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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.

Playing video - Default Skin

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • mpv
  • Snapcraft
  • PortableApps.com
  • Haiku  The link to the unofficial port is available in the comments.
  • MPlayer
  • Flathub
  • Homebrew
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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
4

Great frontend for MPlayer.

Highly customizable, unlike VLC.

FeUser
0

Two feature that make it standing. It does support: Dual subtitles display simultaneously with MPlayer Engine. Auto loaded EDL with MPV engine (Family watch blessing).

Peter S.
0

I first found it in Linux Mint. Then I installed it on Windows 10 x64. Most complain about its UI. They want more "swag". Not my problem. It has big buttons. Bigger is better than smaller here. It is fast. No lag when fast forwarding videos. The only thing that I dislike is that it does not keep my speed when one video ends and another one starts. Maybe there is a way. Now I need to accelerate every video manually.

Lehuga ntaps
1

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
0

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'.

2

→ 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
1

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

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Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id SMPlayer.SMPlayer
  • flatpak install flathub info.smplayer.SMPlayer

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

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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Video & Movies, Audio & Music

GitHub repository

  •  1,065 Stars
  •  129 Forks
  •  81 Open Issues
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Our users have written 21 comments and reviews about SMPlayer, and it has gotten 467 likes

SMPlayer was added to AlternativeTo by novex on and this page was last updated .