Glucose_media_player
✨ Features
🤖 On-Device AI & Subtitles
- 100% Private Transcription: Generate highly accurate subtitles using Whisper running locally. No internet required.
- Universal Format Support: Auto-loads
.srt,.vtt,.ass, and directly extracts subtitles embedded in MKV and MP4 files.
⏭️ Intelligent Playback
- "Up Next" Overlay: A Netflix-style countdown overlay that smoothly transitions you to the next episode.
- Picture-in-Picture Mode: A compact, draggable window that snaps to corners for easy multitasking.
📂 Smart Gallery & Custom Libraries
- Intelligent Hover Previews: Instantly preview video frames by hovering, seamlessly synced with your watch progress.
- Time-Based Grouping: Videos are automatically organized into sections like "Today" and "Yesterday".
- Custom Libraries: Configure exactly which folders Glucose should scan.
🔊 Pro Audio & Visuals
- Dynamic Audio Visualizer: A beautifully crafted, real-time visualizer for your music files.
- Dual Audio Support: Seamlessly switch between embedded audio tracks with real-time remuxing.
- 200% Volume Booster: Web Audio API-powered boost for quiet files.
📽️ Premium Cinematic Experience
- Cinematic Blur: Enjoy your media with a beautifully blurred background for immersive viewing.
- Glassmorphic UI: A stunning design system featuring elegant Instrument Serif typography.
- Fade-In & Fade-Out Transitions: Smooth visual and playback volume transitions when pausing or playing.
- Intelligent Controls: Auto-hiding controls that stay out of your way.
⚡ Blazingly Fast & Private
- Native Performance: Built with Rust and Tauri for GPU-accelerated rendering and a tiny footprint.
- Zero Telemetry: Detects cloud-only file placeholders locally without uploading file contents, with no ads and no tracking.
📥 Installation
Download the latest release from the Releases page:
- Windows: Download the latest Windows installer
Getting Started
Glucose offers several convenient ways to open your media:
- Drag & Drop — Drag a video or audio file directly into the Glucose Media Player window
- Smart Gallery — Browse and play recently accessed files or custom library folders from the home screen
- File Association — Set Glucose Media Player as your default media player and open files directly from File Explorer
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space / K |
Play/Pause |
← / → |
Skip backward/forward 5 seconds |
↑ / ↓ |
Increase/Decrease volume |
M |
Mute/Unmute |
C / S |
Toggle subtitles on/off (video) |
F |
Toggle View Mode |
P |
Toggle Picture-in-Picture mode |
0 – 9 |
Jump to 0%–90% of the file |
Backspace |
Return to gallery |
Escape |
Exit Current Mode / Back to Gallery |
🛠️ Contributing
Interested in contributing to the project or building from source? Please check our CONTRIBUTING.md guide for prerequisites, development setup, and coding standards.
📄 License
European Union Public Licence 1.2 (EUPL-1.2)
This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the European Union Public Licence, v. 1.2.
For a copy of the EUPL, You can obtain one at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12 or see the LICENSE file.
A Finnish translation is also available in LICENSE.FI.
Copyright (c) 2026 DoublOne Studios Limited.
Pursuant to Article 15 of the EUPL, this Licence is governed by the laws of the Republic of Finland.
Refer to our terms of use at glucose.media/terms for more information.
Maintained by DoublOne Studios
