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Parole vs mpv: catalog facts
Parole	mpv
Free Free, part of the Xfce desktop project.	Free Free software with no paid version.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Plays local files, DVDs, CDs and live streams Lightweight and consistent with Xfce	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
Linux only Format support depends on installed GStreamer plugins	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 not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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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