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QMPlay2 vs mpv: catalog facts
QMPlay2	mpv
Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free software with no paid version.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Plays anything FFmpeg supports, plus Audio CDs and chiptunes Built-in YouTube browser and Streamlink support	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
Interface is busier than simpler players No dedicated homepage beyond the GitHub repository	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: LGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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