{"id":224847,"date":"2026-03-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/gnomes-new-app-is-the-beautiful-media-player-linux-deserved\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:25:13","slug":"gnomes-new-app-is-the-beautiful-media-player-linux-deserved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/gnomes-new-app-is-the-beautiful-media-player-linux-deserved\/","title":{"rendered":"GNOME\u2019s new app is the beautiful media player Linux deserved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/gnomes-new-app-is-the-beautiful-media-player-linux-deserved\/\">GNOME\u2019s new app is the beautiful media player Linux deserved<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/gnomes-new-app-is-the-beautiful-media-player-linux-deserved\/\">https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/gnomes-new-app-is-the-beautiful-media-player-linux-deserved\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-17 14:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.makeuseof.com\">www.makeuseof.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For years, watching a video on Linux often meant choosing between a powerhouse media player with endless knobs or a dated default app that hadn\u2019t seen a modern UI refresh in a while. Somewhere between those two extremes, GNOME quietly introduced something new.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called Showtime, or simply Video Player, and if your first reaction is \u201cthat looks\u2026 suspiciously simple,\u201d you\u2019re not wrong. But under that clean surface is a very intentional design philosophy. Showtime isn\u2019t trying to replace every media player on Linux. It\u2019s trying to solve one very specific problem: playing video without turning it into a technical project.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gnome-rsquo-s-new-player-is-built-for-the-modern-desktop\">\n                        GNOME\u2019s new player is built for the modern desktop<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"a-gtk4-and-libadwaita-app-that-actually-feels-native\">\n            A GTK4 and libadwaita app that actually feels native<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>        Screenshot: Roine Bertelson\/MUO<\/p>\n<p> One of the first things you notice about Showtime is how well it fits into a modern GNOME desktop. That\u2019s because it was built from scratch using GTK4 and libadwaita, the same toolkit and design framework behind most of GNOME\u2019s newer apps. If you\u2019ve used older Linux media players, you\u2019ve probably seen the opposite. Buttons that look slightly off. Windows that ignore your theme. Interfaces that feel like they belong to another decade.<\/p>\n<p>Showtime doesn\u2019t have that problem. The interface blends seamlessly with the rest of the GNOME environment. Dark mode switches automatically. Animations feel smooth. 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