PotPlayer is a
multimedia
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software player developed for the
Microsoft Windows
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operating system by South Korean Internet company
Kakao
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(formerly Daum Communications). It competes with other popular Windows media players such as
VLC media player
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,
mpv (media player)
mpv is free and open-source media player software based on MPlayer, mplayer2 and FFmpeg. It runs on several operating systems, including Unix-like operating systems (Linux, BSD-based, macOS) and Microsoft Windows, along with having an Android ...
,
GOM Player
GOM Player is a media player for Windows, developed by GOM & Company. With more than 100 million downloads, it is also known as the most used player in South Korea. Its main features include the ability to play some broken media files and find ...
,
KMPlayer
K-Multimedia Player (commonly known as The KMPlayer, KMPlayer or KMP) is an Adware-supported media player for Windows and iOS that can play most current audio and video formats, including VCD, HDML, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, ...
,
SMPlayer
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and
Media Player Classic
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. PotPlayer's reception has been positive with reviewers complimenting its wide range of settings and customizations,
as well as its lightweight nature
and its support for a large variety of media formats.
''LifeHacker'' observed that PotPlayer's quantity of options is one of its biggest weaknesses. "It has many different settings
which unfortunately makes wading through the checkbox-laden settings menu kind of a pain."
and that the options menu is "confusing".
As of at least late 2019, PotPlayer began to be bundled with third-party software, causing concerns from PotPlayer's users community. The installer gives the option to opt-out before the bundled 3rd party software is installed. In addition, PotPlayer started showing popup ads on the lower right-hand corner the screen.
See also
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K-Multimedia Player
K-Multimedia Player (commonly known as The KMPlayer, KMPlayer or KMP) is an Adware-supported media player for Windows and iOS that can play most current audio and video formats, including VCD, HDML, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, ...
(also by Kang Yong-Huee)
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Comparison of video player software
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