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Light Alloy vs PotPlayer: catalog facts
Light Alloy	PotPlayer
Free Completely free to download and use.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows	Windows
Portable version available Highly customisable with skins	Built-in codecs, no codec packs needed Hardware acceleration with DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync
Windows only Official site and help are in Russian	Windows only Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License: Proprietary
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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