Bitmovin Player vs mpv
Bitmovin Player
bitmovin.commpv
mpv.ioSide by side
| Figure | Bitmovin Player | mpv |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Video Player Software | 8.2 (#9) | 8.5 (#6) |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Bitmovin Encoding, Observability and AI Scene Analysis, DRM providers, Google Ad Manager and IMA, Yospace, Elemental MediaTailor, Akamai, Fastly, AWS CloudFront, Conviva, Mux and Nielsen. | Applications and scripts can control mpv through JSON IPC, the libmpv C API, or user scripts. |
| Support | Bitmovin compares its player offering as including SLAs and support from video experts. | The project directs users to IRC, GitHub Discussions, the issue tracker, and its wiki for questions, bugs, and scripts. |
| What it does | Bitmovin Player is an HTML5 video player Web SDK for playback across browsers. | mpv is a free, open-source command-line media player supporting many media formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. |
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In their own words
Bitmovin Player
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mpv
mpv is a free, open-source command-line media player for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It plays a wide range of media formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types, including Matroska (MKV) and MP4, with network playback and 4K playback support. Its interface is deliberately limited: there is no full graphical interface, only a small on-screen controller for basic playback. Video output is based on OpenGL, Vulkan, and D3D11, with scaling, color management, frame timing, interpolation, and HDR features. mpv can use hardware decoding APIs on its supported platforms, and decoding can be switched on while the player is running. Scripts and user-created scripts can extend its behavior; developers can also use its C API to embed it in other applications. The project is actively developed. The default license is GPLv2 or later, with LGPLv2.1 or later available for builds configured with -Dgpl=false. Only the latest stable release receives security updates.