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ImPlay vs MPC-QT: catalog facts
ImPlay	MPC-QT
Free Free and open source.	Free Free, with source code on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Built on mpv's playback engine Graphical menus on top of mpv	Familiar MPC-HC interface and behaviour libmpv playback engine
Small one-developer project Interface looks like a developer tool rather than a native app	Aims to reproduce most, not all, MPC-HC functionality Repository page gives little detail on platform builds
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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