Reel + loft · your own little screening room

Your movies. Every screen in the house. Nothing in the cloud.

Point it at a folder, scan the code, send it to the TV.

No account. Your files never leave your Wi‑Fi.Try it on your own TV first: every cast plays 5 minutes free.
How it works

One app. Three screens.

You install one app, on the computer that holds your videos. The phone and the TV need nothing at all.

The Reelloft desktop library: search, filters and a poster wall of titles from your folder.
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Point at a folder

Drag in the folder where your videos already live. Reelloft scans it and builds a poster wall — series grouped automatically.

The Reelloft desktop app with the Watch on your phone dialog open: a QR code and the library address on your Wi‑Fi.
02

Scan the QR code

Your phone's camera opens your whole library in the browser. Nothing to install on the phone — it's just a web page on your Wi‑Fi.

The phone remote while casting to Living Room TV: pause, skip, switch device, stop casting.
03

Cast to any screen

Tap to play on your phone, or send it to the TV — DLNA, Chromecast, and AirPlay. The TV streams straight from your computer.

Features

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Zero-config library

Drop a folder, get a poster wall with search, tags, and automatic series detection. No "add library" ritual.

Watch on your phone

Scan a QR code — your library opens in the browser. No app to install, no login. Just your files on your Wi‑Fi.

Cast to your TV

One tap to DLNA smart TVs, Chromecast, and Apple TV. The TV pulls the stream directly from your computer.

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Most files just play

MP4/H.264 plays directly on your phone and TV. Most other files are converted on the fly, with hardware acceleration.

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Never, by architecture

No account, no telemetry, no media cloud. Your library and viewing activity stay on your machine and local network.

Buy once, keep it

A single $15 purchase. No subscription, no upsells, no shrinking free tier. Updates for the current major version are included.

Privacy

Nothing leaves. That's the whole design.

Three ways to check that before you download anything.

Your files stay in your folders.

Reelloft reads the folder you point it at and streams from there to your phone and TV over your own Wi‑Fi. Nothing is uploaded, and no copy is made anywhere else.

No server to leak from.

There is no back end to break into. No account, no sign-in, no database of yours on any server we run — the $15 license verifies offline, on your own computer. Nobody can read your library, including us.

Your videos stay yours to take.

They are plain files in your own folders, named the way you named them. Uninstalling deletes the index. Nothing is synced, backed up, or mirrored anywhere — including to us.

Honestly

Where Reelloft fits

Reelloft is for watching a folder without running a media server. Plex and Jellyfin offer more when you want remote access and server administration.

ReelloftPlex / Jellyfin
AccountNot requiredVaries by setup
First setupChoose a folderConfigure a server
Phone accessWeb browserClient or browser
Library pathHome Wi-Fi onlyLocal or remote
Cost model$15 one timeFree or subscription

Read the full Reelloft vs Plex comparison

Download

Get Reelloft

Free to download and keep: scan your folder, browse it, and play on your phone. Every TV cast plays 5 minutes free; the $15 license removes the timer and unlocks on-demand conversion.

How to verify the download

Verify your download (SHA256SUMS)

Download SHA256SUMS, run the command for your system in the same folder, and compare the resulting hash with the line for your installer. This catches a damaged download; operating-system security checks are a separate authenticity safeguard.

shasum -a 256 <downloaded-file>Get-FileHash .\<downloaded-file> -Algorithm SHA256

macOS Gatekeeper or Windows SmartScreen may inspect Reelloft on first launch. Do not disable those protections; if the warning or publisher details look unexpected, stop and contact hi@reelloft.com.

Pricing

$15. Once. That's the whole model.

$15Today
$0Next year
$0In five years
$15Total

Five years, added up for you: the only number that ever changes is the one on the left. Your movies, on every screen in the house — and nothing in the cloud.

Free forever
  • Folder scanning and the poster wall
  • Browsing your library on the phone
  • Phone playback · direct play and remux
  • Casting and transcoding preview 5 minutes per session

Casting is never refused. It previews. Check it on your own TV first.

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$15 USD
  • Cast to your TV — smart TVs, Chromecast & Apple TV
  • Files your devices cannot play directly, converted on the fly
  • macOS · Windows · Linux
  • Watch on phone & TV over your Wi‑Fi
  • No account · media stays local
  • Current major updates included

Pause · stop · seek · volume are never gated, paid or not.

Buy Reelloft
Applicable taxes are calculated and handled by Stripe Managed Payments at checkout · instant license key by email · verified offline

What pressing that button does

1
Pay $15 at StripeStripe hosts checkout and keeps the card details — Reelloft never sees them. The total on that page is what you pay.
2
The key arrives by emailA signed code, sent to the address you bought with. Keep that email and you can never be locked out.
3
Paste it into SettingsReelloft checks it offline, against a key built into the app. Nothing is registered or phoned home.
Stripe handles payments and refunds. There is no account to create.
14 days to change your mind. Email hi@reelloft.com and all $15 comes back through Stripe, to the card it came from. Saying what went wrong helps; nothing depends on it.
Bought it already, or moving to a new computer? Paste the same key again. It covers the computers you own, with no device count to run out.
FAQ

Questions

Do I need an account?

No. There's no sign-up, no login, nothing. Your license key is verified offline on your own computer.

Does anything leave my network?

No. Reelloft reads your folders and serves them over your local Wi‑Fi. Nothing is uploaded and there's no telemetry.

Do my devices need to be on the same Wi‑Fi?

Yes — and that's on purpose. Your phone and TV reach your computer over your local network, so your movies are never relayed through our servers.

What files does it play?

MP4/H.264 plays directly. Most other files — MKV, HEVC and so on — are converted on the fly with hardware acceleration. A few unusual files or older TVs won't cooperate, so scan your own library free before you buy.

Which TVs can it cast to?

DLNA smart TVs, Chromecast / Google TV, and Apple TV (AirPlay). The TV streams straight from your computer.

Does my computer need to be on?

Yes — your computer is the library. It hosts everything; your phone and TV are just screens. (A NAS/always-on mode is on the roadmap.)

Is it really one-time?

Yes. $15 once, with updates for the current major version included. No subscription and no upsells — that's the whole point.

Can I use it on more than one computer?

Yes. One key covers every computer you own — activate it on each one. Only the computers count; phones and TVs just connect, no key needed.