Install latest/stable of Aurora Media Player
Ubuntu 16.04 or later?
Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.
Install using the command line
sudo snap install aurora-media-playerDon't have snapd? Get set up for snaps.
You are about to open
Do you wish to proceed?
Thank you for your report. Information you provided will help us investigate further.
There was an error while sending your report. Please try again later.
Generate an embeddable card to be shared on external websites.
Aurora is a modern media player for GNOME built on the power of MPV. Play any video or audio format, stream YouTube and Twitch, load IPTV playlists, and enjoy hardware-accelerated playback — all from a clean, native GTK4 + libadwaita interface.
KEY FEATURES • Plays all common formats: MP4, MKV, AVI, WebM, MP3, FLAC, AAC and more • YouTube & Twitch streaming via yt-dlp (no browser needed) • IPTV support — load any M3U or M3U8 playlist URL • Hardware-accelerated decoding via VA-API (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) • Chapters display and navigation in the seek bar • Subtitles: SRT, ASS, VTT, PGS — external file support • Playlist queue with drag & drop • MPRIS integration — control with media keys and lock screen • Playback speed control, screenshots, shuffle and repeat modes • Podcast mode with skip-silence support • Floating or fixed control bar
Aurora is designed to feel at home on GNOME while being powerful enough for daily use as your only media player on Linux.
Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the installing snapd documentation.
