mpv vs XLPlayer: catalog facts
 mpv |  XLPlayer |
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Free Free software with no paid version. |
Free Free to download; the page does not list prices. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
Windows, macOS, Android |
- 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
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- Plays a wide range of formats up to 4K
- Streams from Chinese cloud drives, WebDAV and NAS
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- 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
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- Interface and site are in Chinese only
- Mac stable release dates from November 2023
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: GPL-2.0-or-later |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
Not stated if an account is needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked October 2, 2026 |
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