Thriving 
SW Native media player for macOS and iOS/iPadOS built on AetherEngine (FFmpeg). Plays video and audio, switches audio/subtitle tracks, scrubs with live thumbnail previews. macOS: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), 14+, with Now Playing for music. iOS/iPadOS: custom player, PiP, AirPlay, lock-screen Now Playing.
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A native media player built on AetherEngine, for macOS and iOS/iPadOS.
Drop or open a video or audio file, play it, switch audio and subtitle tracks, scrub with live thumbnail previews, and grab full-resolution frames.
macOS: universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 14.0+. iOS/iPadOS: universal app, iOS 17.0+.
macOS: grab the latest notarized .dmg from the Releases page, drag AetherPlayer to your Applications folder, and launch it. The .dmg keeps itself current through built-in auto-updates (Sparkle), so you only have to download it once. You can also try the beta on TestFlight (an App Store release is on the way).
iOS/iPadOS: join the public TestFlight beta (an App Store release is on the way), or build and run it from source (see Build below).
How much a project earns versus how much attention it actually gets. Above 50 means the work is outrunning its audience. Recomputed nightly from commit velocity, contributor effort, issue resolution, fork utility, release cadence, and project maturity — divided by a logarithmic reach factor.
score = signal / reach
signal = 0.25·commit_velocity // commits in last 90 days (cap 30)
+ 0.20·contributor_work // unique authors × velocity (cap 100)
+ 0.20·issue_resolution // closed ÷ total issues
+ 0.20·fork_ratio // forks ÷ stars (proxy for real usage)
+ 0.10·release_cadence // releases in 90 days (cap 3)
+ age_bonus // +0 to +0.30 after 6 months
+ homepage_bonus // +0.05 if homepage is set
reach = log₁₀(stars + watchers + 10)█ Is the project alive and maintained right now? A 0–100 pulse recomputed nightly from commit recency, rhythm, how fast issues close, and how quickly PRs get merged.
health = 0.35·recency // days since last commit (90d decay)
+ 0.25·cadence // commit rhythm consistency
+ 0.20·issue_health // closed ÷ total issues
+ 0.20·pr_health // merged ÷ total PRs█ The colour and label on every card come straight from the health score.
Healthy 80 – 100 active, responsive, regular releases
Stable 60 – 79 maintained, steady, no alarms
Quiet 40 – 59 slowing down — watch this one
At Risk 0 – 39 going dark · candidate for rescue█ Tags are independent behavioral signals computed nightly. A project can hold multiple at once. They drive the home page sections.
solo_builder one person holds > 80% of commits (last 180d)
needs_contributors has open "help wanted" or "good first issue" labels
hidden_gem < 100 stars · active in last 3 months · documented
legacy_hero repo > 5 years old · committed this year
fork_magnet forks/stars > 0.5 · used as template or dependency
release_machine 5+ releases in the last 90 days
under_pressure > 10 open issues · ≤ 2 contributors · health ≥ 60
community_watch watchers > stars · devs tracking before the public
community_hub GitHub Discussions enabled · > 20 discussions
funded maintainer has active funding channel█ Stars are an outcome, not effort. A project with 8 stars and daily commits is doing more interesting work than one coasting on 8k. We measure the building, then divide by the attention already received — so the genuinely undervalued rise to the top.
// stars = lagging indicator
// commits = leading indicator
// we rank by the leading one█