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Ghosten-Player vs tunarr
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars, 201 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. tunarr has 2,579 stars, 132 forks, 206 open issues and last shipped today. Ghosten-Player leads on adoption by 28% (3,299 vs 2,579 stars). Ghosten-Player is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; tunarr is written in TypeScript under Zlib. Ghosten-Player has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, tunarr 5%. tunarr was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (emby, iptv, jellyfin, 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 | tunarr | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Zlib |
| Written in | Dart | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 201 | ⑂ 132 |
| 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 tunarr if
- You want the tunarr feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Zlib license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and tunarr 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.
read the full Ghosten-Player overview →
About tunarr
Tunarr is a self hosted media streaming project written in TypeScript and released under the Zlib license. It creates custom live TV channels from existing media libraries, including Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and local files. The project lives in the self hosted IPTV and local media streaming ecosystem, where users want their media servers and media players to present a broadcast style channel lineup.
read the full tunarr overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghosten-Player or tunarr more popular?
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars and tunarr has 2,579. Ghosten-Player has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghosten-Player and tunarr free?
Both are open source. Ghosten-Player is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and tunarr under Zlib. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghosten-Player and tunarr?
Ghosten-Player is written in Dart and tunarr in TypeScript. 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 tunarr?
Choose Ghosten-Player if you want the larger community (3,299 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose tunarr if its feature set, stack or Zlib licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.