The following comparison of video players compares general and technical information for notable software media player programs.
For the purpose of this comparison, video players are defined as any media player that can play video, even if it can also play audio files.
General
Active players
| Name | Author | First public release | Stable version | Cost | Software license | Framework used | Written in |
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| ALLPlayer | ALLPlayer Group Ltd. Partnership | 1998(1998) | 8.9.2 (April 4, 2022; 4 years ago(2022-04-04)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | FFmpeg + original + DirectShow | Object Pascal (Delphi) |
| Apprentice Video | Pavel Koshevoy | 29 May 2010(2010-05-29) | r407 and later | No cost | MIT | FFmpeg | C++ (Qt) |
| DivX | DivX, LLC | 15 July 2001(2001-07-15) | 11.14 (December 11, 2025) | No cost | Proprietary | Proprietary | C/C++ (Qt) |
| FFplay | FFmpeg project | 20 December 2000(2000-12-20) | 8.1 16 March 2026 | No cost | LGPL-2.1-or-later, part GPL-2.0-or-later | FFmpeg | C |
| GOM Player | GOM & Company | 7 January 2003(2003-01-07) | Windows 2.3.116 (February 24, 2026; 52 days ago(2026-02-24)) iOS 1.5.1 (February 26, 2020; 6 years ago(2020-02-26)) Android 1.6.1 (August 30, 2021; 4 years ago(2021-08-30)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | FFmpeg | ? |
| iTunes | Apple Inc. | 9 January 2001(2001-01-09) | | No cost | Proprietary | QuickTime | ? |
| jetAudio (Basic) | Cowon Systems | 1997(1997) | 8.1.8.20800 (6 August 2020; 5 years ago(2020-08-06)) | No cost | Proprietary | FFmpeg | C++ |
| jetAudio (Plus) | Cowon Systems | 1997(1997) | 8.1.8.20800 (6 August 2020; 5 years ago(2020-08-06)) | $29 | Proprietary | FFmpeg | C++ |
| JRiver Media Center | JRiver, Inc. | 1998(1998) | 34.0.24 (Windows) (May 6, 2025; 11 months ago(2025-05-06)) [±] | $69.98 to $89.98 | Proprietary | original + DirectShow | C++, SSE/MMX assembly |
| K-Multimedia Player | YoungHuee Kang | 1 October 2002(2002-10-01) | 4.2.2.588 (3 December 2021; 4 years ago(2021-12-03)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | DirectShow | Object Pascal |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | Macgo Inc. | 2011(2011) | 3.3.21 (28 August 2021; 4 years ago(2021-08-28)) | $59.95 | Proprietary | ? | ? |
| MediaPortal | Team MediaPortal | 2004(2004) | 2.4 (December 30, 2021; 4 years ago(2021-12-30)) [±] | No cost | GPL | DirectShow | C#, C++ |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Gabest | 29 March 2006(2006-03-29) | 2.3.8 (November 27, 2024; 16 months ago(2024-11-27)) [±] | No cost | GPL-3.0-or-later | FFmpeg + DirectShow | C++ |
| Microsoft Movies & TV (formerly Xbox Video) | Microsoft | 26 October 2012(2012-10-26) | | No cost | Proprietary | | |
| Microsoft Photos | Microsoft | 26 October 2012(2012-10-26) | | No cost | Proprietary | | |
| MPlayer | Árpád Gereöffy | September 2000(2000-09) | 1.5 27 February 2022 | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later | FFmpeg + original | C |
| mpv | mpv Community | 7 August 2013(2013-08-07) | 0.41.0 21 December 2025 | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later, part LGPL-2.1-or-later | FFmpeg | C, Objective C, Lua |
| Plex Media Player | Plex, Inc. | 21 May 2008(2008-05-21) | Windows: 2.57.0.1074 (May 5, 2020; 5 years ago(2020-05-05)) [±] macOS: 2.57.0.1074 (May 5, 2020; 5 years ago(2020-05-05)) [±]iOS: 7.28.1 (February 8, 2022; 4 years ago(2022-02-08)) [±]Android: 8.29.1.30697 (February 15, 2022; 4 years ago(2022-02-15)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | FFmpeg | C++ |
| PotPlayer | Kakao | 2006(2006) | 1.7.22618 (September 17, 2025(2025-09-17)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | DirectShow | ? |
| PowerDVD Standard | CyberLink | 1998(1998) | PowerDVD 24 (2025-07-08) [±] | $59.99 | Proprietary | DirectShow | ? |
| PowerDVD Pro | CyberLink | 1998(1998) | PowerDVD 24 (2025-07-08) [±] | $79.95 | Proprietary | DirectShow | ? |
| PowerDVD Ultra | CyberLink | 1998(1998) | PowerDVD 24 (2025-07-08) [±] | $99.99 | Proprietary | DirectShow | ? |
| QuickTime X | Apple Inc. | 28 August 2009(2009-08-28) | 10.5 (August 31, 2018; 7 years ago(2018-08-31)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | QuickTime | Cocoa (on OS X) |
| RealPlayer | RealNetworks | April 1995(1995-04) | Windows: 25.0.0.316 (November 1, 2025; 5 months ago(2025-11-01)) [±] OS X: 12.0.1.1750 (September 7, 2012; 13 years ago(2012-09-07)) [±]Windows Mobile: 1.1 (July 30, 2009; 16 years ago(2009-07-30)) [±]Android: 1.61 (October 23, 2024; 17 months ago(2024-10-23)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | original | ? |
| SMPlayer | Ricardo Villalba | 11 December 2006(2006-12-11) | 25.6.0 8 June 2025 | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later | MPlayer | C++ (Qt) |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | The GNOME Project | February 2003(2003-02) | 43.2 21 May 2025 | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later + exception | GStreamer | C |
| Videostream | Videostream Team | February 2014(2014-02) | 2.1.3.15 | No cost | Proprietary | Chrome + FFmpeg | JavaScript, C++ |
