NOVA Video Player is a versatile, open-source video player designed for Android devices, including phones, tablets, and TVs. It supports a wide range of video formats and features like hardware-accelerated video decoding, network shares, and subtitle support. NOVA stands out for its ability to integrate with various media sources, from local storage to network servers like SMB, FTP, and WebDAV. It also offers a TV-friendly interface with features like AC3/DTS pass-through and 3D support. Perhaps its most distinctive feature is the automatic retrieval of movie and TV show information, complete with posters and backdrops, enhancing the media browsing experience.
⭐ Universal player: Nova allows you to play videos from various sources such as your computer, server, NAS, and external USB storage. It integrates videos from all sources into a unified multimedia collection and automatically retrieves movie and TV show descriptions with posters and backdrops.
⭐ Best player: Nova offers hardware accelerated video decoding for most devices and video formats. It also supports multi-audio tracks, multi-subtitles, and various file formats and subtitle file types.
⭐ TV friendly: Nova features a dedicated “leanback” user interface for Android TV, AC3/DTS passthrough on supported hardware, 3D support, Audio Boost mode, and Night Mode.
⭐ Browse the way you want: Nova provides instant access to recently added and played videos, allows you to browse movies by name, genre, year, duration, rating, browse TV shows by seasons, and supports folder browsing.
⭐ Utilize the automatic online retrieval feature to easily access movie and TV show descriptions and artwork.
⭐ Experiment with the different audio and subtitle options to enhance your viewing experience.
⭐ Take advantage of the TV-friendly features such as Audio Boost mode and Night Mode for a more immersive experience.
Download and Install: Find NOVA Video Player on the Google Play Store or other app platforms and install it on your Android device.
Launch the Player: Open the app; it will take some time to scan and display videos from local storage on initial launch.
Add Video Sources: Go to settings to add network shares, NAS, or web-based video sources using SMB, FTP, or WebDAV protocols.
Configure Preferences: Adjust settings like video output, subtitle appearance, and playback behavior to your liking.
Play Videos: Select a video to play, and use the app's playback controls to manage your viewing experience.
Access Additional Features: Use features like audio boost for increased volume and night mode for dynamic volume adjustment.
Subtitles: If needed, search and download subtitles directly within the app.
Troubleshoot: If you encounter issues, consult the app's FAQ or community forums for solutions.
Update the App: Keep the app updated for new features and improvements.
File size： 32.70 M Latest Version： 6.3.2-20240925.1924
Requirements： Android Language： English
Votes： 150 Package ID： org.courville.nova
Developer： Courville Software
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Kevin B.
I love the simplicity of this media player, though I do have some problems with it. First off, while it seems as though the repeat folder feature was recently "fixed" in that it now plays the next item once it finishes the first, playable is really slow on subsequent items is really slow. I'm using the new Chromecast with Google TV, in case that matters. My other two gripes are with regard to features that Nova lacks: 1) It'd be really nice to be able to skip back/forward quickly to skip movies you don't want to watch in the rotation. 2) Please add a shuffle mode to the Play Mode section, as well as an option to shuffle AND repeat the folder. Overall, this has the potential to be the best media player out there. I'm using it with my Plex server, and I really prefer the UI of Nova to that of both Emby and Plex.
2024-10-03 04:40:36
Paolo Chiarlone
I really enjoyed using Nova for a couple of years now on my fire TV. There is a little bit of issues on scraping info but that's gotten better lately. However, the latest release as some serious buggy performance. Basically my videos start super slow, and I have to fast forward a few times until it starts to a normal speed. Even so, videos are always stuttering to the point where they're not enjoyable anymore. Using a shared hard drive connected to my router. Have no issues with others apps.
2024-10-03 04:06:10
Brian Agbala (Engr. Brian A)
One of the best media players available. The way it groups movies and TV shows with their info (including seasons and episodes) is amazing. What is more amazing is that it's all free and totally ad free. One thing that can be improved on is gesture control and secondly continuous play for videos like continuous play for the whole episodes in one season.
2024-10-02 16:58:03
A Google user
Great stuff folks! love it as I loved Archos. Two issues I encountered so far: To clarify, I use it mainly with a xGody X92 Android Box to my TV. Issue 1 - The subtitles settings do not remember the color I select. Archos always did and still does. Issue 2 - If I have a folder with sub folders like: Series Such with sub folders Episode 1, Episode 2, etc., in Posters mode it will not detect them at all. If I list or have the files in the root of the main folder (no sub folders) it is OK. Refreshing the indexed folder does not help with these issues. Any suggestions? Thanks and Cheers!
2024-10-02 07:18:35
Rob McVittie
This is an excellent video player. It plays every video format I've tried. It retrieves metadata for your shows. It keeps track of where you are in watched videos so resume is easy. Full screen scrubbing to find what you want in a video. Plays videos from NAS or PC. Works great on Chromecast with Google TV. It's a fantastic way to view your TV shows or movies.
2024-10-02 01:53:42
Roseniney Hashim
I thought I wanted to give this a try. But my first experience was that it has a rather confusing functions. The UI at least for me is not user friendly. And the instruction is confusing too. Take subtitle for example. It need to be put on the same folder, but which folder? The one that has the videos? Because I did just that and it didn't work. MX Player and VLC has much easier navigation than this.
2024-09-30 00:15:41
Kathy Smith
Love, this app! Wanted to thank the developer(s) for creating & continuing to support it! Because I have an unusually large collection of movies, tv shows etc. it takes a very long time for the app to find the info tags & sort all the videos, however I absolutely love using it. I occasionally accidentally delete the data instead of the cache & have a couple of days worth of reorganizing to do. That is 100% my fault. My only grip is it doesn't always save where I left off nor put in recently watc
2024-09-28 17:39:58
Emrys Raydes
Could Be Amazing. It has everything I want in a player for my Shield TV, as it has an optimised app for Android TV. However, I found the setting to make it play my whole folder, but it just won't. It will play one episode and stop. Doesn't even have a skip button to skip to the next video file while the end credits are rolling. That makes it a complete miss for me, and when I first tried it out I was really impressed, too bad, back to VLC and it's lackluster features.
2024-09-28 14:41:29
A Google user
Absolutely brilliant!! I started using Nova Player as Archos stopped working on my Nvidia Shield TV. It's so easy to use and you have the ability to change the poster art and thumbnails. I have it connected to my Western Digital PR2100 and it has scraped all my movies. The 'use other player' option is good, as I use Kodi in conjunction with it and I'm very pleased with the playback quality. It also has regular updates too, so I highly recommend this app.
2024-09-28 09:02:51