https://erdelynet.com/jellyfin/Recent content in Jellyfins on erdelynet.comHugoen-usmike@erdelynet.com (Michael Erdely)mike@erdelynet.com (Michael Erdely)2026Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:19:00 +0000https://erdelynet.com/jellyfin/finding-content/Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:19:00 +0000mike@erdelynet.com (Michael Erdely)https://erdelynet.com/jellyfin/finding-content/<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css"> <img src="https://erdelynet.com/images/jellyfin-logo.png" alt="Jellyfin" width="100px" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <p>Searching for content on a Jellyfin server with a lot of content can be overwelming. Here are some tips to make it easier. This page is going to show how best to search, use filters, and using favorites.</p> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <h1 id="searching-for-moviesshows-by-actor">Searching for Movies/Shows by Actor</h1> <ol> <li>Click/touch the search icon at the top/right (<i class="bi bi-search"></i>)</li> <li>Type the name of the actor. A list of Movies and Shows will show up and at the bottom will be a list of People who match the search</li> <li>If you don’t see the show/movie that you’re want, click the actor from the people list</li> <li>Under Movies, Shows, and Episodes, you will see some of their work. Next to each you’ll see a More button that will take you to a complete list</li> </ol> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <h1 id="search-for-moviesshows-by-title">Search for Movies/Shows By Title</h1> <ol> <li>Click/touch the search icon at the top/right (<i class="bi bi-search"></i>)</li> <li>Type the name of the title you wish to find. You will see a list of Movies, Shows, and People that match what you typed</li> </ol> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <h1 id="browsing-for-moviesshows">Browsing for Movies/Shows</h1> <ul> <li>From the hamburger menu (top/left) (<i class="bi bi-list"></i>), click the Library you are interested in browsing</li> </ul> <p><img alt="Sort Menu" src="https://erdelynet.com/images/jf-sort-menu.png" width="150" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></p>