madamiru for Linux

Dynamic multi-multimedia player

Overview

Madamiru is a media player designed for Linux users who need a safe and fast way to play different types of media files all at once.

It supports a variety of video, image, and audio formats because it uses GStreamer, a popular system for handling media.

This means you can watch videos like AVI, MKV, MP4, and MOV, look at images such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, and SVG, and listen to music formats including MP3, FLAC, and WAV without extra setup.

One of the main features of Madamiru is its ability to show many videos, images, or songs playing at the same time in a grid layout.

You can customize this grid to organize your media into groups and even shuffle and play files randomly.

This makes it easy to enjoy a variety of content all at once without needing to open multiple players.

Madamiru is built using Rust programming language, which helps keep it fast and secure.

It offers both command-line (CLI) and graphical user interfaces (GUI), so tech-savvy users can control it in the way that suits them best.

Although it supports subtitle display, this is limited to only embedded subtitles inside MKV video files, and separate subtitle files are not supported.

While Madamiru is mainly for Linux, it is cross-platform, meaning it can work on other operating systems too.

One thing to note is that the software does not include category information for media, which might make it a bit harder to find specific content quickly.

Overall, Madamiru is a strong choice for users who want a multi-media player that handles many file types safely and smoothly on Linux.

Pros

  • Supports multiple video, image, and audio formats through GStreamer integration.
  • Can automatically play and shuffle multiple media files simultaneously in a customizable grid layout.
  • Cross-platform and written in Rust for performance and safety.

Cons

  • Subtitle support is limited to embedded subtitles within MKV files only.
  • No category information provided, which may limit discoverability.

Software details

Platform
Linux
Free license
Yes
Project license
MIT
Mobile friendly
No
Bug tracker
https://github.com/mtkennerly/madamiru/issues
Translate
https://crowdin.com/project/madamiru

Keywords

image images media multimedia music song songs video videos grid player random shuffle CLI GUI

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