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MPlayermpv
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free software with no paid version.

Windows, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Plays almost any audio and video format
  • No codec packs or installation needed
  • High quality video output through OpenGL, Vulkan and D3D11, with scaling, colour management, frame timing…
  • Hardware decoding on most platforms, switchable at runtime with --hwdec
  • Command-line program with no graphical interface
  • Windows builds are maintained by one independent person
  • There is no real graphical interface, only a small on-screen controller over the video
  • Configuration means editing mpv.conf and input.conf by hand
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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