Simplicity by design
No accounts, no telemetry, no cloud. Your history and saved list stay on your machine.
rattin
Your private cinema,
Your private cinema,
on your desk
An open-source desktop media center for Linux and Windows. Browse, organize, and play everything natively — with no accounts and no cloud.
Free, open source, fully private. Dead. Simple.
What makes Rattin different
Plays like a native app
Built on libmpv with a Qt6 shell, Rattin handles every format — MKV, AVI, HEVC, AV1, HDR, Dolby Vision — with full hardware decoding. It feels fast because it is fast.
Your phone is the remote
Scan a QR code and control playback from the couch. No app store, no sign-up, no friction — just a web page that talks to your desktop.
A media center that stays out of your way
Rattin is built around the idea that your media should feel effortless. Discover trending releases, filter by genre, or search your library. The interface is calm, focused, and designed for the living room as much as the desktop.
- Trending, new releases, top rated, and genre rows
- Filter and browse without leaving the comfort of full-screen layout
- Extend with community add-ons that plug into your own sources
Stay on top of what you watch
Everything you play is saved to your personal watchlist. Pick up where you left off, scroll through your history, and save anything that catches your eye for later. All stored locally — no accounts needed.
- Track every movie and episode you've watched
- Resume exactly where you paused
- Save titles to your list for later
Your phone becomes the remote
Point your phone's camera at the QR code in the player and you're paired. Control playback, volume, subtitles, and audio tracks from the couch — no app store, no sign-up, no friction.
- Scan to pair over your local network
- Full playback controls in any phone browser
- Browse and start content without getting up
Extend it with plugins
Rattin supports a signed plugin ecosystem. Add sources, enrich metadata, or customize how the app discovers content. You choose what connects.
Bring your own sources
Install plugins from the Rattin registry to add content sources you already use and trust.
Signed add-ons
Plugins are verified before installation, so you know exactly what code is running.
Stay in control
Enable, disable, or remove plugins at any time. Your app works the way you want it to.
Ready to start watching?
Download Rattin for Linux or Windows. It's free and open source.