Unlike VLC, which is designed as a broad, all-purpose media platform with extensive codec, streaming, conversion, and advanced playback tooling, this player is intentionally scoped down. Its design focuses on fast access, smaller UI footprint, and a more curated feature set centered around everyday playback. The result is a player that feels lighter, simpler, and easier to navigate while still retaining the most practical features users expect from a modern media application. 

Now updated with:

• main player window

• CustomTkinter-based playlist UI

• borderless minimal/music mode

• borderless always-on-top PiP window with hover controls

• VLC playback backend that rebinds the video surface without intentionally resetting playback

• optional YouTube resolving via yt-dlp

• best-effort embedded album art extraction via mutagen