Deckboy is a native desktop application for video engineers, AV technicians and live
operators who need a reliable way to organise media, trigger cues, loop content and send
video to production displays.
Cues are arranged in a playlist with fades, loops and hold-last-frame behaviour, and sent
to dedicated fullscreen outputs with per-output area of interest, edge feathering and
warp or keystone correction. Output can leave the machine as NDI, SRT, RTMP, Blackmagic
SDI or SMPTE ST 2110, several at once. Playback is driven from a Stream Deck, Bitfocus
Companion, OSC, MIDI, Art-Net or LTC timecode.
It also converts media that will not play, reports codec, raster, frame rate and duration
for any file, normalises loudness to EBU R128, generates test patterns, and captures a
camera, window or screen as a cue. PDF, PowerPoint and Keynote decks import as one cue per
slide, with presenter and prompter views available as output types.
Publisher’s description
What is Deckboy?
Deckboy is an open-source video player program for Windows from Utopian Academy.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 64-bit as EXE (Inno Setup). Installation asks for administrator rights. It needs Windows 10 or newer. The installer supports unattended (silent) installation.
Popularity and file types
On Windows it registers 1 file type, including .deckboy. Similar programs include VLC media player, MPC-HC and MPV (Official CI build, MSVC).
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Documented silent install
- Updated in the last two months
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
- Installation needs administrator rights
In short: Deckboy is an open-source video player tool for 64-bit PCs. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Is Deckboy safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
6CD51F909950BCCF702A14A3274F16C4EF643333A08C4957451EA17003C01B9D· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.99.367Latest | September 17, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id UtopianAcademy.Deckboy -eDeckboy-0.99.367-windows-x64-setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- Utopian Academy
- Category
- Video players
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Price
- Free
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10 (Windows 10+)
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE (Inno Setup)
- Version
- 0.99.367
- Released
- September 17, 2026
- Added to the catalogue
- October 24, 2026
- Versions listed
- 1
- Website
- utopian-academy.github.io
- winget ID
- UtopianAcademy.Deckboy
File types it opens (1)
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is Deckboy free?
Yes. Deckboy is open-source software under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Is Deckboy safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Deckboy with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can Deckboy be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer.
Which Windows versions does Deckboy support?
The installer requires Windows 10 or newer and is available for 64-bit.
Does Deckboy run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
What are alternatives to Deckboy?
VLC media player, MPC-HC, MPV (Official CI build, MSVC), QuickTime and MPC-BE. The alternatives page compares them.
