Dragon Player
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Dragon Player, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Dragon Player's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Player | Free | video files and streams · Linux |
| Dragon Player Free | Free | Linux desktop · video files and streams |
The facts
Each one read from Dragon Player's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alternatives context
- AlternativeTo lists more than 50 alternatives across Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, and iPad, with VLC presented as the leading alternative.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK status
- The product page links generic KDE and Qt API documentation but lists no Dragon Player-specific public API or SDK.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audio track selection
- The interface allows users to choose among available audio tracks.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Distribution license metadata
- Fedora records the package licensing as GPL-2.0-only or GPL-3.0-only together with GFDL-1.2-or-later.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation availability
- The KDE documentation query currently reports that the dragonplayer application cannot be found.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Flathub availability
- Flathub lists Dragon Player as a free KDE application with x86_64 and aarch64 builds.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Flathub package size
- Flathub shows a download size of 1 MiB.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Flathub risk label
- Flathub labels the package Low Risk and says support status is unknown.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fullscreen control
- Double-clicking switches in and out of fullscreen mode.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The KDE page lists Linux installation through Discover and other AppStream application stores, or a distribution package manager, and links to Flathub.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Installation channels
- KDE directs users to Discover or another AppStream store, their distribution package manager, and Flathub.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Latest release shown
- The KDE page lists version 26.08.2 released on 2026-10-08.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- KDE identifies the application as GPL-2.0+ licensed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: codec dependency
- Replies on the same discussion attribute many playback problems to Fedora codec restrictions and recommend extra codec repositories or Flathub.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: codec playback
- A Fedora KDE Discuss user reported that about 90 percent of their H.264 and other videos failed until they installed VLC and FFmpeg.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: customization
- AlternativeTo reports that users consider Dragon Player less customizable than VLC.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: narrow feature scope
- DotLinux says Dragon Player has fewer features than VLC or SMPlayer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Wayland stability report
- A Fedora 40 user reported that running Dragon Player on Wayland made window switching and closing unusable until the process was killed from a text console.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Local build method
- The repository documents cloning the project and building it with flatpak-builder before launching org.kde.dragonplayer.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux distribution
- The official page lists Linux as the supported installation platform.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- KDE e.V. is a registered non-profit in Germany that represents the KDE Community in legal and financial matters.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Maker founded
- KDE e.V. was registered as an association under German law in 1997.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker headquarters
- KDE e.V.'s legal notice gives Berlin, Germany as its seat and lists Prinzenstraße 85 F, 10969 Berlin.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker legal identity
- KDE e.V. is a registered German nonprofit representing the KDE community in legal and financial matters.checked 15 Oct 2026
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