| VLC | VideoLAN | 1 February 2001(2001-02-01) | Windows, Linux, & macOS3.0.23 / 8 January 2026; 3 months ago(8 January 2026)Android3.6.5 / 7 May 2025; 11 months ago(7 May 2025)ChromeOS1.7.3 / 23 December 2015; 10 years ago(23 December 2015)iOS, Apple TV3.7.0 / 8 January 2026; 3 months ago(8 January 2026)Windows (UWP)3.1.2 / 20 July 2018; 7 years ago(2018-07-20)Windows Phone3.1.2 / 20 July 2018; 7 years ago(2018-07-20) | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later | libVLC + FFmpeg | C, C++ |
| Windows, Linux, & macOS | 3.0.23 / 8 January 2026; 3 months ago(8 January 2026) |
| Android | 3.6.5 / 7 May 2025; 11 months ago(7 May 2025) |
| ChromeOS | 1.7.3 / 23 December 2015; 10 years ago(23 December 2015) |
| iOS, Apple TV | 3.7.0 / 8 January 2026; 3 months ago(8 January 2026) |
| Windows (UWP) | 3.1.2 / 20 July 2018; 7 years ago(2018-07-20) |
| Windows Phone | 3.1.2 / 20 July 2018; 7 years ago(2018-07-20) |
| WinDVD Pro | Corel | 1998(1998) | WinDVD Pro 12 Service Pack 8 (April 28, 2021; 4 years ago(2021-04-28)) [±] | $79.99 | Proprietary | DirectShow | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Team-Kodi (formerly Team-XBMC) | 2002(2002) | 19.3 (codename: "Matrix") (October 25, 2021; 4 years ago(2021-10-25)) [±] | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later | FFmpeg | C++ |
| xine | xine Team | 15 August 2000(2000-08-15) | 0.99.14 (January 7, 2023; 3 years ago(2023-01-07)) [±] | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later | xine-lib + FFmpeg | C |
| sView | Kirill Gavrilov | 2009(2009) | 22.01 (January 6, 2022(2022-01-06)) | No cost | GPL-3.0-or-later | FFmpeg | C++ |
| IPTVX | IPTVX LLC | 3 April 2019(2019-04-03) | 14.4.2 (tvOS), 5.4.2 (iOS) | $13.99/year | Proprietary | VLCKit | Objective-C / Swift / Kotlin |
| Name | Author | First public release | Stable version | Cost | Software license | Framework used | Written in |
Inactive players
| Name | Author | First public release | Stable version | Cost | Software license | Framework used | Written in |
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| Banshee | Aaron Bockover | 2005-02-17 | 2.6.2 (February 18, 2014; 12 years ago(2014-02-18)) [±] | No cost | MIT | GStreamer | C# |
| CorePlayer | CoreCodec Inc. | 2006 | 3.0.1.0 (September 9, 2011; 14 years ago(2011-09-09)) [±] | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? |
| Creative MediaSource | Creative Technology | 2002 | 5.10.38 (December 22, 2006; 19 years ago(2006-12-22)) [±] | Requires Creative product | Proprietary | DirectShow | ? |
| DSPlayer | DSPlayer team | 2002 | 0.889 (12 February 2007; 19 years ago(2007-02-12)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | | Object Pascal (Delphi), C++ |
| Media Player Classic | Gabest | May 29, 2003 | 6.4.9.1 Revision 107 (February 14, 2010; 16 years ago(2010-02-14)) [±] | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later | DirectShow | C++ |
| Ogle | Chalmers University of Technology | 1999 | 0.9.2 (November 6, 2003; 22 years ago(2003-11-06)) [±] | No cost | GPL | ? | C |
| Quintessential Player | Paul Quinn | 1997 | 5.0.121 (February 18, 2009; 17 years ago(2009-02-18)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | ? | ? |
| Songbird | Tom Lord | February 8, 2006 | 2.2.0, Build 2453 (February 4, 2013; 13 years ago(2013-02-04)) [±] | No cost | GPL | GStreamer, XULRunner | C++ |
| The Core Pocket Media Player | Gabor Kovacs | 2004 Jul as "BetaPlayer" | 0.71 (November 23, 2005; 20 years ago(2005-11-23)) [±] | No cost | GPL | FFmpeg + original | C++ |
| TotalMedia Theatre | ArcSoft | November 15, 2009 | 6.7.1.199 June 6, 2014; 11 years ago(2014-06-06) | ? | Proprietary | original | C++ |
| QuickTime | Apple Inc. | 1991-12-02 | 7.7.9 (January 7, 2016; 10 years ago(2016-01-07)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | QuickTime | Cocoa (on OS X) |
| Winamp Lite, Full, Bundle | Nullsoft | Jun 1997 | 5.9.2 Build 10042 (April 26, 2023; 2 years ago(2023-04-26)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | ? | ? |
| Winamp Pro | Nullsoft | Jun 1997 | 5.9.2 Build 10042 (April 26, 2023; 2 years ago(2023-04-26)) [±] | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Microsoft | Nov 1992 | October 2025 Update (11.2510.7.0) (3 December 2025; 4 months ago(2025-12-03)) [±] | No cost | Proprietary | DirectShow | C++ (COM) |
| Name | Author | First public release | Stable version | Cost | Software license | Framework used | Written in |
Operating system compatibility
This section lists the operating systems on which the player works. There may be multiple versions of a player, each one for a given operating system.
| Video player | Windows | macOS | iOS | Android | Linux | BSD Unix | Solaris | Unix-like | DOS | BeOS, Haiku, ZETA | OS/2 |
