Audio/video¶

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Video players¶

vlc - multimedia player and streamer

VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

mpv - video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2

mpv is a movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

_{vlc 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer
vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - LibNotify plugin for VLC
vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - JACK audio plugins for VLC
vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - Samba plugin for VLC
vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer (Skins2 plugin)
vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer (video splitter plugins)
vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer (visualization plugins)
vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer (video output plugins)
vlc-plugin-base 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer (base plugins)
vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - multimedia player and streamer (Qt plugin)
libdvd-pkg 1.4.2-1-1 - DVD-Video playing library - installer
mpv 0.32.0-3 - video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2
freetuxtv 0.6.8~dfsg1-1+b2 - Internet television and radio player
gnome-dvb-client 1:0.2.91~git20170110-4 - client for gnome-dvb-daemon
gnome-mpv 0.20-2 - transitional package
kodi 2:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u1 - Open Source Home Theatre (executable binaries)
mpv 0.32.0-3 - video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2
parole 4.16.0-1 - media player based on GStreamer framework
smplayer 20.6.0~ds0-1 - Complete front-end for MPlayer and mpv
subdownloader 2.1.0-3 - subtitle download/upload manager for video files
totem 3.38.0-2 - Simple media player for the GNOME desktop based on GStreamer
totem-plugins 3.38.0-2 - Plugins for the Totem media player
vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1 - SVG plugin for VLC
celluloid 0.20-2 - simple GTK+ frontend for mpv}

Music players/library managers¶

quodlibet - audio library manager and player for GTK3

Quod Libet is a music management program. It provides several different ways to view your audio library, as well as support for Internet radio and audio feeds. It has extremely flexible metadata tag editing and searching capabilities, using the same interface as Ex Falso.

_{quodlibet 4.3.0-1 - audio library manager and player for GTK3
exfalso 4.3.0-1 - audio tag editor for GTK+
libgpod-common 0.8.3-16 - common files for libgpod
libgpod4 0.8.3-16 - library to read and write songs and artwork to an iPod
sox 14.4.2+git20190427-2 - Swiss army knife of sound processing
gnome-music 3.36.7-1 - Music is the new GNOME music playing application
rhythmbox 3.4.4-4 - music player and organizer for GNOME
rhythmbox-plugins 3.4.4-4 - plugins for rhythmbox music player
clementine 1.4.0~rc1+git347-gfc4cb6fc7+dfsg-1+deb11u1 - modern music player and library organizer
audacious 4.0.5-1 - small and fast audio player which supports lots of formats
audacious-plugins 4.0.5-1 - Base plugins for audacious
sayonara 1.6.0~beta6+ds-1.1 - Small, clear and fast audio player
projectm-pulseaudio 3.1.7-1.1 - projectM PulseAudio module
mpd 0.22.6-1+b1 - Music Player Daemon
sonata 1.7.0-1 - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD)
ario 1.6-1.1 - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD)
cantata 2.4.2.ds1-1 - Qt client for the music player daemon (MPD)
ncmpcpp 0.9.2-1 - ncurses-based client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD)
mpc 0.33-1 - command-line tool to interface MPD
moc 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-1 - ncurses based console audio player
cmus 2.9.1-1 - lightweight ncurses audio player
moc-ffmpeg-plugin 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-1 - ncurses based console audio player - ffmpeg plugin
mpg123 1.26.4-1 - MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player
beets 1.4.9-7 - music tagger and library organizer
cowbell 0.2.7.1-7+b3 - An easy-to-use tag editor for your music files
easytag 2.4.3-4 - GTK+ editor for audio file tags
puddletag 2.0.1-2 - simple, powerful audio tag editor
eyed3 0.8.10-4 - Display and manipulate id3-tags on the command-line
kid3 3.8.5-3 - KDE audio tag editor
picard 2.5.6-1 - Next-Generation MusicBrainz audio files tagger
mussort 0.4-3.1 - simple tool that sorts a music collection
vagalume 0.8.6-3 - GTK+-based client for Last.fm-compatible radio services
gpodder 3.10.17-1 - podcast client and feed aggregator
go-mtpfs 1.0.0-1+b5 - Mount MTP devices over FUSE
gtkpod 2.1.5-8 - manage songs and playlists on an Apple iPod
playerctl 2.3.1-1 - utility to control media players via MPRIS
streamtuner2 2.2.1+dfsg-2.1 - Browser for Internet Radio Stations}

Webcam¶

cheese - tool to take pictures and videos from your webcam

A webcam application that supports image and video capture. Makes it easy to take photos and videos of you, your friends, pets or whatever you want. Allows you to apply fancy visual effects, fine-control image settings and has features such as Multi-Burst mode, Countdown timer for photos.

