--- title: Install HordePlayer on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of HordePlayer for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Professional local video player powered by ffmpeg url: https://snapcraft.io/install/hordeplayer/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install HordePlayer on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # HordePlayer [ahmad (hordekiller)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/hordekiller "View all snaps from ahmad (hordekiller)") * [ahmad (hordekiller)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/hordekiller "View all snaps from ahmad (hordekiller)") * [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/hordeplayer/rhel#install) #### Professional local video player powered by ffmpeg HordePlayer is a fast, local-first video player for Linux that plays what browsers cannot — MKV, HEVC and AC3/E-AC3 audio — by converting media on the fly with ffmpeg through a tiny HTTP server that lives entirely on your machine. ## Highlights * Plays local files and links: MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV, TS, HLS (`.m3u8`), DASH (`.mpd`) * Live MKV + AC3/E-AC3 → MP4/AAC remux/transcode (the file format browsers refuse) * Audio boost (0.5x-6x), dynamic normalization, and EBU R128 loudness * Background caching for instant seeking on large files * Playlist, playback speed, loop, subtitles, picture-in-picture, fullscreen * RTL / Persian-first interface with a clean SVG icon set * Private by design: binds 127.0.0.1 only — nothing leaves your machine ## Install ``` sudo snap install hordeplayer ``` AppImage, `.deb` and `.rpm` builds are also available from the [GitHub releases](). ## Usage Paste a link or drop a file into the player and press **Play**. For MKV files or quiet AC3 audio, press **Transcode** to route the source through ffmpeg. Tune audio, playlists, server address and more in the sidebar tabs. ## License [GPL-3.0](). HordePlayer invokes ffmpeg strictly as an external process; ffmpeg is distributed under its own (L)GPL license and is not linked into this application. ### Package name * hordeplayer --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 10 October 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer](https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer "https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer") --- ### Contact * [github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer](https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer "https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer") --- ### Source code * [github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer](https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer "https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer/issues](https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer/issues "https://github.com/Hordekiller/HordePlayer/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/hordeplayer/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install HordePlayer Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install HordePlayer To install HordePlayer, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install hordeplayer ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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