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SMPlayer vs Kawaii-Player: catalog facts
SMPlayer	Kawaii-Player
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Remembers position, audio track and subtitles per file mpv and MPlayer engines, so format coverage is excellent	Uses mpv or mplayer for playback Combines player, library manager and media server
The interface is dated Qt and skins only go so far Two engines means two sets of quirks when something misbehaves	No tagged releases on GitHub Wide feature set can make setup more involved than a plain player
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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