Parole

Parole is a free and open source, modern simple media player for the Xfce graphics environment

Review

• Parole is based on the GStreamer framework and is written to fit well into the Xfce desktop;
• Supports a large number of video and audio formats (all formats supported by GStreamer);
• Parole allows you to play DVD/CD, VCD discs, disc images;
• Support for live streaming;
• Subtitles in various languages are supported;
• Parole can be integrated into the Thunar file manager;
• It is possible to enable the replay of both a single file and the entire playlist;
• It is possible to change the aspect ratio;
• Full-screen mode support;
• The playlist is displayed in the sidebar on the right;
• There is a “Mini” mode”;
• Playlist support;
• Playback functions: play/pause, switch tracks, rewind, change/mute volume, repeat, random playback;
• It is possible to enable/disable disabling the screensaver during playback;
• It is possible to enable/disable visualization when playing audio;
• There is an option to adjust the color balance;
• Plugin support: system tray integration, notifications, MPRIS2 support;
• Support for keyboard shortcuts.

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Installation

Install Software via PPA repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parole

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Install Software via Deb package

Download deb package

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Install Software via RPM package

Download RPM package

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