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| ALLPlayer | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| DivX | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GOM Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Microsoft Movies & TV (formerly Xbox Video) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| iTunes | Yes | Included | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| jetVideo | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Alpha version | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MediaPortal | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Plex Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PotPlayer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Included | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| SMPlayer | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Videostream | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | Beta version | No | Yes | Last version is Winamp 3 | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Windows Media Player | Included | Dropped (WMP9) | No | No | No | No | Dropped (WMP6.3) | No | No | No | No |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| xine | unmaintained | WIP for 1.2 series | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| sView | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Video player | Windows | macOS | iOS | Android | Linux | BSD Unix | Solaris | Unix-like | DOS | BeOS, Haiku, ZETA | OS/2 |
Features
| Video player | Outbound streaming | Skinnable | Media database | Gapless audio decoding | Visualizer | Audio equalizer | Remote controllable | Intelligent playlists from database (based on criteria) | HDR video playback | Stereoscopic 3D Playback | 360-degree video playback |
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| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Apprentice Video | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | only on OSX | No | ? | ? | ? |
| DivX | Yes (DLNA) | No | Yes (limited) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| GOM Player | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes |
| iTunes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| jetAudio | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | No |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | No |
| Plex Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerDVD | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? |
| QuickTime Player | Partial | Partial | No | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| RealPlayer | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| SMPlayer | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | yes, not macOS | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Some | ? |
| Winamp | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Partial | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| xine | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| sView | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? (WebUI) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Video player | Outbound streaming | Skinnable | Media database | Gapless audio decoding | Visualizer | Audio equalizer | Remote controllable | Intelligent playlists from database (based on criteria) | HDR video playback | Stereoscopic 3D Playback | 360-degree video playback |
Extended features
| Video player | Color controls | Time stretching | Pitch shifting | A-B repeat | Seek bar preview tooltip | Interactive playback zoom | Audio resync | Subtitle resync | Chapter (DVD, mkv, mp4, ogm) | Bookmark (DVD, video, audio) | Auto resume (DVD, video, audio) | Shutdown on play complete |
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| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apprentice Video | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Banshee | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| DivX | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| FFplay | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| GOM Player | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iTunes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| jetAudio | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JRiver Media Center | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MediaPortal | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | No | Yes |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes |
| Plex Media Player | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerDVD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No |
| RealPlayer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SMPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (from 2.2) | Yes |
| Winamp | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | No | No | DVD only | No | Partial | Partial |
| WinDVD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xine | Yes | Audio plugin | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| sView | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Video player | Color controls | Time stretching | Pitch shifting | A-B repeat | Seek bar preview tooltip | Interactive playback zoom | Audio resync | Subtitle resync | Chapter (DVD, mkv, mp4, ogm) | Bookmark (DVD, video, audio) | Auto resume (DVD, video, audio) | Shutdown on play complete |
Consumer video format ability
Information about what video formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins/filters that provide such abilities.
