Choose an app
Silo is in active development before 1.0. These guides are updated frequently.
If someone has invited you to their Silo server, you need one of these apps and the server’s address. The person who runs the server looks after the media; you don’t install anything server-side.
| Your device | What to use |
|---|---|
| Computer (any browser) | The web app. Open the server address in your browser; there’s nothing to install. |
| Mac | The web app, or the native Mac app (Beta) from the TestFlight beta. |
| iPhone or iPad | Silo Media Player on the App Store, or the TestFlight beta for faster updates. |
| Apple TV | The same App Store app, installed from the TV’s App Store. |
| Android phone or tablet | Silo on Google Play (beta). |
| Android TV | The same Google Play listing, installed from the TV’s Play Store. |
The guides call the app on iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets the mobile app, and the app on Apple TV and Android TV the TV app. Where the steps differ between Apple and Android, they say so.
Install on Apple devices
Section titled “Install on Apple devices”Silo Media Player is on the App Store. One app covers iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Install it from the App Store on each device; on Apple TV, search for Silo Media Player in the TV’s App Store.
The app needs iOS or iPadOS 18 or later on iPhone and iPad, and tvOS 26 or later on Apple TV.
TestFlight beta
Section titled “TestFlight beta”The TestFlight beta gets new features and fixes sooner, before they reach the App Store. Expect beta builds to change more often and to have more rough edges.
- Install Apple’s TestFlight app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
- Open the Silo TestFlight invitation and accept it.
- Select Install in TestFlight.
The TestFlight beta also has the native Mac app, which needs macOS 26 or later.
For Apple TV, accept the invitation on an iPhone or iPad first. Sign in to the TV with the same Apple Account, install TestFlight on the TV, then install Silo from TestFlight. TestFlight doesn’t offer email invitations, so if Apple TV is your only Apple device, use the App Store app.
Each device runs one copy of Silo. Installing the TestFlight build replaces the App Store version, and installing from the App Store replaces the TestFlight build.
Install on Android devices
Section titled “Install on Android devices”Silo for Android is a beta on Google Play. One listing covers phones, tablets, and Android TV, and Google Play installs the right version for each device.
- Join the beta from the testing page, signed in with the Google account your devices use.
- Install Silo from its Google Play listing on your phone or tablet, or search for Silo in the Play Store on your TV.
Without Google Play
Section titled “Without Google Play”For a device without Google Play, download the app from the
latest Silo Android beta.
Under Assets, choose silo-android-latest-beta.apk for a phone or tablet,
or silo-android-tv-latest-beta.apk for a TV. Open the file on the device to install it, and
allow installs from that source if Android asks. On a TV, copy the file over
with your usual file-transfer or sideloading app first.
On a TV, you can also use the Downloader app by AFTVnews instead of copying a file. Install Downloader, enter the code for your device, and allow Downloader to install apps when asked.
| App | Downloader code |
|---|---|
| Silo for Android phone or tablet | 2988950 |
| Silo for Android TV | 6033910 |
Download Silo only from the links on this page; other apps with similar names aren’t part of this project.
Keep Silo updated with Obtainium
Section titled “Keep Silo updated with Obtainium”Obtainium installs Silo from its GitHub releases and updates it when a new build comes out, so you don’t have to download each APK yourself. These steps follow the beta builds, the same ones the Google Play beta gets.
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Install Obtainium from its releases page. It’s also on F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid.
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Tap Add app and enter
https://github.com/Silo-Server/silo-androidin App source URL. -
Under Release selection, turn on Include prereleases, then set Filter release titles by regex to
^Silo Android. This skips the “Latest tester build” release, which repeats the newest build under another name. -
Under APK selection, set Filter links by regex for your device. Each release has a phone APK and a TV APK.
Device Filter links by regex Phone or tablet ^silo-android-\d.*\.apk$Android TV ^silo-android-tv-\d.*\.apk$ -
Tap Add, then Install, and allow Obtainium to install apps when Android asks. Obtainium checks for updates in the background and tells you when a new build is out.
If Obtainium shows Signing certificate mismatch, another copy of Silo is already installed, from Google Play or from a different build. Tap Don’t install, uninstall that copy, then tap Install again. Uninstalling signs that copy out and removes its downloads. If Android still won’t install Silo, uninstall any copy in a work profile or Island too.
Next step
Section titled “Next step”- On a computer, phone, or tablet: Connect and start watching.
- On a TV: Sign in on your TV.
Other apps
Section titled “Other apps”If you already use an app made for Jellyfin, you may be able to connect it to Silo instead. See Connect a Jellyfin-compatible app.
Audiobooks and ebooks are in Beta. See Beta features, or Audiobookshelf-compatible apps (Beta) for a listening app.