Cinema for Linux

A video player for watching local video files

Overview

Cinema is a video player made for Linux users to watch videos stored on their own devices.

It is designed to work very fast, especially if you have a large collection of movies, shows, or other video files saved locally.

This means you can quickly open and play your videos without long waiting times.

Cinema supports subtitles, so you can watch videos with text captions if you need them.

It also allows you to create season playlists, which is useful for organizing and watching episodes from a TV series in order.

Another helpful feature is its integration with TheMovieDB.org.

This service helps Cinema fetch box covers for your videos, making your library look neat and easy to navigate.

However, Cinema focuses only on playing videos stored locally.

It does not support streaming or watching videos online.

The software listing does not give details about its user interface or if it offers other extra features.

This makes it a straightforward choice if you want a reliable and fast player for your video collection on Linux.

In summary, if you need a video player for Linux that handles large local video libraries quickly and supports subtitles and organized watching with season playlists, Cinema could be a good fit.

Keep in mind, it is not made for streaming online videos or internet playback.

Pros

  • Very fast video player optimized for large local video libraries.
  • Supports subtitles and season playlists.
  • Integrates with TheMovieDB.org for fetching box covers.

Cons

  • No mention of support for streaming or online video playback.
  • Limited to local video files only.
  • No details provided about user interface or additional features.

Software details

Platform
Linux
Free license
Yes
Project license
GPL-3.0+
Mobile friendly
No
Bug tracker
https://github.com/artemanufrij/playmyvideos/issues

Keywords

videos movies shows

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