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Celluloid

Celluloid is a free, open-source media player for Linux. A simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. It has 1,472 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at celluloid-player/celluloid.

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About Celluloid

Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) is a simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. Celluloid interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv, allowing access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.

Install Celluloid

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Flathub (Linux)
flatpak install flathub io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid

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Snap (Linux)
snap install celluloid

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What is Celluloid?

Celluloid is a free, open-source media player for Linux. A simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. It has 1,472 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at celluloid-player/celluloid.

Is Celluloid free and open source?

Yes. Celluloid's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Celluloid?

Flathub: flatpak install flathub io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid and Snap: snap install celluloid. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.30).

Is Celluloid still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 4, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.