Clapper
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Clapper, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Clapper's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Desktop stack
- The player is built for the GNOME desktop environment using GTK4 and is powered by GStreamer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Developer integrations
- Both libraries support GObject Introspection bindings; Vala bindings are included in the repository and Rust bindings are linked from it.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Enhancers
- Clapper supports libpeas-loaded enhancer plugins for adding capabilities beyond GStreamer, including custom enhancers written in languages supported by libpeas and Clapper bindings.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Flatpak
- The Flatpak package includes the required dependencies and codecs, and the maker says some functionality works better in that version because it includes patches.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Hardware acceleration
- The project thanks contributors for helping test V4L2 and NVDEC hardware acceleration methods.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker describes Clapper as a desktop video player for people who want essential video-player features in a simple form.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Libraries
- The application is built on Clapper, a playback library, and ClapperGtk, a GTK integration library; both support GObject Introspection bindings.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Library license
- The Clapper and ClapperGtk libraries are licensed under LGPL-2.1-or-later, and their API is described as unstable until version 1.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The Clapper and ClapperGtk libraries are licensed under LGPL-2.1-or-later, and their APIs are described as unstable until version 1.0.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Playback queue
- Users can add multiple media files to a playback queue, then reorder or remove them with drag and drop.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Clapper is a modern media player designed for simplicity and ease of use.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Source installation
- The project documents building and installing from source with Meson.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to ask questions in the Clapper Matrix room.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The player is powered by GStreamer and built for the GNOME desktop environment with GTK4.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Translations
- The project names Crowdin as its preferred translation method and says contributors can translate through a web browser.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Other Linux packages
- The maker lists pre-built RPM packages and an unofficial AppImage; RPM builds are made on each Git commit and are considered unstable.checked 10 Oct 2026
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