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PotPlayerMPC-BE
Free

Free to download and use.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL version 3.

Windows Windows
  • Built-in codecs, no codec packs needed
  • Hardware acceleration with DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync
  • Plays almost any audio or video format without hunting for codec packs
  • Very small and starts instantly compared with modern players
  • Windows only
  • Closed source
  • Windows only
  • Requires an SSE2 CPU and a DirectX 9.0c card with Pixel Shader 3.0
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License: Proprietary License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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