MPlayer
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMPlayer was the best video player for a long time. Then a fork happened and many developers left for MPlayer2. That was in turn abandoned for mpv which is now the most updated and feature-rich branch. MPlayer is still updated and alive but updates are essentially just small fixes to make sure it still compiles against modern versions of ffmpeg.
MPlayer comes with a video conversion tool called mencoder. This has also not been more than barely maintained for decades.
The modern alternatives[edit]
- mpv is a better and more updated stand-alone player than mplayer (and mplayer2)
- SMPlayer is a better choice than GMPlayer if you want a video player with a graphical interface
- ffmpeg is a far better tool for converting audio or video than mencoder.
Links[edit]
- mplayer's website: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
- mplayer and mencoder manual
- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1.html
Alternatives[edit]
Program | rating | framework | backend | highlights |
---|---|---|---|---|
Celluloid | GTK | mpv | Has a playlist. Otherwise very limited. | |
GNOME Videos | GTK/GNOME | GStreamer | Useless GUI, problems playing a lot of files | |
mpv | libmpv | On-screen controls. No playlist, no GUI. Plays everything. | ||
Parole | GTK | GStreamer | Very basic media player. No features what so ever. | |
SMPlayer | Qt | mpv | Fully featured. Playlist, advanced playback options, easy to use. | |
VLC | libvlc | Fully featured. Playlist, advanced playback options, video conversion, live stream recording |