MoonPlayer is a media player that can play online videos as well as locally stored video.
MoonPlayer is built using Qt and uses libmpv ffmpeg, and youtube-dl.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Lightweight.
- Based on mpv which supports nearly all video formats.
- Focusing on online videos, but also support local videos.
- Hackable through plugins.
- Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: coslyk.github.io/moonplayer.html
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer:
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
MoonPlayer is written in C++ and QML. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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