Comparison of video player software: Difference between revisions

Windows, Linux, & macOS	3.0.21^[19] / 5 June 2024; 7 months ago (5 June 2024)
Android	3.5.4^[20] / 6 July 2023; 18 months ago (6 July 2023)
ChromeOS	1.7.3^[21] / 23 December 2015; 9 years ago (23 December 2015)
iOS, Apple TV	3.6.4^[22] / 23 August 2024; 4 months ago (23 August 2024)
Windows (UWP)	3.1.2 / 20 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-20)^[23]^[24]
Windows Phone	3.1.2 / 20 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-20)^[25]

No cost

GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later

libVLC + FFmpeg

C, C++

WinDVD Pro

Corel

1998

WinDVD Pro 12 Service Pack 8 (April 28, 2021; 3 years ago^[26]^[27]) [±]

$79.99

Proprietary

DirectShow

?

Kodi (formerly XBMC)

Team-Kodi (formerly Team-XBMC)

2002

19.3 (codename: "Matrix") (October 25, 2021; 3 years ago^[28]) [±]

No cost

GPL-2.0-or-later

FFmpeg

C++

xine

xine Team

15 August 2000

0.99.14 (January 7, 2023; 2 years ago) [±]

No cost

GPL-2.0-or-later

xine-lib + FFmpeg

C

sView

Kirill Gavrilov

2009

22.01 (January 6, 2022)

No cost

GPL-3.0-or-later

FFmpeg

C++

IPTVX

IPTVX LLC

3 April 2019

14.4.2 (tvOS), 5.4.2 (iOS)

$13.99/year

Proprietary

VLCKit

Objective-C / Swift / Kotlin

Name

Author

First public release

Stable version

Cost

Software license

Framework used

Written in

Inactive players

Name	Author	First public release	Stable version	Cost	Software license	Framework used	Written in
Banshee	Aaron Bockover	2005-02-17	2.6.2 (February 18, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-18)^[29]) [±]	No cost	MIT	GStreamer	C#
CorePlayer	CoreCodec Inc.	2006	3.0.1.0 (September 9, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-09)^[30]) [±]	?	Proprietary	?	?
Creative MediaSource	Creative Technology	2002	5.10.38 (December 22, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-12-22)) [±]	Requires Creative product	Proprietary	DirectShow	?
DSPlayer	DSPlayer team	2002	0.889 (12 February 2007; 17 years ago (2007-02-12)) [±]	No cost	Proprietary		Object Pascal (Delphi), C++
Media Player Classic	Gabest	May 29, 2003	6.4.9.1 Revision 107 (February 14, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02-14)) [±]	No cost	GPL-2.0-or-later	DirectShow	C++
Ogle	Chalmers University of Technology	1999	0.9.2 (November 6, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-11-06)) [±]	No cost	GPL	?	C
Quintessential Player	Paul Quinn	1997	5.0.121 (February 18, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-18)) [±]	No cost	Proprietary	?	?
Songbird	Tom Lord	February 8, 2006	2.2.0, Build 2453 (February 4, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-04)) [±]	No cost	GPL	GStreamer, XULRunner	C++
The Core Pocket Media Player	Gabor Kovacs	2004 Jul as "BetaPlayer"	0.71 (November 23, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-11-23)) [±]	No cost	GPL	FFmpeg + original	C++
TotalMedia Theatre	ArcSoft	November 15, 2009	6.7.1.199 June 6, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-06)	?	Proprietary	original	C++
QuickTime	Apple Inc.	1991-12-02	7.7.9 (January 7, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-01-07)) [±]^[31]^[32]	No cost	Proprietary	QuickTime	Cocoa (on OS X)
Winamp Lite, Full, Bundle	Nullsoft	Jun 1997	5.9.2 Build 10042^[33] (April 26, 2023; 20 months ago (2023-04-26)) [±]	No cost	Proprietary	?	?
Winamp Pro	Nullsoft	Jun 1997	5.9.2 Build 10042^[34] (April 26, 2023; 20 months ago (2023-04-26)) [±]	?	Proprietary	?	?
Windows Media Player	Microsoft	Nov 1992	11.2410.8.0 (4 December 2024; 36 days ago (2024-12-04)^[35]) [±]	No cost	Proprietary	DirectShow	C++ (COM)
Name	Author	First public release	Stable version	Cost	Software license	Framework used	Written in

Operating system compatibility

This section lists the operating systems on which the player works. There may be multiple versions of a player, each one for a given operating system.

