A MODERN LINUX MEDIA PLAYER

Your media.Your world.

Name: Jatayu Media Player
Author: Anup Yadav

Enjoy your music and videos privately on Linux — without ads, accounts or tracking.

Jatayu Media Player is a modern, open-source media player powered by Qt 6 and libmpv. Play local files, manage playlists, enjoy subtitles and multiple audio tracks in a clean interface designed for your desktop.

↓ Download for Debian.deb package · 64-bit ⬡ Get FlatpakSourceForge · 64-bit ◉ View on GitHub

No ads
No accounts
No tracking
Local playback

Promotional render of the Jatayu Media Player playback interface

Promotional UI illustration. Actual application appearance may vary by Linux desktop.

Audio & Video Playback

Enjoy local music and video playback powered by libmpv.

Queue & Playlists

Organize your media, save playlists and enjoy continuous playback.

Subtitles & Tracks

Load captions and switch audio tracks with easy playback controls.

Privacy-First

No advertisements, mandatory accounts or built-in telemetry.

Modern Qt Interface

A focused Qt 6 desktop application designed for Linux.

Debian + Flatpak

Download a Debian-compatible package or a standalone Flatpak bundle.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Explore the player

A focused playback interface with controls for music, video and playlists.

Real Jatayu Media Player 1.0 main screen, showing Browse media, Queue, Music view and playback controls — Player home screen

Real Jatayu Media Player 1.0 playing a video of two birds flying across a blue sky — Video playback

Real Jatayu Media Player 1.0 music mode, showing song title, music note artwork, waveform and playback controls — Music view

Real About window for Jatayu Media Player 1.0, showing creator, license and project links — About Jatayu Media Player

GET STARTED

Installation

Choose the package that suits your Linux system. Version 1.0.0 is available for 64-bit x86 systems.

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Debian Package

Download the .deb package for compatible Debian-based distributions.

sudo apt install ./jatayu-media-player_1.0.0-3_amd64.deb

↓ Download for Debian

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Flatpak Bundle

Install the SourceForge release bundle with Flatpak and required runtime.

flatpak install --user ./io.github.jatayuos4u.JatayuMediaPlayer-1.0.0-x86_64.flatpak

⬡ Download Flatpak

VERIFIED UPDATE CHANNELS

Install once. Keep your player updated.

For ongoing updates, use the signed APT repository on Debian-compatible amd64 systems or the official Flatpak remote. The direct release downloads above remain available if you prefer manual installation.

Official release-signing key fingerprint: FCAD 173B 0052 22F8 DCB1 6C69 1002 D7BA 2CD8 EB09
Compare the complete fingerprint before trusting a downloaded signing key. The key is public; never share a private signing key or passphrase.

Debian / APT repository

Tested with APT on Debian-based Linux. Published package revision: 1.0.0-3 (amd64). Requires curl and GnuPG.

1. Download the public key

curl -fsSL https://jatayuos4u.github.io/jatayu-packages/apt/jatayu-media-player-archive-key.asc -o /tmp/jatayu-media-player-key.asc

2. Check the fingerprint

gpg --show-keys --with-fingerprint /tmp/jatayu-media-player-key.asc

3. Add the signed source and install

sudo install -d -m 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo gpg --batch --yes --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/jatayu-media-player.gpg /tmp/jatayu-media-player-key.asc
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/jatayu-media-player.gpg] https://jatayuos4u.github.io/jatayu-packages/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jatayu-media-player.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install jatayu-media-player

Update later

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

This creates a dedicated signed-by keyring and APT source entry. APT repository signatures and the published 1.0.0-3 package have been independently checked; a version-to-version upgrade remains to be tested.

Flatpak official remote

Use the official HTTPS Flatpak remote for Linux distributions with Flatpak and an available KDE Platform runtime.

1. Download the public key

curl -fsSL https://jatayuos4u.github.io/jatayu-packages/flatpak-repository-key.asc -o /tmp/jatayu-flatpak-key.asc

2. Check the fingerprint

gpg --show-keys --with-fingerprint /tmp/jatayu-flatpak-key.asc

3. Add the verified remote and install

flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists --gpg-import=/tmp/jatayu-flatpak-key.asc jatayu-official https://jatayuos4u.github.io/jatayu-packages/flatpak/
flatpak install --user jatayu-official io.github.jatayuos4u.JatayuMediaPlayer

Update later

flatpak update --user io.github.jatayuos4u.JatayuMediaPlayer

The official HTTPS remote has passed a fresh installation test with GPG verification enabled. An update between distinct application versions has not yet been tested.

Both repositories are hosted at jatayuos4u/jatayu-packages. If a remote named jatayu-official already exists, confirm its URL and signing key before reusing it. No GitHub account or telemetry is required to play local media.

OFFICIAL RELEASE · 18 OCTOBER 2026

Get Jatayu Media Player 1.0.0

Download Debian or Flatpak from SourceForge, with GitHub as a backup mirror. Verify your download against the published SHA256 checksums.

↓ Debian .deb ⬡ Flatpak bundle GitHub Debian mirror ↗GitHub Flatpak mirror ↗Release details

SHA256 checksums · Third-party notices · Source code

BUILT FOR YOUR DESKTOP

Play local. Stay private.

Jatayu Media Player has no built-in advertising, account requirement or telemetry. It is a standalone application and is not included in the JatayuOS installation image.

Open source, with clear dependencies

The application is GPL-3.0-or-later. Third-party libraries retain their licenses. The Flatpak requests access to your home and media directories for file browsing; the release includes notices and a source-review archive whose full compliance review remains documented as open.