A Sleek & Lightweight VLC Alternative with On-Device AI Subtitle

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✨ Features

🎬 Cinematic Mode

Enjoy your media with a beautifully blurred background and centered content for truly immersive viewing.

🖼️ Universal Media Support

• Videos: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WebM, WMV, FLV, M4V
• Subtitles: SRT, VTT, ASS, SSA, SUB

🎯 Minimal by Design

No clutter, no distractions. Just your content and elegant controls that appear when you need them.

⚡ Blazingly Fast

Built with Rust and Tauri for native performance with a tiny footprint.

🎮 Keyboard-First

Complete keyboard navigation for power users who value efficiency.

📂 Smart Gallery

Automatically scans and displays your recent videos in a beautiful grid layout.

🎨 Modern Interface

• Frameless, transparent window design
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Audio output device selection
• Volume control with visual feedback
• Timeline scrubbing with video preview
• Fullscreen and cinematic viewing modes

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📥 Installation

Pre-built Binaries

Download the latest release for your platform:

• Windows: glucose_0.2.0_x64_en-US.msi or .exe

Build from Source

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• pnpm (recommended) or npm
• Rust (latest stable)
• Platform-specific requirements:
  • Windows: Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Build Tools
  • macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools
  • Linux: libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, build-essential, curl, wget, file, libssl-dev, libayatana-appindicator3-dev, librsvg2-dev

Building

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rudi-q/glucose_media_player.git
cd glucose

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Run in development mode
pnpm tauri:dev

# Build for production
pnpm tauri:build

The built application will be available in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

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🚀 Usage

Opening Media Files

glucose offers three convenient ways to open your media:

1. Drag & Drop — Simply drag a video or image file into the glucose window
2. File Dialog — Click the "Open Video" button in the gallery screen
3. File Association — Set glucose as your default media player and open files directly from your file explorer
4. Recent Gallery — Browse and play recently accessed videos from the home screen

Keyboard Shortcuts

Playback Controls (Video Mode)

Key	Action
Space or K	Play/Pause
←	Skip backward 5 seconds
→	Skip forward 5 seconds
↑	Increase volume
↓	Decrease volume
M	Mute/Unmute
C or S	Toggle subtitles on/off
F	Toggle cinematic/fullscreen mode

Navigation

Key	Action
Backspace	Return to gallery
Escape	Close application
Arrow Keys	Navigate gallery (when in home screen)
Enter	Open selected video from gallery

Advanced Features

• Subtitle Support:
  • Automatically loads .srt files in the same folder as the video
  • Manually load subtitle files from anywhere
  • Toggle subtitles on/off during playback (C/S keys)
• Timeline Scrubbing: Hover over the progress bar to see video preview thumbnails
• Audio Device Selection: Click the audio device icon to switch between output devices
• Volume Popup: Click the volume icon for a vertical volume slider
• Cinematic Mode: Enjoy videos with an elegant blurred background
• Fullscreen Mode: Press F to toggle fullscreen for maximum immersion

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Available Scripts

# Development
pnpm dev              # Start Vite dev server
pnpm tauri:dev        # Start Tauri in dev mode with hot reload

# Code Quality
pnpm check            # Type-check Svelte/TypeScript code
pnpm check:watch      # Type-check in watch mode
pnpm tauri:check      # Check Rust code (cargo check)

# Building
pnpm build            # Build frontend only
pnpm tauri:build      # Build complete application
pnpm preview          # Preview production build locally

📄 License

Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)

This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

Copyright (c) 2025 glucose

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with Tauri and Svelte
• Inspired by minimalist design principles
• Thanks to all contributors and users

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📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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Made by the maker of LeedPDF

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