mafintosh/playback
Video player built using electron and node.js observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4171
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2493
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2004 stars · 229 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Playback is an open-source desktop video player built with Electron and Node.js. It plays MP4 and WebM videos and supports streaming from HTTP links, torrent magnet links, IPFS links, and casting to Chromecast.
Use cases
- play mp4 and webm videos on desktop
- stream a torrent magnet link video without downloading first
- cast a local video to chromecast
- play video from an ipfs link
- watch webtorrent videos with webrtc peers
When to choose
- you want a lightweight open-source player that streams torrents directly
- you need Chromecast support from a desktop app
- you want a JavaScript/Electron codebase to hack on
When to avoid
- you need a maintained player with regular updates and bug fixes
- you need Linux support
- you need broad codec support beyond MP4/WebM
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
video-processing gui media desktop-applications web-development windows cross-platform video-player chromecast webtorrent torrent-streaming ipfs electron-app macos electron nodejs desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mafintosh/playback · fetched 2026-08-28 · 60d96e5dad9c
- homepage: https://mafintosh.github.io/playback/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · a9046d845d66
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mafintosh/playback | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mafintosh/playback")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem