MPC-BE vs SMPlayer: catalog facts
 MPC-BE |  SMPlayer |
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Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3. |
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0. |
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Windows |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Plays almost any audio or video format without hunting for codec packs
- Very small and starts instantly compared with modern players
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- Remembers position, audio track and subtitles per file
- mpv and MPlayer engines, so format coverage is excellent
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- Windows only
- Requires an SSE2 CPU and a DirectX 9.0c card with Pixel Shader 3.0
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- The interface is dated Qt and skins only go so far
- Two engines means two sets of quirks when something misbehaves
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: GPL-3.0 |
License: GPL-2.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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