🎬 Reel v0.1.0 - Early Alpha Release

⚠️ This is a very early alpha release with significant bugs and incomplete features.

Reel is a GTK4 media player for GNOME that aims to provide Plex integration for the Linux desktop. This initial release is primarily for testing and early feedback.

📊 Current State

This release provides basic functionality for browsing and playing Plex media libraries. While the core features work, there are numerous bugs and many features are incomplete or broken.

🐛 Known Critical Issues

• Video Playback: GStreamer backend has color rendering issues
• MPV Player: Experimental branch with render API integration failures
• Fullscreen: Button exists but doesn't work
• Missing Features: No search, no music/photo support, no Jellyfin/local file support
• Various UI bugs: Occasional duplicate controls, minor navigation issues

✅ What Works (Mostly)

• Basic Plex authentication and server connection
• Browsing movie and TV show libraries
• Homepage with Continue Watching and Recently Added sections
• Playing videos (with color issues on GStreamer)
• Watch status tracking
• Basic library filtering and sorting

📦 Installation

Build from source (requires Nix):

git clone https://github.com/arsfeld/gnome-reel.git
cd gnome-reel
nix develop
cargo build --release

🤝 Contributing

This project is under heavy development. See TASKS.md for the current status and areas needing work.

Note: This release is not recommended for daily use. It's an early development snapshot for those interested in testing and contributing.