Video player	Windows	Windows IoT (formerly Windows Embedded)	macOS	iOS	Android	Linux	BSD Unix	Solaris	Unix-like	DOS	BeOS, Haiku, ZETA	OS/2
ALLPlayer	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Apprentice Video	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
DivX	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GOM Player	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Movies & TV (formerly Xbox Video)	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
iTunes	Yes	No	Included	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
jetVideo	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
JRiver Media Center	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	No	Alpha version	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mac Blu-ray Player	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MediaPortal	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MPlayer	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
mpv	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Plex Media Player	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
PotPlayer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
QuickTime Player	Yes	No	Included	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
RealPlayer	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
SMPlayer	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Videostream	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
VLC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winamp	Yes	No	Beta version	No	Yes	Last version is Winamp 3	No	No	No	No	No	No
Windows Media Player	Included	?	Dropped (WMP9)	No	No	No	No	Dropped (WMP6.3)	No	No	No	No
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
xine	unmaintained	No	WIP for 1.2 series	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
sView	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Video player	Windows	Windows IoT (formerly Windows Embedded)	macOS	iOS	Android	Linux	BSD Unix	Solaris	Unix-like	DOS	BeOS, Haiku, ZETA	OS/2

Features

Video player	Outbound streaming	Skinnable	Media database	Gapless audio decoding	Visualizer	Audio equalizer	Remote controllable	Intelligent playlists from database (based on criteria)	HDR video playback	Stereoscopic 3D Playback	360-degree video playback
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Apprentice Video	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	only on OSX	No	?	?	?
DivX	Yes (DLNA)	No	Yes (limited)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
GOM Player	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	Yes	No	No	?	Yes
iTunes	Yes	Partial^{[v 1]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
jetAudio	Partial^{[v 1]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	No^{[featurenotes 1]}	Yes	?	Yes	No	?	?	?
Mac Blu-ray Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	No	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	Yes	No	No	?	No
mpv	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	Yes	?	No
Plex Media Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	No	?	?	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
PowerDVD	?	Yes	No	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	Yes	?
QuickTime Player	Partial^{[featurenotes 2]}	Partial^{[featurenotes 3]}	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	?	?	?
RealPlayer	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?
SMPlayer	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	No	No	?	?	?
VLC	Yes	Yes	yes, not macOS	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Some^{[featurenotes 4]}	?
Winamp	Partial^{[v 1]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Partial^{[v 1]}	Yes^{[featurenotes 5]}	?	?	?
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes^{[featurenotes 6]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
xine	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	?	?	?
sView	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	? (WebUI)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Video player	Outbound streaming	Skinnable	Media database	Gapless audio decoding	Visualizer	Audio equalizer	Remote controllable	Intelligent playlists from database (based on criteria)	HDR video playback	Stereoscopic 3D Playback	360-degree video playback

Extended features

Video player	Color controls	Time stretching	Pitch shifting	A-B repeat	Seek bar preview tooltip	Interactive playback zoom	Audio resync	Subtitle resync	Chapter (DVD, mkv, mp4, ogm)	Bookmark (DVD, video, audio)	Auto resume (DVD, video, audio)	Shutdown on play complete
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apprentice Video	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Banshee	?	No	No	?	No	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
DivX	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
FFplay	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	No	No	No	No	Yes
GOM Player	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iTunes	No	Yes	No	No	?	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
jetAudio	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
JRiver Media Center	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some^{[featurenotes 7]}	Yes	Yes
Mac Blu-ray Player	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaPortal	?	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[featurenotes 8]}	Yes^{[featurenotes 8]}	?	?	Yes	Yes	Partial	No	No	Yes
mpv	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Partial	No	Yes	Yes
Plex Media Player	No	Yes	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PowerDVD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
QuickTime Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[featurenotes 9]}	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	No
RealPlayer	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SMPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[featurenotes 10]}	?	?	Yes	Yes	Partial	No	Yes	Yes
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (from 2.2)	Yes
Winamp	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	DVD only	No	Partial^{[v 1]}	Partial^{[v 1]}
WinDVD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
xine	Yes	Audio plugin	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
sView	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Video player	Color controls	Time stretching	Pitch shifting	A-B repeat	Seek bar preview tooltip	Interactive playback zoom	Audio resync	Subtitle resync	Chapter (DVD, mkv, mp4, ogm)	Bookmark (DVD, video, audio)	Auto resume (DVD, video, audio)	Shutdown on play complete

^ "gapless mp3 playback - The KMPlayer's Forums". Kmplayer.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
^ Available with QuickTime Streaming Server.
^ Only the media creator can create skins.
^ anaglyph only
^ Via media library in "modern" skin
^ Kodi/XBMC has a built-in UPnP AV MediaServer, FTP-server (based on FileZilla), and a web server (however the web-server is mainly designed for remote control and not for streaming, but it can be used for streaming with some small modifications any user can make)
^ Bookmarks are limited to 20 files Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine and are stored with absolute paths, which renders them inaccessible when files are moved Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Pitch-shifting and AB-Repeat are not included in Mplayer's interactive keyboard controls, but can be set up via command line parameters. Mplayer manual
^ www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/ Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - A-B repeat using Play Selection Only command
^ As of SVN 3349

Consumer video format ability

Information about what video formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins/filters that provide such abilities.

Video player	MPEG-1	MPEG-2	MPEG-4 Part 2 (ASP)	MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264 (AVC)	WMV	RealVideo	Theora	Flash	Dirac	VP8	VP9	HEVC (H.265)
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Apprentice Video	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
DivX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
FFplay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GOM Player	Yes	Partial^{[v 2]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^[36]	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Yes
iTunes	Yes	Partial^{[v 4]}	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 5]}	No	Partial^{[v 6]}	Partial^{[v 7]}	No	Partial^{[v 7]}	?	?
jetAudio	Yes	Partial^{[v 2]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^[36]	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	?	?
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	?	Yes
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Mac Blu-ray Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Microsoft Movies & TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
mpv	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Plex Media Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QuickTime Player	Yes	Partial^{[v 4]}	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 5]}	No	Partial^{[v 6]}	Partial^{[v 7]}	No	Partial^{[v 7]}	?	?
RealPlayer	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 1]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	?	?
SMPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	?
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winamp	Yes	Partial^{[v 2]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^[36]	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	?	?
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes^{[v 2]}	Yes^{[v 9]}	Yes^{[v 9]}	Yes	Partial^[36]	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 10]}	?	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
xine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
sView	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video player	MPEG-1	MPEG-2	MPEG-4 Part 2 (ASP)	MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264 (AVC)	WMV	RealVideo	Theora	Flash	Dirac	VP8	VP9	HEVC (H.265)

Production video format ability

Video player	MPEG-4 SStP	AVC-Intra	AVC-Ultra	XAVC	Apple ProRes	VC-2/Dirac Pro	VC-3/Avid DNxHD	VC-5/GoPro CineForm	Redcode RAW	ARRIRAW	CinemaDNG	Cineon/DPX sequence	OpenEXR sequence	TIFF sequence	PNG sequence	JPEG sequence	JPEG 2000 sequence
FFplay	Yes^[37]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some^[38]	No	No^[39]	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes
MPlayer	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	No	No	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes
VLC	?	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	No	Yes	?	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video player	MPEG-4 SStP	AVC-Intra	AVC-Ultra	XAVC	Apple ProRes	VC-2/Dirac Pro	VC-3/Avid DNxHD	VC-5/GoPro CineForm	Redcode RAW	ARRIRAW	CinemaDNG	Cineon/DPX sequence	OpenEXR sequence	TIFF sequence	PNG sequence	JPEG sequence	JPEG 2000 sequence

Audio format ability

Information about what audio formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins/filters that provide such abilities.

Video player	Lossy compression								Lossless compression
Video player	MP3	WMA	RealAudio	Vorbis	Musepack	AAC	AC-3	Opus	APE	FLAC	ALAC	SHN	WV
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apprentice Video	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DivX	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
FFplay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GOM Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
iTunes	Yes	yes, no DRM	No	Partial^{[v 6]}	No	Yes	No	?	No	Partial^{[v 6]}	Yes	No	No
jetAudio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes
Mac Blu-ray Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
mpv	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Plex Media Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QuickTime Player	Yes	Partial^{[v 5]}	No	Partial^{[v 6]}	No	Yes	Partial^{[v 1]}	?	No	Partial^{[v 6]}	Yes	No	No
RealPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 1]}	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	No	No
SMPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}
VLC	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winamp	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	Partial^[40]	Yes	Partial^[40]	Partial^[40]	Partial^[40]	Yes	Partial^[40]	Partial^[40]	Partial^[40]
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
xine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
sView	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video player	MP3	WMA	RealAudio	Vorbis	Musepack	AAC	AC-3	Opus	APE	FLAC	ALAC	SHN	WV

Container format ability

Information about what container formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or filters that provide such abilities.

Video player	AVI	ASF	QuickTime	Ogg	OGM	Matroska	MP4	NUT	FLV	WebM
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Apprentice Video	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
DivX	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
FFplay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GOM Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Vorbis only	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
iTunes	No	Windows: yes macOS: file is parsable	Yes	Partial^{[v 6]}	No	No	Yes	?	?	?
jetAudio	Yes	Yes	Partial^[41]	Vorbis only	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 3]}	?	?	Yes
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Mac Blu-ray Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Microsoft Movies & TV (formerly Xbox Video)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	?	No	?
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
mpv	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Plex Media Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
QuickTime Player	Yes	Partial^{[v 5]}	Yes	Partial^{[v 6]}	No	Yes^[42]	Yes	?	Yes^[42]	Yes^[42]
RealPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[v 1]}	Partial^{[v 1]}	No	Yes	?	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	?	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}^[43]
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winamp	Yes	Yes	Partial^[41]	Vorbis only	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Yes	?	?	Yes
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes	WMP12 Yes^[41]	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	Partial^{[v 3]}	WMP12 Yes^{[v 3]}	?	Yes	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
xine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
sView	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video player	AVI	ASF	QuickTime	Ogg	OGM	Matroska	MP4	NUT	FLV	WebM

Streaming support

Information about which protocols the players understand, for receiving streaming media content.

Video player	HTTP	HTTPS	HLS	DASH	HDS	Smooth	FTP	SFTP	RTSP RTSPU/RTSPT	MMS MMSU/MMST	RTMP	Podcast	RDT/RealRTSP	RTP	DAAP	DLNA
ALLPlayer	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Amarok	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Apprentice Video	Yes	No	Partial	?	?	?	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
DivX	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
FFplay	Yes	Yes^[44]	Yes	Yes^[45]	patch available^[46]	No	Yes	Yes^[47]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
GOM Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	No	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	?
iTunes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
jetAudio	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
JRiver Media Center	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	?	?
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
MPlayer	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	?	?
mpv	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[48]	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	?	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QuickTime Player	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
RealPlayer	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	?	?	Yes^{[v 8]}	?	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes^{[v 8]}	No	?	Yes^{[v 8]}	Yes	Yes
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[49]	Yes
Winamp	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Windows Media Player	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Dropped (WMP10)	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
xine	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?
sView	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	No	No
Video player	HTTP	HTTPS	HLS	DASH	HDS	Smooth	FTP	SFTP	RTSP	MMS	RTMP	Podcast	RDT/RealRTSP	RTP	DAAP	DLNA

Playlist format ability

Information about which playlist formats the players understand.

Video player	asx/wax/wvx	m3u/m3u8	pls	xspf	ram/rmm	sdp	rpl	xpl	bdmv	wmx
ALLPlayer	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Apprentice Video	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
DivX	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
FFplay	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?
GOM Player	ASX support	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
iTunes	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
jetAudio	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Mac Blu-ray Player	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MediaPortal	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
mpv	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
QuickTime Player	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RealPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Winamp	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
xine	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
sView	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Video player	asx/wax/wvx	m3u/m3u8	pls	xspf	ram/rmm	sdp	rpl	xpl	bdmv	wmx

Electronic program guide format ability

Information about which Electronic program guide format the players viewable.

Video player	PSI EIT	PSIP	XMLTV
ALLPlayer	?	?	?
Apprentice Video	?	?	?
FFplay	No	No	No
DivX	No	No	No
GOM Player	?	?	?
iTunes	?	?	?
jetAudio	?	?	?
JRiver Media Center	?	?	?
K-Multimedia Player	?	?	?
Mac Blu-ray Player	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	?	?	?
MediaPortal	?	?	?
MPlayer	No	No	?
mpv	No	No	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	No
QuickTime Player	?	?	?
RealPlayer	?	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	?	?	?
VLC	Yes	Yes	?
Winamp	?	?	?
Windows Media Player	?	?	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Partial	?	Partial
xine	?	?	?
sView	No	No	No
Video player	PSI EIT	PSIP	XMLTV

Subtitle ability

Information about what subtitle formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or filters that provide such abilities.

Video player	Text													Bitmap
Video player	SubRip (.srt)	SubStation Alpha (.ssa+.ass)	MicroDVD (.sub)	SAMI (.smi)	SubViewer (.sub)	RealText (.rt)	Text file (.txt)	Universal Subtitle Format (.usf)	Closed captioning	MPEG-4 Part 17	SCTE-27	TTML/SMPTE-TT	WebVTT (.vtt)	VobSub (.idx+.sub)	XSUB (.divx embedded subtitles)	DVD subtitles	DVB subtitles
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
Apprentice Video	Yes^{[stnotes 1]}	Yes^{[stnotes 1]}	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	Yes^{[stnotes 1]}	Yes	Yes	Yes
FFplay	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	No	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	Yes^{[stnotes 2]}	No^[50]	No^[51]	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GOM Player	Yes	Partial^{[stnotes 3]}	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?
iTunes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	No	No	No	No
jetAudio	Yes	Partial^{[stnotes 3]}	Yes	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	?
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
Mac Blu-ray Player	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QuickTime Player	Yes^[42]	Yes^[42]	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?
RealPlayer	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes	Partial^{[stnotes 3]}	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winamp	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	No	No	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	?	?	?	?	?	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	?	?
Windows Media Player	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	No	No	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	?	?	?	?	?	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	Yes^{[stnotes 4]}	?	?
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
xine^{[stnotes 5]}	Yes	Partial^{[stnotes 3]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?
sView	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video player	SubRip (.srt)	SubStation Alpha (.ssa+.ass)	MicroDVD (.sub)	SAMI (.smi)	SubViewer (.sub)	RealText (.rt)	Text file (.txt)	Universal Subtitle Format (.usf)	Closed captioning	MPEG-4 Part 17	SCTE-27	TTML/SMPTE-TT	WebVTT (.vtt)	VobSub (.idx+.sub)	XSUB (.divx embedded subtitles)	DVD subtitles	DVB subtitles

^ ^a ^b ^c Subtitles stored separately from the media file are not supported.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ only if FFmpeg was built with libass and 'subtitles' video filter.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d This player understands some of the formatting data from SSA/ASS (at most coloring but no positioning, animation, typesetting etc.), but some players could understand the rest of it by using DirectVobSub as external subtitle filter instead of the built-in one.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p For Windows, the ability to use many subtitle formats can be added by installing DirectVobSub or ffdshow.
^ "FAQ | Kaffeine - KDE Media Player". Kaffeine FAQ. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2009.

Metadata ability

Information about what metadata, or tagging, formats the players understand. Most other containers have their own metadata format and the players usually use them. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins that provide such abilities.

Video player	ID3v1	ID3v2	APEv2 tag	Vorbis comment	AMF	ASF metadata	MOV metadata	Cue sheet	CD-Text
ALLPlayer	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	No	No
Apprentice Video	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
FFplay	Yes^[52]	Yes^[53]	Yes^[54]	Yes	Yes^[55]	Yes	Yes	patch available^[56]	No
GOM Player	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
iTunes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes
jetAudio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Partial^{[metadatanotes 1]}	?
JRiver Media Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
Mac Blu-ray Player	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
MPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[metadatanotes 2]}	?
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?
QuickTime Player	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RealPlayer	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	Yes
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
VLC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes
Winamp	Yes	Yes	Partial^{[metadatanotes 3]}	Yes	?	?	?	Partial^{[v 1]}	Yes
Windows Media Player	Yes	Partial^{[metadatanotes 4]}	?	Partial^{[v 1]}	?	Yes	?	No	Partial^{[v 1]}
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Partial
xine	Yes	Partial^{[metadatanotes 5]}	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
sView	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Video player	ID3v1	ID3v2	APEv2 tag	Vorbis comment	AMF	ASF metadata	MOV metadata	Cue sheet	CD-Text

^ Supports via plugin available in Cowon Forums
^ MPlayer can read .cue files with cue:// type URL, but has problems, see Talk:Cue sheet (computing)#mplayer have more faults
^ Winamp relies on the tagging of its decoder. Replacing the standard decoder with an APEv2 capable one is possible.
^ ID3 V2.4 not supported (even on Windows Media Player 12).
^ Displays basic ID3v1 / ID3v2 / Ogg Vorbis tags

Optical media ability

Information about what kinds of optical discs the players can play. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins that provide such abilities. Playback of Super Audio CD is not possible for any media player, because no suitable hardware exists. All media players capable of audio CD playback will also play the Redbook core of any HDCD disc, providing no sound-quality benefits over standard audio CDs.

