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VLC media player vs QMPlay2: catalog facts
VLC media player	QMPlay2
Free Free software from a non-profit; there is no paid tier and no advertising in the player.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Linux
Plays an unusually wide list of codecs and containers out of the box, including MPEG-1/2, H.264, H.265, VP8/VP9… No spyware, no advertising and no user tracking, stated on the project feature page	Plays anything FFmpeg supports, plus Audio CDs and chiptunes Built-in YouTube browser and Streamlink support
The stable desktop line is still 3.0.23; the 4.0 interface rewrite has not shipped The interface is functional rather than modern, and advanced options are buried in preference dialogs	Interface is busier than simpler players No dedicated homepage beyond the GitHub repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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