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Light Video vs Aurora Media Player: catalog facts
Light Video	Aurora Media Player
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Linux	Linux
Designed for small touch screens and Linux phones Lightweight GTK interface	Plays most formats through mpv and ffmpeg Online URL playback with yt-dlp bundled
Deliberately simple, with few advanced playback options Linux only	Linux only Flathub package not yet available
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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