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Ghosten-Player vs MovieBox-Tui
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars, 201 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. MovieBox-Tui has 2,095 stars, 228 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ghosten-Player leads on adoption by 57% (3,299 vs 2,095 stars). Ghosten-Player is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; MovieBox-Tui is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. Ghosten-Player has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, MovieBox-Tui 11%. MovieBox-Tui was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (iptv), 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 | MovieBox-Tui | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Dart | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 201 | ⑂ 228 |
| 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 MovieBox-Tui if
- You want the MovieBox-Tui feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and MovieBox-Tui 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 MovieBox-Tui
MovieBox Tui is a Rust terminal user interface for finding, downloading, and streaming movies, TV shows, anime, and live television. It lives in the command line media ecosystem, using ratatui and local players such as mpv, IINA, VLC, or Android video players. The project gives users one keyboard driven workspace for searching titles, browsing providers, importing IPTV playlists, and launching playback.
read the full MovieBox-Tui overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghosten-Player or MovieBox-Tui more popular?
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars and MovieBox-Tui has 2,095. Ghosten-Player has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghosten-Player and MovieBox-Tui free?
Both are open source. Ghosten-Player is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and MovieBox-Tui under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghosten-Player and MovieBox-Tui?
Ghosten-Player is written in Dart and MovieBox-Tui in Rust. 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 MovieBox-Tui?
Choose Ghosten-Player if you want the larger community (3,299 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose MovieBox-Tui if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.