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Ghosten-Player vs iptv-tool
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars, 201 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. iptv-tool has 1,118 stars, 295 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Ghosten-Player leads on adoption by 195% (3,299 vs 1,118 stars). Ghosten-Player is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; iptv-tool is written in PHP under GPL-2.0. Ghosten-Player has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, iptv-tool 26%. Ghosten-Player was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (iptv, tv), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Ghosten-Player | iptv-tool | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Dart | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 201 | ⑂ 295 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ghosten-Player if
- You weight community size — 3.3K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick iptv-tool if
- You want the iptv-tool feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and iptv-tool fits your workflow better
About Ghosten-Player
Ghosten Player is a Flutter based video player for Android phone, pad, and TV, with Windows and macOS support in development. It is a Dart app under AGPL 3.0 in the Android media and streaming ecosystem. The project gathers video resources into a local private media library instead of requiring a hosted backend.
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About iptv-tool
iptv tool is a self hosted IPTV toolbox written in PHP and distributed under the GPL 2.0 licence. It runs from a Docker image (taksss/php epg) built on Alpine, with images published for the amd64, arm64 and armv7 architectures and a compressed image size of about 20 MB. The project manages Electronic Program Guide data, live source lists and channel logos from a single web administration page, and it returns data in the DIYP/Baichuan, 超级直播 and xmltv formats.
read the full iptv-tool overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghosten-Player or iptv-tool more popular?
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars and iptv-tool has 1,118. Ghosten-Player has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghosten-Player and iptv-tool free?
Both are open source. Ghosten-Player is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and iptv-tool under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghosten-Player and iptv-tool?
Ghosten-Player is written in Dart and iptv-tool in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ghosten-Player or iptv-tool?
Choose Ghosten-Player if you want the larger community (3,299 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose iptv-tool if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.