_{cheese 3.38.0-3 - tool to take pictures and videos from your webcam
gnome-video-effects 0.5.0-1 - Collection of GStreamer effects
guvcview 2.0.6+debian-1+b2 - GTK+ base UVC Viewer
gnome-video-effects-frei0r 0.5.0-1 - GNOME Video Effects - frei0r plugins
v4l2loopback-dkms 0.12.5-1 - Source for the v4l2loopback driver (DKMS)
v4l2loopback-utils 0.12.5-1 - Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
kamoso 20.12.1-1 - tool to take pictures and videos from your webcam
zoneminder 1.34.23-1 - video camera security and surveillance solution
pinhole 0.1.0+git20201123-1 - Simple camera application for the GNOME desktop
megapixels 0.13.1-2 - GTK3 camera app for mobile using the V4L2 media request API}

Screen recording/screencasting¶

obs-studio - recorder and streamer for live video content

OBS Studio is designed for efficiently recording and streaming live video content. It supports live RTP streaming to various streaming sites.

vokoscreen - easy to use screencast creator (transitional package)

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

_{obs-studio 26.1.2+dfsg1-2 - recorder and streamer for live video content
vokoscreen 3.0.7-1 - easy to use screencast creator (transitional package)
kazam 1.4.5-4 - screencast and screenshot application created with design in mind
byzanz 0.3.0+git20160312-4 - small screencast creator
obs-studio 26.1.2+dfsg1-2 - recorder and streamer for live video content
simplescreenrecorder 0.4.2-2+b1 - Feature-rich screen recorder for X11 and OpenGL}

Media conversion/codecs¶

qwinff - GUI for FFmpeg

This is a free and open source media converter frontend to FFmpeg. FFmpeg is a powerful command-line utility to convert audio and video file into numerous formats. QWinFF features a rich set of presets to help users use FFmpeg easily without having to manually input command-line flags. Average users can convert multiple media files in just a few clicks, while advanced users can still adjust conversion parameters in detail.

_{qwinff 0.2.1+git20201215-1 - GUI for FFmpeg
ffmpeg 7:4.3.5-0+deb11u1 - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
flac 1.3.3-2+deb11u1 - Free Lossless Audio Codec - command line tools
gstreamer1.0-alsa 1.18.4-2 - GStreamer plugin for ALSA
gstreamer1.0-libav 1.18.4-3 - ffmpeg plugin for GStreamer
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad 1.18.4-3 - GStreamer plugins from the “bad” set
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.18.4-2 - GStreamer plugins from the “base” set
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.18.4-2+deb11u1 - GStreamer plugins from the “good” set
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly 1.18.4-2 - GStreamer plugins from the “ugly” set
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.18.4-2+deb11u1 - GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio (transitional package)
gstreamer1.0-tools 1.18.4-2.1 - Tools for use with GStreamer
gstreamer1.0-x 1.18.4-2 - GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango
lame 3.100-3 - MP3 encoding library (frontend)
libmp3lame0 3.100-3 - MP3 encoding library
libxvidcore4 2:1.3.7-1 - Open source MPEG-4 video codec (library)
musepack-tools 2:0.1~r495-2 - MusePack commandline utilities
mediainfo 20.09-1 - command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files
media-player-info 24-2 - Media player identification files
handbrake 1.3.1+ds1-2+b3 - versatile DVD ripper and video transcoder (GTK+ GUI)
mp3splt 2.6.2+20170630-3.1 - split MP3, Ogg Vorbis, or FLAC files without re-encoding
oggvideotools 0.9.1-5.1 - toolbox for manipulating and creating Ogg video files
ogmrip 1.0.1-3.1 - Application for ripping and encoding DVD
ogmrip-plugins 1.0.1-3.1 - Application for ripping and encoding DVD - plugins
soundconverter 4.0.0-1 - GNOME application to convert audio files into other formats
winff 1.5.5-8 - graphical video and audio batch converter using ffmpeg or avconv
winff-doc 1.5.5-8 - winff documentation
winff-qt 1.5.5-8 - Qt variant of winff
x264 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1 - video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard
x265 3.4-2 - H.265/HEVC video stream encoder
qhimdtransfer 0.9.16-2+b1 - Transfer software for HiMD Walkman
minidisc-utils 0.9.16-2+b1 - Command line utilities for MiniDisc access
mat 0.12.1-2+deb11u1 - Transitional package to migrate to mat2
ffmpegfs 2.2-1 - Fuse Multi Media Filesystem}

