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Kawaii-Player

github.com/kanishka-linux/kawaii-player Media Players & Servers Open-source projectOpen source

Kawaii-Player combines multimedia playback, media library management, and a portable media server with PC-to-PC casting.

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github.com/kanishka-linux/kawaii-player
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About Kawaii-Player

Kawaii-Player is an open-source Linux application for audio/video playback and library management based on mpv and mplayer. It stores collection data with sqlite3 and supports bookmarks, categories, playlists, history, thumbnail grid view, and fanart, poster and metadata downloads from sites such as TVDB and last.fm.

It also functions as a portable media server with a web interface, remote control, PC-to-PC and browser-to-PC casting, peer-to-peer mode, and torrent streaming. By default the server starts on http://127.0.0.1:9001 and must be reconfigured to a local network address for access from other devices on the same network.

Key features

  • Plays audio and video using mpv and mplayer backends
  • Organizes library with bookmarks, categories, playlists and history tracking
  • Runs portable media server with web interface and remote control
  • Supports PC-to-PC casting, browser-to-PC casting and peer-to-peer mode
  • Streams torrents through built-in torrent streaming player and server
  • Shows thumbnail grid with in-thumbnail playback and custom thumbnails
Best for: Linux users who want local playback, library organization, and self-hosted streaming and casting in one tool.
Good for
  • Combines playback, library management, media server and casting in one application
  • Opens videos in external players such as VLC, SMPlayer or Kodi
  • Provides web-based admin and browse endpoints with username and password authentication
Watch out for
  • Available for Linux, not for other desktop platforms
  • Media server starts on loopback address and needs manual change for LAN access
  • Resetting web admin password requires manually deleting config files

Kawaii-Player at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Platforms
Linux
Open source
Yes · Source code
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026
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Kawaii-Player FAQ

How can other devices on the same network access the media server?
Start the server with More->Start Media Server, then change the address from 127.0.0.1 to your local network address, normally starting with 192.168.x.y, in More->Preferences->Media Server.
What are the /admin and /browse pages used for?
/admin is used for managing the video collection from the web UI, and /browse is used for browsing the collection with filtering. Both require the admin username and a password created in the web UI.
How do I reset the web admin password?
Delete admin_password.json and admin_sessions.json from the config directory ~/.config/kawaii-player/.
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