MPlayer comparisons
MPlayer is compared head-to-head with VLC media player, Kodi and mpv and more: 5 head-to-heads in Video Player Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
MPlayer head-to-head
- MPlayer vs VLC media player
- MPlayer vs Kodi
- MPlayer vs mpv
- MPlayer vs SMPlayer
- MPlayer vs Bitmovin Player
MPlayer vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Codec support | Subtitle formats | Hardware acceleration | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MPlayer | Yes | Free | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BSD, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, QNX | MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264, WMV1/2/3, RealVideo, Sorenson, Cinepak, DV, 3ivx, Indeo, H.263, MJPEG, HuffYUV, MP3, AC3/A52, E-AC3, DTS, AAC, WMA, RealAudio, Ogg Vorbis, PCM | MicroDVD, SubRip, OGM, SubViewer, Sami, VPlayer, RT, SSA, AQTitle, JACOsub, PJS, MPsub, SPU, VOBsub, Closed Captions | Yes | 8.7 |
| 1 | VLC media player | Yes | Free | Yes | 9.4 | |||
| 2 | Kodi | Yes | Free | Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android | MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, H.264, H.265, HuffYUV, MJPEG, RealVideo, RMVB, Sorenson, WMV, Cinepak, AAC, MP3, AC3, DTS | SRT, VPlayer, SAMI, MPL2, MicroDVD, SSA/ASS, EIA-608/EIA-708, TX3G, WebVTT, VobSub, PGS, SUP | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | mpv | Yes | Free | Yes | 9.0 | |||
| 4 | SMPlayer | Yes | Free | Yes | 8.9 | |||
| 5 | Bitmovin Player | Yes | Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Roku, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and web browsers | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AAC, MP3 | WebVTT, SRT, TTML/DFXP, CEA-608/708 | 8.8 |
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