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SMPlayer vs MPC-QT: catalog facts
SMPlayer	MPC-QT
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Free Free, with source code on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Remembers position, audio track and subtitles per file mpv and MPlayer engines, so format coverage is excellent	Familiar MPC-HC interface and behaviour libmpv playback engine
The interface is dated Qt and skins only go so far Two engines means two sets of quirks when something misbehaves	Aims to reproduce most, not all, MPC-HC functionality Repository page gives little detail on platform builds
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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