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mpv vs PotPlayer
A side-by-side comparison of mpv and PotPlayer.
| Visit website | Visit website | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Minimalist, scriptable media player for the command line | Free Windows media player with built-in codecs and deep settings |
| Pricing | FreeOpen source(GPL-2.0-or-later) | FreeProprietary |
| Developer | mpv contributors | Kakao |
| Ratings | 37.3Kstars | — |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | ||
| Mac | ||
| Linux | ||
| Features | ||
| API access | ||
| Hardware decoding | ||
| Plays almost any format | ||
| Plugins & extensions | ||
| Subtitles support | ||
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