What it does
Plays & remembers
Plays with mpv, picks up where you stopped, and tracks what you've watched.
Skips intros & credits
Finds them by comparing the audio across a show's episodes, or uses the file's chapters. Still works if a show changes its intro partway through.
Descriptions & ratings
Pulls descriptions, ratings and episode names from TMDB and shows them as you browse.
A tidy library
Renames files to one naming style (with preview and undo), finds duplicates, and holds anything it's unsure about for you to review.
Safe deletion
Deleting takes two steps and waits a few days first, so one wrong key can't cost you an episode.
TV Mode & shuffle
TV Mode plays random episodes and movies with nothing skipped. Shuffle plays one folder in random order.
On-screen messages
Neon cursive messages on the TV, a pause banner that stays up, and an idle screen with drifting orbs, hearts and tips.
Error scans
Scans your files for problems, keeps logs, and makes a bug report with your keys and private info removed.
Make it yours
Appearance settings for the screensaver and the on-screen message font are on the way. Floating hearts is the first screensaver.
Your phone is the remote
Control playback and browse your library from a web page on your phone. It works on your home network or over Tailscale, signs in with a passkey, and works with both the Linux and Windows versions.
Get glowrom
It runs on your own machine and your files stay there.
glowrom for Windows
Everything on one PC: your library, the player, resume, and a tray icon. 64-bit Windows 10 or newer.
Coming soonglowrom remote
Just the remote, no player. For a PC that controls a glowrom server on your network, like a Linux box or another Windows PC. Much smaller. 64-bit Windows 10 or newer.
Coming soonLinux
A terminal app with background services, made for a home server. Needs mpv, ffmpeg and systemd.
Early builds are unsigned, so Windows may show a SmartScreen warning. Choose More info, then Run anyway.