5KPlayer vs FFplay
5KPlayer
5kplayer.comFFplay
ffmpeg.orgSide by side
| Figure | 5KPlayer | FFplay |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Video Player Software | 8.9 (#1) | 7.6 (#27) |
| Hardware acceleration | Uses NVIDIA CUDA, AMD, Intel QSV, and DXVA 2.0 | FFplay documents hardware accelerated decoding through -hwaccel, which also enables the Vulkan renderer automatically. |
| Device integrations | Works with Android, PC/Mac, smart TVs, PlayStation, Xbox, and DLNA devices | FFplay uses FFmpeg libraries, which the project says can also be used by applications. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS | The FFmpeg project says it compiles, runs, and passes its testing infrastructure across Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, BSDs, and Solaris. |
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In their own words
5KPlayer
5KPlayer is a free media player for Windows, macOS, and iOS, with playback, streaming, downloading, radio, and library features presented without a subscription. It handles video, audio, DVD, IPTV, HDR, HEVC, AV1, and VR 360° content. Listed formats include MP4, MKV, AV1, MOV, WMV, FLV, AVI, MPEG, MTS, M2TS, VOB, WebM, MP3, AAC, FLAC, and APE. The player supports network playback, subtitles, hardware acceleration, and 4K playback. AirPlay and DLNA support wireless streaming, mirroring, and multi-screen sharing; DLNA-certified devices can access its media library. It can download video and audio from more than 300 hosting sites and works with Android, PC and Mac, smart TVs, PlayStation, Xbox, and DLNA devices. The listed plan requires no subscription, and the media player and related features are presented as free. No trial or refund policy is stated. 5KPlayer and DearMob are brands of Digiarty Software, Inc.; DearMob iPhone Manager is a related product.