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Showtime vs Aurora Media Player: catalog facts
Showtime	Aurora Media Player
Free Free and open source as part of GNOME.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Linux	Linux
Minimal interface with controls that fade out during playback Subtitle and audio track selection, and playback speed control	Plays most formats through mpv and ffmpeg Online URL playback with yt-dlp bundled
Linux only Deliberately few advanced options compared with larger players	Linux only Flathub package not yet available
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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