| Video player | MPEG-1 | MPEG-2 | MPEG-4 Part 2 (ASP) | MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264 (AVC) | WMV | RealVideo | Theora | Flash | Dirac | VP8 | VP9 | HEVC (H.265) |
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| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| DivX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GOM Player | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| iTunes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Partial | Partial | No | Partial | ? | ? |
| jetAudio | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | ? | ? |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | ? | Yes |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Microsoft Movies & TV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plex Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Partial | Partial | No | Partial | ? | ? |
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | ? | ? |
| SMPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | ? | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| sView | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video player | MPEG-1 | MPEG-2 | MPEG-4 Part 2 (ASP) | MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264 (AVC) | WMV | RealVideo | Theora | Flash | Dirac | VP8 | VP9 | HEVC (H.265) |
Production video format ability
| Video player | MPEG-4 SStP | AVC-Intra | AVC-Ultra | XAVC | Apple ProRes | VC-2 /Dirac Pro | VC-3 /Avid DNxHD | VC-5 /GoPro CineForm | Redcode RAW | ARRIRAW | CinemaDNG | Cineon /DPX sequence | OpenEXR sequence | TIFF sequence | PNG sequence | JPEG sequence | JPEG 2000 sequence |
|---|
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MPlayer | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLC | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Audio format ability
Information about what audio formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins/filters that provide such abilities.
| Video player | Lossy compression | Lossless compression |
|---|
| MP3 | WMA | RealAudio | Vorbis | Musepack | AAC | AC-3 | Opus | APE | FLAC | ALAC | SHN | WV |
| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DivX | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GOM Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| iTunes | Yes | yes, no DRM | No | Partial | No | Yes | No | ? | No | Partial | Yes | No | No |
| jetAudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plex Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Partial | No | Partial | No | Yes | Partial | ? | No | Partial | Yes | No | No |
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No |
| SMPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| sView | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video player | MP3 | WMA | RealAudio | Vorbis | Musepack | AAC | AC-3 | Opus | APE | FLAC | ALAC | SHN | WV |
Container format ability
Information about what container formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or filters that provide such abilities.
| Video player | AVI | ASF | QuickTime | Ogg | OGM | Matroska | MP4 | NUT | FLV | WebM |
|---|
| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| DivX | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GOM Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Vorbis only | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| iTunes | No | Windows: yes macOS: file is parsable | Yes | Partial | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| jetAudio | Yes | Yes | Partial | Vorbis only | Yes | Yes | Partial | ? | ? | Yes |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Microsoft Movies & TV (formerly Xbox Video) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plex Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | Yes | Partial | Vorbis only | Partial | Partial | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | WMP12 Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | WMP12 Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| sView | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video player | AVI | ASF | QuickTime | Ogg | OGM | Matroska | MP4 | NUT | FLV | WebM |
Streaming support
Information about which protocols the players understand, for receiving streaming media content.
| Video player | HTTP | HTTPS | HLS | DASH | HDS | Smooth | FTP | SFTP | RTSP RTSPU/RTSPT | MMS MMSU/MMST | RTMP | Podcast | RDT/RealRTSP | RTP | DAAP | DLNA |
|---|
| ALLPlayer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Amarok | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | No | Partial | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| DivX | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | patch available | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| GOM Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| iTunes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| jetAudio | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| MPlayer | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| mpv | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| RealPlayer | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Dropped (WMP10) | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xine | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| sView | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | No | No |
| Video player | HTTP | HTTPS | HLS | DASH | HDS | Smooth | FTP | SFTP | RTSP | MMS | RTMP | Podcast | RDT/RealRTSP | RTP | DAAP | DLNA |
Playlist format ability
Information about which playlist formats the players understand.
| Video player | asx/wax/wvx | m3u/m3u8 | pls | xspf | ram/rmm | sdp | rpl | xpl | bdmv | wmx |
|---|
| ALLPlayer | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Apprentice Video | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| DivX | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FFplay | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? |
| GOM Player | ASX support | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| iTunes | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| jetAudio | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| MediaPortal | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| mpv | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| QuickTime Player | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| Winamp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| xine | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| sView | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Video player | asx/wax/wvx | m3u/m3u8 | pls | xspf | ram/rmm | sdp | rpl | xpl | bdmv | wmx |
Electronic program guide format ability
Information about which Electronic program guide format the players viewable.
