A Simple but Smart Video Player

Phantom Player offers a range of practical features, making it easy to play, organize, and manage videos from your hard drive. Whether you're watching individual videos or managing playlists, it provides a seamless experience.

Key Features

Playlists: Play videos in order or randomly, with no repetitions.
Last Played Memory: Remembers the last played playlist and video progress.
Custom Play Order: Organize the play order to your preference.
Video Hiding: Hide specific videos or files from a playlist.
Automatic Video Discovery: Automatically detect new, renamed, or moved videos.
Skip Intro/Credits: Set start and end times to skip intros or credits.
Audio/Subtitle Defaults: Set default audio and subtitle tracks for all videos.
Screen Saver Control: Disable screen savers while watching.
Loop Mode: Play videos in a continuous loop.
Rename Videos: Rename videos for a better organization & display.
And more...

Note: The appearance of the interface and icons is determined by the desktop theme.

Play Single Videos

Phantom Player isn’t just for playlists—it also plays single videos:

Via Desktop Interface: Right-click the video > "Open With" > Phantom Player (or double-click if set as default player).
Via Command Line: Use the command phantom-player --open-file="/path/to/file".

If the video is part of a playlist, Phantom Player will automatically select the appropriate playlist.

Create Playlists from Torrents

Phantom Player is ideal for managing videos from torrents while preserving data integrity for seeding. It allows to:

Add a parent directory to create a recursive playlist.
Include multiple directories in one playlist.
Filter out only fully downloaded videos^*.
Rename videos for a cleaner, more organized look.
Automatically exclude non-video files.
Automatically detect newly added or renamed videos.

Note: Partially downloaded files must have the .part extension to be excluded.

Organize Videos on a Hard Drive

Phantom Player makes it easy to organize videos stored on a hard drive. By adding a root directory, and set it as a recursive playlist, Phantom Player is able to scan the entire drive and create a playlist containing all the videos. This allows to:

Identify all videos and their paths.
Find and manage duplicate videos.
Rename videos for consistency.
Delete unwanted videos.