	Audio				Video
Video player	CD	DVD-Audio	HDCD	Super Audio CD (SACD)	Video CD (VCD)	SVCD	DVD	Blu-ray Disc	HD DVD	UHD BD
ALLPlayer	Yes	?	?	?	?	No	Yes	?	?
Apprentice Video	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No
FFplay	via libcdio	No	via libcdio^{[optical 1]}	?	No	No	No	via libbluray	No
GOM Player	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?
iTunes	Yes	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No
jetAudio	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
JRiver Media Center	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
K-Multimedia Player	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Media Player Classic Home Cinema	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Commercial BDs unsupported	Yes
MediaPortal	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No^{[optical 2]}	?
MPlayer	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
PotPlayer	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PowerDVD	Yes	No longer supported	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No longer supported	Yes, limited
QuickTime Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No^{[optical 3]}	Yes	No	No
RealPlayer	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
GNOME Videos (formerly Totem)	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
VLC	Yes	Yes^{[optical 4]}	No	?	Yes	Partial^{[optical 5]}	Yes	Commercial BDs unsupported^[57]	Yes^{[optical 6]}
Winamp	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No
Windows Media Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	Yes	No	No	?	Partial^{[optical 7]}	Partial^{[optical 7]}	Yes	Commercial BDs unsupported	?
xine	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
WinDVD	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
sView	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Video player	CD	DVD-Audio	HDCD	Super Audio CD (SACD)	Video CD (VCD)	SVCD	DVD	Blu-ray Disc	HD DVD

^ A built-in hdcd audio filter is available but needs to manually enable via commandline option.
^ Non-commercial BDs supported through plug-in, see this thread on team-mediaportal.com
^ See VCD and SVCD players Archived July 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine on The X Lab
^ DVD Audio files are playable in VLC 1.1
^ See VLC playback Features at videolan.org.
^ HD-DVD .evo (H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, PCM, AC-3, E-AC3, MLP, DTS) from version 3.0.0
^ ^a ^b VCD menu and SVCD menus are not supported nor displayed.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Plugin available.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d This format is supported out-of-the-box in Windows 7 and later. In Windows Vista and earlier, the playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq The playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters.
^ ^a ^b The playing compatibility depends on the availability of MPEG2 component for QuickTime.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The playing compatibility depends on the availability of WMV Player component for QuickTime.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 3rd party plugins are available. The Xiph QuickTime Components allow any QuickTime application to parse Ogg files and play Vorbis, FLAC (Doesn't work with FLAC containers), Speex, and Theora.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d On macOS, 3rd party plugins are available. The Perian QuickTime components for Mac OS X 10.4.7+ allow any QuickTime application to play a wide variety of formats.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Available via Gstreamer plugin.
^ ^a ^b This format is supported out-of-the-box in Windows Media Player 12 and later (which requires Windows 7 or later). In Windows Media Player 11 and earlier, the playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters.
^ The playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters, or in the case of Windows Media Player 12 and above, there is also the option of using Microsoft Media Foundation components, which have the added bonus of adding WebM support through the HTML5 <video> element to Internet Explorer 9 or later.

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^ Corel WinDVD Home
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The playing compatibility depends on the availability of RealMedia filters. There is a distribution known as Real Alternative which bundles the needed RealPlayer components without the need to install the corresponding player.
^ Support MPEG-4 Studio Profile FFmpeg Project
^ Red Cinema r3d files not supported FFmpeg Project
^ Support for DNG (RAW) FFmpeg Project
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Available via plugins that can be automatically downloaded during installation
^ ^a ^b ^c The playing compatibility depends on the availability of QuickTime filters. There is a distribution known as QuickTime Alternative which bundles the needed QuickTime components without the need to install the corresponding player.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The open source Perian plug-in adds the ability to use many video formats and video codecs to QuickTime. It also adds the ability to use SubRip and SubStation Alpha subtitles.
^ http://www.webmproject.org/tools/#gstreamer-plug-ins As of Gstreamer 1.0, WebM related support is included in gstreamer-plugins-good
^ only if FFmpeg was built with OpenSSL, GnuTLS, Secure Transport or SChannel.
^ Since FFmpeg 3.4, only if FFmpeg was built with libxml2
^ FFmpeg-devel - PATCH - add hds demuxer, FFmpeg project, October 14, 2016
^ only if FFmpeg was built with OpenSSH.
^ With FFmpeg or youtube-dl
^ NEWS, VideoLAN
^ #4439 (Support SCTE-27 / Digicipher II (DCII) subtitles) FFmpeg Project
^ #4859 (TTML subtitles) FFmpeg Project
^ id3v1.h File Reference, FFmpeg project
^ id3v2.h File Reference, FFmpeg project
^ apetag.h File Reference, FFmpeg project
^ rtmppkt.h File Reference, FFmpeg project
^ [FFmpeg-devel,1/7] lavf: add cue sheet demuxer, FFmpeg project, May 8, 2017
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[37] "gapless mp3 playback - The KMPlayer's Forums". Kmplayer.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2009.

