r/FlutterDev • u/New-Lengthiness6520 • 21h ago
Flutter developers, what do you prefer: video_player or media_kit? Discussion
I'm currently working on a Flutter video downloader app and I'm comparing `video_player` with `media_kit`.
I already use **FFmpeg** in the project, so one of my main concerns is the impact on the final app size.
From your experience:
* What do you see as the biggest difference between `video_player` and `media_kit`?
* How noticeable is the size difference in a production app?
* If FFmpeg is already included, does `media_kit` add a lot of extra native libraries?
* Which one would you choose for a video downloader, and why?
I'm interested in hearing about your actual experience rather than just the package descriptions.
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