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Nova Video Player vs Next Player: catalog facts
Nova Video Player	Next Player
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android	Android
Plays videos from network shares as well as local storage Organises videos into a library	Native Kotlin and Jetpack Compose app Simple interface
Android only Project site is mainly a source repository	Developer notes it is still in development and may have bugs Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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