[38] Available with QuickTime Streaming Server.

[39] Only the media creator can create skins.

[40] yph only

[41] Via media library in "modern" skin

[42] Kodi/XBMC has a built-in UPnP AV MediaServer, FTP-server (based on FileZilla), and a web server (however the web-server is mainly designed for remote control and not for streaming, but it can be used for streaming with some small modifications any user can make)

[43] Bookmarks are limited to 20 files Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine and are stored with absolute paths, which renders them inaccessible when files are moved Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[mplayerCmd-44] Pitch-shifting and AB-Repeat are not included in Mplayer's interactive keyboard controls, but can be set up via command line parameters. Mplayer manual

[45] www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/ Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - A-B repeat using Play Selection Only command

[46] As of SVN 3349

[NoExternalSubs-70] Subtitles stored separately from the media file are not supported.

[ffplay-textsubs-71] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ only if FFmpeg was built with libass and 'subtitles' video filter.

[substation-74] This player understands some of the formatting data from SSA/ASS (at most coloring but no positioning, animation, typesetting etc.), but some players could understand the rest of it by using DirectVobSub as external subtitle filter instead of the built-in one.

[windows-textsubs-75] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p For Windows, the ability to use many subtitle formats can be added by installing DirectVobSub or ffdshow.

[76] "FAQ | Kaffeine - KDE Media Player". Kaffeine FAQ. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2009.

[jetAudio-82] Supports via plugin available in Cowon Forums

[mplayer-83] MPlayer can read .cue files with cue:// type URL, but has problems, see Talk:Cue sheet (computing)#mplayer have more faults

[84] Winamp relies on the tagging of its decoder. Replacing the standard decoder with an APEv2 capable one is possible.

[85] ID3 V2.4 not supported (even on Windows Media Player 12).

[basic_tags-86] Displays basic ID3v1 / ID3v2 / Ogg Vorbis tags

[87] A built-in hdcd audio filter is available but needs to manually enable via commandline option.

[88] Non-commercial BDs supported through plug-in, see this thread on team-mediaportal.com

[89] See VCD and SVCD players Archived July 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine on The X Lab

[DVDAudi_vlc-90] DVD Audio files are playable in VLC 1.1

[SVCD_vlc-91] See VLC playback Features at videolan.org.

[HDDVD_vlc-93] HD-DVD .evo (H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, PCM, AC-3, E-AC3, MLP, DTS) from version 3.0.0

[VCD_XBMC-94] VCD menu and SVCD menus are not supported nor displayed.

[plugin_group=v-36] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Plugin available.

[windows7-47] This format is supported out-of-the-box in Windows 7 and later. In Windows Vista and earlier, the playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters.

[dsfilter-48] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq The playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters.

[qtimeMPG2-50] The playing compatibility depends on the availability of MPEG2 component for QuickTime.

[qtimeWMVP-51] The playing compatibility depends on the availability of WMV Player component for QuickTime.

[xiphqt-52] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 3rd party plugins are available. The Xiph QuickTime Components allow any QuickTime application to parse Ogg files and play Vorbis, FLAC (Doesn't work with FLAC containers), Speex, and Theora.

[perian-53] On macOS, 3rd party plugins are available. The Perian QuickTime components for Mac OS X 10.4.7+ allow any QuickTime application to play a wide variety of formats.

[viaGstreamer-54] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Available via Gstreamer plugin.

[wmp12-55] This format is supported out-of-the-box in Windows Media Player 12 and later (which requires Windows 7 or later). In Windows Media Player 11 and earlier, the playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters.

[mediafoundation-56] The playing compatibility depends on the availability of DirectShow filters, or in the case of Windows Media Player 12 and above, there is also the option of using Microsoft Media Foundation components, which have the added bonus of adding WebM support through the HTML5 <video> element to Internet Explorer 9 or later.

[wikidata-843bbb5cd5dd9c535eb609b31d329bc7e4dc591e-v18-1] "FFmpeg 7.1 "Péter"". September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[2] "Windows Desktop". web site. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

[3] "Apple on the App Store". iTunes Store. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[4] "GOM Player". Google Play Store. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[5] "Release Notes MC". Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[6] "KMPlayer Multimedia Player". Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[wikidata-a300ec44e5674fd10c5e07fdf44db30b840766fa-v18-7] "MPlayer 1.5 released". February 27, 2022.

