PotPlayer
Free Windows media player with built-in codecs and deep settings
PotPlayer is a free media player for Windows published by the South Korean company Kakao. It includes built-in codecs for most video and audio formats, hardware acceleration through DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync, and broad subtitle support including SRT, SMI, VobSub and Blu-ray subtitles. It also offers 3D video output, bookmarks, scene capture and a large number of playback and display settings.
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- Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Built-in codecs play most video and audio formats
- Hardware acceleration through DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync
- Extensive subtitle support and fine-grained playback settings
Cons
- Available only on Windows
- The sheer number of settings can overwhelm casual users
- Closed source, unlike VLC or MPC-HC
Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.
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