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MPC-QT vs SMPlayer: catalog facts
MPC-QTSMPlayer
Free

Free, with source code on GitHub.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.

Windows, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Familiar MPC-HC interface and behaviour
  • libmpv playback engine
  • Remembers position, audio track and subtitles per file
  • mpv and MPlayer engines, so format coverage is excellent
  • Aims to reproduce most, not all, MPC-HC functionality
  • Repository page gives little detail on platform builds
  • The interface is dated Qt and skins only go so far
  • Two engines means two sets of quirks when something misbehaves
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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