# huynhsontung/Screenbox

LibVLC-based media player for the Universal Windows Platform

Repository: https://github.com/huynhsontung/Screenbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/screenbox
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: csharp, media-player, uwp, vlc, dotnet, multimedia, player
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:46:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1694, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 23.5, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4087, forks 189 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.501928+00:00)

## What it is
Screenbox is a modern, Fluent-design media player for Windows built on LibVLCSharp and the Universal Windows Platform. It plays video and audio with gesture support, hotkeys, picture-in-picture, Chromecast, and network media browsing, running on Windows 10/11 and Xbox.

## Use cases
- play videos on windows with a modern fluent ui
- lightweight vlc-based media player for windows 11
- cast videos to chromecast from my pc
- play media from a network share
- watch videos in picture-in-picture mode on windows
- media player that works on xbox

## When to choose
- you want a fast, modern alternative to VLC's classic interface on Windows or Xbox
- you need Chromecast, PiP, or network media browsing in a free player
- you prefer installing via Microsoft Store or winget

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform player for macOS or Linux
- you need a library to embed playback in your own app rather than a standalone player
- you require codecs or features outside what LibVLC provides

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications, windows
- platform: windows, dotnet, cpp
- tags: media-player, vlc, uwp, libvlcsharp, fluent-design, chromecast, picture-in-picture, xbox

## Member repositories
- huynhsontung/Screenbox (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.501928+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:23.257926+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/huynhsontung/Screenbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.501928+00:00, sha 0f09f6fa4bf1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.