From b066f55015902a3e6d2fd58f185016047931eb29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:04:40 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[tech]:=2020210720=20Meet=20C?= =?UTF-8?q?lapper:=20A=20Sleek=20Looking=20Linux=20Video=20Player=20for=20?= =?UTF-8?q?Minimalists?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20210720 Meet Clapper- A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists.md --- ...king Linux Video Player for Minimalists.md | 93 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20210720 Meet Clapper- A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20210720 Meet Clapper- A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists.md b/sources/tech/20210720 Meet Clapper- A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d0f91333b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20210720 Meet Clapper- A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists.md @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +[#]: subject: (Meet Clapper: A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists) +[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/clapper-video-player/) +[#]: author: (Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/) +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) + +Meet Clapper: A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists +====== + +Love minimalism? You’ll love Clapper. + +Clapper is a new [video player for Linux][1]. Actually, it’s more for GNOME than Linux. + +Built on top of GNOME’s JavaScript library and GTK4 toolkit, it blends naturally in the GNOME desktop environment. It uses [GStreamer][2] for media backend and [OpenGL][3] for rendering. + +I like application with minimalist approach. While VLC is the Swiss Knife of media players, I prefer [MPV player][4] for the sleek, minimal interface. And now I think I am going to stick with Clapper for sometime. + +### Clapper video player + +![A screenshot of Clapper video player][5] + +[Clapper uses hardware acceleration][6] by default. It supports Intel and AMD GPUs and works on both Xorg and Wayland. + +[Clapper][7] doesn’t use the traditional upper window bar. There are auto-hiding preference menu, mode changer and window control buttons for you to access a few features. This gives it a sleek, minimalist look. + +It has three modes: + + * Windowed mode: the default mode shows the progress bar and window control + * Floating mode: the progress bar is hidden and the player is floating on top of other applications like the ‘[always on top][8]‘ feature or ‘picture in picture’ mode + * Fullscreen mode: Player goes full screen, progress bar is bigger but they all auto-hide + + + +![Interface of Clapper video player with preference control and window modes][9] + +Clapper also has an adaptive UI which can also be used on Linux-based smartphones and tablets. So if you have got yourself a Pine Phone or Librem5, you can use Clapper on it. + +There is support for subtitles with option to change the font. However, the subtitles didn’t work in my testing. There is also no option to explicitly add subtitles to a playing video. This is something that must be improved. + +Like VLC, Clapper also gives you the option to resume playback from the last point if you open the same video file again. One of the [handy features I love in VLC][10]. + +Clapper supports playing videos from the internet as well if you provide the URL. + +Here, in the screenshot, I am playing a YouTube video in Clapper. It is a beautiful song sung by a beautiful singer and actress. Can you guess which song or movie it is? + +![Clapper playing a video from YouTube][11] + +### Install Clapper on Linux + +Clapper is available in AUR for Arch and Manjaro users. That should not be a surprise for anyone. AUR has everything under the sun. + +For other distributions, Clapper officially provides [Flatpak package][12]. So, please [enable Flatpak support for your distribution][13] and then use the following command to install it: + +``` +flatpak install flathub com.github.rafostar.Clapper +``` + +Once installed, simply search for it in the application menu or right click on a video file and choose to open it with Clapper. + +Clapper is far from being the perfect video player. However, it has potential to become a popular Linux application. + +If you use it, please do share your experience. If you find bugs, please [notify the developer][14]. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/clapper-video-player/ + +作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/video-players-linux/ +[2]: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ +[3]: https://www.opengl.org/ +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/mpv-video-player/ +[5]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/clapper-screenshot.png?resize=800%2C498&ssl=1 +[6]: https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper/wiki/Hardware-acceleration +[7]: https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper +[8]: https://itsfoss.com/always-on-top/ +[9]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/clapper-video-player-interface.jpg?resize=800%2C480&ssl=1 +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/simple-vlc-tips/ +[11]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/clapper-youtube-video.jpg?resize=800%2C501&ssl=1 +[12]: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.rafostar.Clapper +[13]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/ +[14]: https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper/issues