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MPC-QT vs VLC media player: catalog facts
MPC-QT	VLC media player
Free Free, with source code on GitHub.	Free Free software from a non-profit; there is no paid tier and no advertising in the player.
Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Familiar MPC-HC interface and behaviour libmpv playback engine	Plays an unusually wide list of codecs and containers out of the box, including MPEG-1/2, H.264, H.265, VP8/VP9… No spyware, no advertising and no user tracking, stated on the project feature page
Aims to reproduce most, not all, MPC-HC functionality Repository page gives little detail on platform builds	The stable desktop line is still 3.0.23; the 4.0 interface rewrite has not shipped The interface is functional rather than modern, and advanced options are buried in preference dialogs
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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