KikoPlay is a full-featured danmu media player.
It combines local video playback with scrolling comments, media library management, subtitle recognition, download features, playlist organisation, and LAN media serving.
The application uses libmpv as its playback engine and Qt for its interface. It supports Linux through source builds and Flatpak packages.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- libmpv-powered video playback
- OpenGL-rendered danmu comments
- Normal scrolling and live-style danmu display modes
- Fetch danmu comments from major video websites
- Flexible danmu filtering rules
- Merge similar danmu comments automatically
- Analyse and mark danmu events
- Tree-style playlist for organising video files
- Add WebDAV collections to the playlist
- Batch manage danmu pools
- Adjust danmu timelines to match local video files
- Media library for organising watched anime
- Subtitle recognition and translation using whisper.cpp
- LAN server for watching media from other devices
- DLNA support for casting and media serving
- Integrated daily broadcast, resource search, aria2 download, and automatic download features
- Lua extension apps for adding extra functionality
Website: github.com/KikoPlayProject/KikoPlay
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Developer: KikoPlayProject
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
KikoPlay is written in C++ and C. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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