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Fermata Media Player vs Nova Video Player: catalog facts
Fermata Media Player	Nova Video Player
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android
Plays audio and video files Organizes playback around folders and playlists	Plays videos from network shares as well as local storage Organises videos into a library
Android only	Android only Project site is mainly a source repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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