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OMXPlayer vs Snapcraft

A side-by-side look at OMXPlayer and Snapcraft. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

OMXPlayer

OMXPlayer

Video & Movies

OMXPlayer is a command line media player for the Raspberry Pi. It was developed specifically for the Raspberry Pi's GPU to allow it to efficiently play high definition video files.

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Snapcraft

Snapcraft

Development

Snapcraft is a software building and packaging tool that enables developers to distribute applications to Linux systems as snaps - containerized software packages that work across multiple distributions. It streamlines packaging with reusable components, automatic dependency management and security confinement.

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