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Aurora Media Player vs Light Video: catalog facts
Aurora Media Player	Light Video
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.
Linux	Linux
Plays most formats through mpv and ffmpeg Online URL playback with yt-dlp bundled	Designed for small touch screens and Linux phones Lightweight GTK interface
Linux only Flathub package not yet available	Deliberately simple, with few advanced playback options Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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