NOVA Video Player - HD video player

NOVA is a free video player created for tablets, smartphones, and AndroidTV devices. NOVA Video Player is an open source video player that lets you watch movies you have stored on your device, an FTP server, a NAS, or an external USB device. The app supports all of the following video formats: MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV and FLV.

Both the interface as well as the features in NOVA Video Player are openly aimed toward being used with Android TV. However, the app works seamlessly on any Android device and has a sleek finish regardless of the size of the screen you're viewing it on. NOVA Video Player takes information from IMDB, giving you the poster of all the films and series you have, as well as information about the film itself, the director, actors, etc.

NOVA Video Player is a powerful video player that lets you convert any Android device (especially a TV) into a multimedia center capable of playing any movie, TV show, or documentary without a problem. Plus, it gives you the possibility to download subtitles automatically with just a tap, making the whole experience even more convenient.

What's new

- fix PIP not working anymore

- revert to ffmpeg 4.4.5 to avoid playback regressions

- add Brazilian language for TMDB video descriptions

- fix traditional Chinese getting English video descriptions

- rationalize Chinese language strings

A free app for Android, by Courville Software.

Now you can watch your favorite movies and TV shows in a completely new way. Nova Video Player is a universal media player that allows you to watch your movies and TV shows on any device. You can play movies from your internal hard drive, external hard drive, or from a network.

Nova Video Player supports a wide range of formats and sources. With this app, you can browse all your media content by movie or TV show, series, genre, year, and duration.

All you need is a device that is connected to the internet and has the Nova Player app installed.

If you don't know what to watch or where to find it, Nova Video Player has an integrated search function that allows you to search by title, genre, year, or duration. Nova Video Player has a built-in collection that contains thousands of movies and TV shows. 

- Versatile Player:

Stream videos from your PC, server (FTP, SFTP, WebDAV), NAS (SMB, UPnP)

Play videos from external USB drives

Combines videos from various sources into one multimedia library

Automatically fetches movie and TV show details with posters and backdrops online

Includes subtitle download feature

- Top-notch Features:

Utilizes hardware-accelerated video decoding for most devices and formats

Supports multiple audio tracks and subtitle options

Compatible file formats: MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, and more

Recognizes subtitle file types like SRT, SUB, ASS, SMI, etc.

- TV Optimized:

Offers a user-friendly interface tailored for Android TV

Enables AC3/DTS passthrough (via HDMI or S/PDIF) on certain devices like Nexus Player, NVidia SHIELD TV, and TVs with Rockchip or AmLogic chips

Provides 3D support with side-by-side and top-bottom formats for 3D televisions

Includes Audio Boost and Night Mode functionalities for enhanced audio experience

- Intuitive Browsing:

Instant access to recently viewed or added videos

Organize movies by name, genre, year, duration, and rating

Sort TV shows by seasons

Supports folder-based navigation

- Additional Features:

Sync video playback across multiple devices

Processes NFO metadata for descriptions and posters

Offers scheduled network content rescans in Leanback UI

Features private mode to disable playback history temporarily

Allows manual adjustment of subtitles and audio/video synchronization

Tracks collection and viewing history through Trakt

If you encounter issues with video decoding, you can opt for software decoding in the app settings.

NOVA symbolizes opeN sOurce Video plAyer.