MPC-BE vs QMPlay2
MPC-BE
github.comQMPlay2
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| Figure | MPC-BE | QMPlay2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 8.0 (#30) | 8.7 (#8) |
| Spec score · Video Player Software | 7.8 (#21) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Format support | AVI,MKV,MPEG-TS,MPEG-PS,MP4,FLV,WMV,RF64,WavPack,Wave64,AV1,HEVC,VVC | FFmpeg-supported formats and codecs; Audio CD; raw files; chiptunes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware acceleration | Yes | Yes |
| License | MPC-BE code is licensed under GPL v3. | The repository identifies its license as LGPL-3.0. |
| License model | free | free |
| Network playback | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows | The latest release page lists downloads for Windows and macOS and links to Arch Linux packages; it says Android experimental packages and AppImage are no longer provided. |
| Purpose | MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows. | QMPlay2 is a video and audio player that can play formats supported by FFmpeg. |
| Subtitle support | The project wiki includes guidance on automatically loading external tracks and subtitle preferences. | Yes |
| Video features | The 1.9.1 release notes list Dolby Vision support in AV1 and hardware decoding fixes for older Intel graphics. | The player supports spherical view on OpenGL and Vulkan outputs and automatic detection of interlaced video. |
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In their own words
QMPlay2
QMPlay2 is a free video and audio player for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It handles formats and codecs supported by FFmpeg, along with Audio CDs, raw files, and chiptunes. Playback features include subtitles, network playback, hardware acceleration, spherical view, automatic interlace detection, and deinterlacing filters. A YouTube browser is included; playback requires yt-dlp, which QMPlay2 can download automatically. The documentation also describes using Streamlink as the player and an optional Last.fm extension for scrobbling with a configured account. Hardware video decoding options vary by system and include Vulkan Video, NVIDIA CUVID, Windows DXVA2 and D3D11VA, Linux/BSD VA-API, and macOS VideoToolBox. On Linux and BSD, multimedia-key controls and MPRIS2 commands are documented. QMPlay2 is licensed under LGPL-3.0. The latest macOS release requires Big Sur or later. Windows XP builds and the offline Windows build have stated service limitations, and the latest release page says the experimental Android package and Linux AppImage are no longer provided.