Open source player projects

Every project in the registry tagged player, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 5 combined stars ★ 53K refresh nightly
01 LosslessCut ★ 44K

Cut and trim video without re-encoding or quality loss

last push4 days ago languageTypeScript licenseGPL-2.0
02 Ghosten-Player ★ 3.3K

一个视频播放器,支持网盘直连、元数据刮削、IPTV、文件管理等 / A video player that supports direct connection to network disk, metadata scraping, IPTV, file management, etc.

last push7 hours ago languageDart licenseAGPL-3.0
03 mytv-android ★ 2.7K

Material 3 Expressive 风格的Android/Android TV IPTV播放器,内建Media3,IJKplayer和 VLC。A Material 3 Expressive style Android/Android TV IPTV player with built-in Media3, I

last push13 days ago language licenseMIT
04 NSMusicS ★ 2.3K

NSMusicS NineSong Cloud-Native Music Server/ Full platform Client,support navidrome, jellyfin, emby

last push3 months ago languageVue licenseAGPL-3.0
05 M3UAndroid ★ 1.3K

a clean, practical, ad-free IPTV app

last push5 days ago languageKotlin licenseGPL-3.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source player projects are there?

This registry tracks 5 projects tagged player, with 53,308 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is LosslessCut at 43,838 stars.

Are these player projects free to use?

Yes — 5 of the 5 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which player project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these player projects still maintained?

5 of the 5 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.