Audio CD extraction¶

asunder 2.9.7-1 - graphical audio CD ripper and encoder
sound-juicer 3.38.0-1 - GNOME CD Ripper
goobox 3.6.0-6 - CD player and ripper with GNOME 3 integration
ripperx 2.8.0-2 - GTK-based audio CD ripper/encoder
xcfa 5.0.2-1.1 - X Convert File Audio

Subtitles¶

subliminal 2.1.0-1 - Command-line tool to search and download subtitles
subtitleeditor 0.54.0-5 - Graphical subtitle editor with sound waves representation
gaupol 1.9-1 - subtitle editor for text-based subtitle files
gnome-subtitles 1.6-2.1 - Subtitle editor for the GNOME Desktop environment

Audio recording/editing¶

audacity - fast, cross-platform audio editor

Audacity is a multi-track audio editor for Linux/Unix, MacOS and Windows. It is designed for easy recording, playing and editing of digital audio. Audacity features digital effects and spectrum analysis tools. Editing is very fast and provides unlimited undo/redo.

gnome-sound-recorder - simple and modern sound recorder for GNOME

GNOME sound recorder is an utility to make simple audio recording from your GNOME desktop. It supports several formats like OGG, MP3 or FLAC.

_{audacity 2.4.2~dfsg0-5 - fast, cross-platform audio editor
gnome-sound-recorder 3.38.1-1 - simple and modern sound recorder for GNOME
gwc 0.22.04-1.1 - Audio file denoiser
gjacktransport 0.6.4-1 - access to the JACK’s transport mechanism as touchable slider
qlcplus 4.12.3-3 - Control DMX or analog lighting systems}

Audio system¶

pulseaudio - PulseAudio sound server

PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.

_{pavucontrol 4.0-2 - PulseAudio Volume Control
pulseaudio 14.2-2 - PulseAudio sound server
pulseaudio-utils 14.2-2 - Command line tools for the PulseAudio sound server
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth 14.2-2 - Bluetooth module for PulseAudio sound server
pulseaudio-module-lirc 14.2-2 - lirc module for PulseAudio sound server
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf 14.2-2 - Zeroconf module for PulseAudio sound server
pulseaudio-module-jack 14.2-2 - jackd modules for PulseAudio sound server
kmod 28-1 - tools for managing Linux kernel modules
alsa-oss 1.1.8-1 - ALSA wrapper for OSS applications
alsa-tools 1.2.2-1 - Console based ALSA utilities for specific hardware
alsa-utils 1.2.4-1 - Utilities for configuring and using ALSA
libasound2-plugins 1.2.2-2 - ALSA library additional plugins
oss-compat 7 - Open Sound System (OSS) compatibility package
alsa-firmware-loaders 1.2.2-1 - ALSA software loaders for specific hardware
rtkit 0.13-4 - Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon
pasystray 0.7.1-1 - PulseAudio controller for the system tray
paprefs 1.1-2 - PulseAudio Preferences
pnmixer 0.7.2-1 - Simple mixer application for system tray
pamix 1.6~git20180112.ea4ab3b-3+b1 - Pulseaudio terminal mixer based in pavucontrol
pulseaudio-equalizer 14.2-2 - Equalizer sink module for PulseAudio sound server
libasound2-plugin-equal 0.6-8 - equalizer plugin for ALSA}