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FFplay vs IINA

FFplay

ffmpeg.org

IINA

iina.io

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FigureFFplayIINA
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
LinuxYes—
Plans published01
Spec score · Video Player Software7.6 (#27)8.2 (#12)
Hardware accelerationFFplay documents hardware accelerated decoding through -hwaccel, which also enables the Vulkan renderer automatically.Yes
PlatformsThe FFmpeg project says it compiles, runs, and passes its testing infrastructure across Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, BSDs, and Solaris.macOS,Chrome extension
PurposeFFplay is a simple, portable media player that uses the FFmpeg libraries and SDL, and is mostly used as a testbed for FFmpeg APIs.IINA is a modern video player designed for macOS.
SupportThe project accepts bug reports and contributions, and directs normal bugs to its Forgejo repository rather than its security email address.Users can report issues or suggest features on GitHub, and the project accepts donations through GitHub Sponsors, Ko-fi, and Liberapay.

Plans

FFplay

No plans published.

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