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RealPlayerSMPlayer
Free

The desktop player is offered as a free download.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.

Windows, Android, iOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Video downloader with resolution, codec and audio language choices
  • Records live streams in real time
  • Remembers position, audio track and subtitles per file
  • mpv and MPlayer engines, so format coverage is excellent
  • Closed source
  • Downloading from some sites may conflict with their terms of service
  • The interface is dated Qt and skins only go so far
  • Two engines means two sets of quirks when something misbehaves
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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