Celluloid (Gnome MPV) Now GTK4 + LibAwaita Video Player for Linux (UPDATED)
By releasing v0.24, Celluloid (formerly Gnome MPV) is now a LibAwaita app. Meaning it works good on any screen sizes, including mobile or tablet devices.
Celluloid is a graphical front-end for MPV, defaults in Linux Mint. As MPV is a command line video player, Celluloid adds graphical controls and options to make the player easy to use.
Now, the app has ported to GTK4 plus LibAwaita. Which makes it look modern and stylish, and works good on small screen sizes.
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If you’re going to make a switch, then Celluloid is really a good choice, especially for Gnome desktop Linux, such as Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation.
UPDATE
More coverage this morning.
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Celluloid Video Player Gets GTK 4 UI Refresh
Celluloid is a front-end for mpv (an open-source media player for the command-line).
If you want to avoid bothering with the technical details, Celluloid is one of the best video players for Linux. Many Linux distributions offer Celluloid pre-installed as the default video player, among other essential packages.
With Celluloid v0.24 release, it finally uses libadwaita along with other refinements.