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Ghosten-Player vs M3UAndroid
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars, 201 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. M3UAndroid has 1,256 stars, 158 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped today. Ghosten-Player leads on adoption by 163% (3,299 vs 1,256 stars). Ghosten-Player is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; M3UAndroid is written in Kotlin under GPL-3.0. Ghosten-Player has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, M3UAndroid 13%. M3UAndroid was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (android-tv, iptv, player), 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 | M3UAndroid | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Dart | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 201 | ⑂ 158 |
| 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 M3UAndroid if
- You want the M3UAndroid feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and M3UAndroid 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 M3UAndroid
M3UAndroid is an open source IPTV player for Android phones, tablets, and Android TV. It lives in the Android ecosystem, is written in Kotlin, uses Jetpack Compose, and is licensed under GPL 3.0. The project targets users who want a clean, practical, ad free way to watch IPTV streams from their own playlist sources.
read the full M3UAndroid overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghosten-Player or M3UAndroid more popular?
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars and M3UAndroid has 1,256. Ghosten-Player has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghosten-Player and M3UAndroid free?
Both are open source. Ghosten-Player is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and M3UAndroid under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghosten-Player and M3UAndroid?
Ghosten-Player is written in Dart and M3UAndroid in Kotlin. 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 M3UAndroid?
Choose Ghosten-Player if you want the larger community (3,299 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose M3UAndroid if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.