[wikidata-d8890391584a19e9f3b54a53f64fc54b64763009-v18-8] "MPlayer - The Movie Player". Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[wikidata-da3acde2817ad56621484fd3de61bb073063a320-v18-9] "v0.39.0". September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[10] "Plex Media Player for Windows". web site. May 5, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[11] "Plex Media Player for Mac". web site. May 5, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[12] "Plex". iTunes Store. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[13] "Plex". Google Play Store. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[14] ttp://service.real.com/realplayer/security/09072012_player/en/

[15] "RealPlayer 1.1". Ewandoo. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

[wikidata-96545f5f65d23fb00332ca3e2b6689bd5281a95e-v18-16] "Release 24.5.0". May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[wikidata-e849804c4c43c294a52ff858b39829b4b4cdb5d7-v18-17] "43.0 · Tags · GNOME / totem".

[18] "COPYING file mentioning exception added 8th Feb 2005". Totem. May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

[wikidata-bdde5f74e01f9ef227a5cfbdac8a83ff87bb8294-v18-19] "3.0.21". June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[wikidata-77a842f0658aaa931d958d86b24352925bc00b7c-v18-20] "3.5.4". July 6, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[wikidata-466b12623822858950a7899615bfff6896d2c392-v18-21] "VLC - Chrome Web Store". December 23, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[wikidata-d028820d77ba3baed45b4cd67e51ea51ed62d432-v18-22] "VLC media player on the App Store". Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[23] "Official Download of VLC media player for Windows Store - VideoLAN". www.videolan.org. VideoLAN. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[24] "Get VLC - Microsoft Store". www.microsoft.com. VideoLAN. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[25] "Official Download of VLC media player for Windows Phone - VideoLAN". www.videolan.org. VideoLAN. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[26] Corel WinDVD Home

[27] Corel WinDVD Pro Updates

[28] "Kodi "Matrix" 19.3 Release". Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[29] "October 10, 2012". banshee.fm. October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

[CoreChangelog-30] "CoreAVC Changelog". www.corecodec.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[announce_latest-31] "About the security content of QuickTime 7.7.9".

[QuickTimeDownloads-32] "Apple - Support - QuickTime - Downloads".

[33] "Winamp : Supported versions : Latest supported version". Winamp Forums. December 22, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[34] "Winamp : Supported versions : Latest supported version". Winamp Forums. December 22, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[35] "Windows Media Player". Microsoft Apps. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[rmfilter-49] The playing compatibility depends on the availability of RealMedia filters. There is a distribution known as Real Alternative which bundles the needed RealPlayer components without the need to install the corresponding player.

[57] Support MPEG-4 Studio Profile FFmpeg Project

[58] Red Cinema r3d files not supported FFmpeg Project

[59] Support for DNG (RAW) FFmpeg Project

[autodl-60] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Available via plugins that can be automatically downloaded during installation

[qtfilter-61] The playing compatibility depends on the availability of QuickTime filters. There is a distribution known as QuickTime Alternative which bundles the needed QuickTime components without the need to install the corresponding player.

[perian-62] The open source Perian plug-in adds the ability to use many video formats and video codecs to QuickTime. It also adds the ability to use SubRip and SubStation Alpha subtitles.

[63] ttp://www.webmproject.org/tools/#gstreamer-plug-ins As of Gstreamer 1.0, WebM related support is included in gstreamer-plugins-good

[64] y if FFmpeg was built with OpenSSL, GnuTLS, Secure Transport or SChannel.

[65] Since FFmpeg 3.4, only if FFmpeg was built with libxml2

[66] FFmpeg-devel - PATCH - add hds demuxer, FFmpeg project, October 14, 2016

[67] y if FFmpeg was built with OpenSSH.

[68] With FFmpeg or youtube-dl

[69] NEWS, VideoLAN

[72] #4439 (Support SCTE-27 / Digicipher II (DCII) subtitles) FFmpeg Project

[73] #4859 (TTML subtitles) FFmpeg Project

[77] 3v1.h File Reference, FFmpeg project

[78] 3v2.h File Reference, FFmpeg project

[79] tag.h File Reference, FFmpeg project

[80] rtmppkt.h File Reference, FFmpeg project

[81] [FFmpeg-devel,1/7] lavf: add cue sheet demuxer, FFmpeg project, May 8, 2017

[92] S, Ganesh T. "VLC 'Hack' for Encrypted Blu-ray Playback Capability". Retrieved August 19, 2016.

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General

Active players

Inactive players

Operating system compatibility

Features

Extended features

Consumer video format ability

Production video format ability

Audio format ability

Container format ability

Streaming support

Playlist format ability

Electronic program guide format ability

Subtitle ability

Metadata ability

Optical media ability

See also

Notes

References