your ShowShark library in sync with other people, regardless of where they are. One person hosts; everyone else joins with a short invite code. The server handles all the synchronization; participants just sit back and watch. This tutorial covers the full
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Media Naming Guide
ShowShark Media Naming Guide
This guide explains how ShowShark reads your folder and file names to identify
movies, TV shows, music, and YouTube archives. Following these conventions gives
ShowShark the best chance of finding the correct metadata from TMDB and OMDB. Location Types Every library location in ShowShark has a type. The type determines
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Remote Connect When You're Away From Home
Remote Connect with ShowShark
Remote Connect ShowShark can stream your media library to any of your devices, anywhere, without port forwarding, firewall changes, or third-party VPN apps. This guide walks through how to set it up and what to expect when you leave your home network. How It Works ShowShark uses an embedded networking
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Inviting a Device to Connect to Your ShowShark Server
Inviting a Device to Connect to Your ShowShark Server
ShowShark’s Remote Connect tutorial covers the standard path: connect a client on your local network first, and remote access credentials transfer automatically in the background. Simple and invisible. But what if local is not an option? Maybe you are setting up a new Apple TV at a vacation house, or
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YouTube Integration
ShowShark: Your YouTube Library, Upgraded
You’ve spent years curating your YouTube subscriptions. Tech deep-dives from MKBHD. History lessons from Dan Carlin. Cooking adventures with Kenji. But YouTube’s own interface buries your favorites in an algorithmic feed, and one day those videos might just... disappear. So you did the smart thing: you downloaded them. Maybe you’ve
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ShowShark for Sailors & Cruisers
ShowShark for Sailors and Cruisers
Stream Your Entire Movie and TV Library on a Boat With No Internet You left the marina three days ago. The anchorage is beautiful, the kids are sunburned, and the nearest cell tower is somewhere over the horizon. Everyone wants to watch a movie tonight, but Netflix requires internet you
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ShowShark for RV Enthusiasts
ShowShark for RV Enthusiasts
Stream Your Movie and TV Library in Your RV Without Internet You are three days into a boondocking trip in the Utah desert. No hookups, no cell signal, and the kids have already watched everything downloaded to their iPads. The campfire has burned down, the coyotes are howling, and someone
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ShowShark for Van Life & Off-Grid Living
ShowShark for Van Life and Off-Grid Living
Your Entire Media Library in a Van, Cabin, or Tiny Home — No Internet Required You are parked on BLM land outside Moab. The sun is setting behind the red rocks, the sliding door is open, and you have zero bars of signal. Tomorrow is a rest day. Tonight, you want
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ShowShark for Private Aviation
ShowShark for Private Aviation
In-Flight Entertainment for Private Jets — No Installation, No Certification, No Monthly Fees Your jet costs millions. The avionics are state of the art. The leather is hand-stitched. And when your passengers want to watch a movie, they are staring at whatever they remembered to download to their iPad before takeoff.
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ShowShark for Video Professionals
ShowShark for Video Professionals
ShowShark for Video Professionals Your Video Archive, On Every Device, Wherever the Job Takes You You are in a client meeting with an iPad in your hand. Someone asks if you still have the interview shot in 2007, the drone pass over the plant, the alternate product angle, or the
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