Subtitle ability
Information about what subtitle formats the players understand. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or filters that provide such abilities.
| Video player | Text | Bitmap |
|---|
| SubRip (.srt) | SubStation Alpha (.ssa+.ass) | MicroDVD (.sub) | SAMI (.smi) | SubViewer (.sub) | RealText (.rt) | Text file (.txt) | Universal Subtitle Format (.usf) | Closed captioning | MPEG-4 Part 17 | SCTE-27 | TTML/ SMPTE-TT | WebVTT (.vtt) | VobSub (.idx+.sub) | XSUB (.divx embedded subtitles) | DVD subtitles | DVB subtitles |
| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GOM Player | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| iTunes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No |
| jetAudio | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? |
| RealPlayer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Partial | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xine | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| sView | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video player | SubRip (.srt) | SubStation Alpha (.ssa+.ass) | MicroDVD (.sub) | SAMI (.smi) | SubViewer (.sub) | RealText (.rt) | Text file (.txt) | Universal Subtitle Format (.usf) | Closed captioning | MPEG-4 Part 17 | SCTE-27 | TTML/ SMPTE-TT | WebVTT (.vtt) | VobSub (.idx+.sub) | XSUB (.divx embedded subtitles) | DVD subtitles | DVB subtitles |
Metadata ability
Information about what metadata, or tagging, formats the players understand. Most other containers have their own metadata format and the players usually use them. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins that provide such abilities.
| Video player | ID3v1 | ID3v2 | APEv2 tag | Vorbis comment | AMF | ASF metadata | MOV metadata | Cue sheet | CD-Text |
|---|
| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
| Apprentice Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| FFplay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | patch available | No |
| GOM Player | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
| jetAudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Partial | ? |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Mac Blu-ray Player | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | ? |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Winamp | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Partial | Yes |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Partial | ? | Partial | ? | Yes | ? | No | Partial |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Partial |
| xine | Yes | Partial | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| sView | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Video player | ID3v1 | ID3v2 | APEv2 tag | Vorbis comment | AMF | ASF metadata | MOV metadata | Cue sheet | CD-Text |
Optical media ability
Information about what kinds of optical discs the players can play. Footnotes lead to information about abilities of future versions of the players or plugins that provide such abilities. Playback of Super Audio CD is not possible for any media player, because no suitable hardware exists. All media players capable of audio CD playback will also play the Redbook core of any HDCD disc, providing no sound-quality benefits over standard audio CDs.
| Audio | Video | |
|---|
| Video player | CD | DVD-Audio | HDCD | Super Audio CD (SACD) | Video CD (VCD) | SVCD | DVD | Blu-ray Disc | HD DVD | UHD BD |
| ALLPlayer | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | |
| Apprentice Video | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| FFplay | via libcdio | No | via libcdio | ? | No | No | No | via libbluray | No | |
| GOM Player | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | |
| iTunes | Yes | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| jetAudio | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| JRiver Media Center | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| K-Multimedia Player | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Commercial BDs unsupported | Yes | |
| MediaPortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | |
| MPlayer | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| PotPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| PowerDVD | Yes | No longer supported | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No longer supported | Yes, limited |
| QuickTime Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
| RealPlayer | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| GNOME Videos (formerly Totem) | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| VLC | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Partial | Yes | Commercial BDs unsupported | Yes | |
| Winamp | Yes | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Kodi (formerly XBMC) | Yes | No | No | ? | Partial | Partial | Yes | Commercial BDs unsupported | ? | |
| xine | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| WinDVD | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| sView | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Video player | CD | DVD-Audio | HDCD | Super Audio CD (SACD) | Video CD (VCD) | SVCD | DVD | Blu-ray Disc | HD DVD | |
See also
Related lists on other projects
- Open Source Toolset - short sections on Audio editing and Video editing
- Software - short lists of Ogg audio and video editors
- Help:Converting video - tools for manipulating audio and video
Notes