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SMPlayer

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SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.

Playing video - Default Skin

License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • ES flagSpain
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • mpv
  • Snapcraft
  • PortableApps.com
  • Haiku  The link to the unofficial port is available in the comments.
  • MPlayer
  • Flathub
  • Homebrew
Main Window - Dark Skin
Option - Tablet Mode
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SMPlayer on a GNU/Linux Machine
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4.5 / 5 Avg rating (19)
451likes
19comments
121alternatives
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Features

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Properties

  1.  Customizable
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Support for Themes

Features

  1.  Support for subtitles
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Multiplatform
  4.  Skin customization
  5.  Youtube support
  6.  Integrated Codecs
  7.  Built-in subtitle search
  8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  Portable
  11.  Multiple languages
  12.  HDR source support
  13.  No registration required
  14.  Chromecast Support
  15.  3D Support
  16.  Command Line Options
  17.  Secondary Subtitle
  18.  YouTube background listening

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SMPlayer information

  • Developed by

    ES flagSMPlayer Team

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5 (19 ratings)

  • Alternatives

    121 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Spanish
    • German
    • French
    • Italian
    • Russian
    • Chinese
    • Japanese
    • Hebrew

AlternativeTo Categories

Video & Movies, Audio & Music

GitHub repository

  •  793 Stars
  •  99 Forks
  •  264 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 12, 2025 
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Our users have written 19 comments and reviews about SMPlayer, and it has gotten 451 likes

SMPlayer was added to AlternativeTo by novex on Apr 15, 2009 and this page was last updated Jun 13, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: SMPlayer is well-received for its speed and customization options, making it a favored choice over VLC, especially on Linux. Users appreciate its fast performance, customizable skins, and integration with MPlayer and mpv. However, some users note occasional issues on Windows, such as awkward default themes and minor playback quirks. The player is praised for handling high-resolution content efficiently, but reliance on mpv as a dependency is seen as a downside by some.
Top Positive Comment
declanmarks1
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Nov 15, 2016
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This is a good video player, just the default theme is very ugly. I changed it to MPC, and now it it very pleasant.

Top Negative Comment
Michal D.
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Jan 6, 2022
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Low rating only because of it's dependencies (still requires to install mpv to work)

arsCynic ??
Aug 27, 2023

Well obviously it requires mpv, “SMPlayer is a cross-platform graphical front-end for MPlayer and mpv”.

Lehuga ntaps
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Dec 14, 2024
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One of excellent media player for windows after a decade using KMPlayer, now it's installer come with bundleware and always connected to the internet. MPV.net is second option for such simplicity. But SMplayer really good and fast too with a bunch of customization Excellent Media Players

kusarebaita
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Dec 2, 2024
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This seems like an excellent player for Linux. Because it combines the efficient mpv backend with a proper GUI (and video players need solid graphical interface) it can be seen as 'mpv done right'.

Sam Lander
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Jun 8, 2024
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Great frontend for MPlayer.

Highly customizable, unlike VLC.

arsCynic ??
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Aug 27, 2023
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→ Built on top of mpv which is a big plus because it is fast while simultaneously being feature rich. → Finding subtitles is a breeze, only occasionally they are out of sync, but that's not SMPlayer's fault. → I love how easily and quickly one can take perfect screenshots by pressing s and rewinding/forwarding frame per frame.

ivan90ge
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Apr 12, 2023
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it's super light, super fast and always works well on any device and operating system

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What is SMPlayer?

SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play. So you start to watch a movie but you have to leave... dont worry, when you open that movie again it will resume at the same point you left it, and with the same settings: audio track, subtitles, volume...

Plays almost all formats without the need to download and install any codecs yourself due to it being based on MPlayer icon MPlayer. Now SMPlayer supports MPV icon MPV as well.

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