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PotPlayer is a free multimedia player with plenty of features and rich customization. No need to install different codecs all the time when using the player. Provides the maximum performance with the minumum resource using DXVA, CUDA, QuickSync. Immersive Viewing Experience with 3D. Various output format. Supports Various Subtitle Formats. Variety of Codecs, Easy to Manage.
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File size: 38.6MB
Beta version
Portable version
Other versions
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Version history
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File size: 38.6MB
Beta version
Portable version
Other versions
Old versions
Version history
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Download PotPlayer 250625 64-bit 38.6MB Win64
Download PotPlayer 250625 38.6MB Win
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Portable 
Download PotPlayer 250717 Beta 64-bit 38.6MB Win64
Download old versions
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Supported operating systems
More information and other downloads
Download latest OpenCodecSetup 10MB Win64
Download PotPlayer 1.7.17508 for Windows XP 24MB WinXP
Download PotPlayer 1.7.17508 for Windows XP 64-bit 27MB WinXP64
Download PotPlayer 1.6.63262 for non SSE2 CPUs 20MB Win
Make your own Potplayer portable with this tool from PortableAppZ/CodecPack.co 1MB Win
Download PotPlayer 1.7.17508 for Windows XP 24MB WinXP
Download PotPlayer 1.7.17508 for Windows XP 64-bit 27MB WinXP64
Download PotPlayer 1.6.63262 for non SSE2 CPUs 20MB Win
Make your own Potplayer portable with this tool from PortableAppZ/CodecPack.co 1MB Win
Version history / Release notes / Changelog / What's New
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[250717] Beta
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No changelog yet
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[250625] 1.7.22570
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+ Added ability to select HDR tone mapping type
+ Added VAD function to Whisper
- Fixed an issue where an error occurred in certain situations
- Fixed an issue where certain MP3 lyrics could not be displayed
- Fixed an issue where certain subtitle backgrounds were cut off
- Fixed an issue where rotation of certain images could not be handled
- Improved damaged MKV playback function
[250717] Beta
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No changelog yet
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[250625] 1.7.22570
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+ Added ability to select HDR tone mapping type
+ Added VAD function to Whisper
- Fixed an issue where an error occurred in certain situations
- Fixed an issue where certain MP3 lyrics could not be displayed
- Fixed an issue where certain subtitle backgrounds were cut off
- Fixed an issue where rotation of certain images could not be handled
- Improved damaged MKV playback function
View full changelog
All features
Enhanced H/w-Acceleration
Provides the maximum performance with the minumum resource using DXVA, CUDA, QuickSync.
Get the best out of what you have.
Immersive Viewing Experience with 3D
Supports various types of 3D glasses so you can get the 3D experience anytime you want using your 3DTV or PC.
Various output format
(Side by Side, Top and Bottom, Page Flipping) supported.
Supports Various Subtitle Formats
Text subtitles(SMI & SRT), DVD(Vobsub)and Blu-ray subtitles, ASS/SSA animation and SMI Ruby tags, etc.
Variety of Codecs, Easy to Manage
No need to install different codecs all the time when using the player.
Supports OpenCodec so users can easily add whatever codecs they want.
More Advanced Features
Smooth, seamless video play. Choose which one when you have 2 sound cards.Preview the scene with snapshots.You can bookmark your favorite scene or chapter. We support Direct3D9 Ex Flip Mode and Overlay.Supports various devices such as DVD,TV,HDTV.
Provides the maximum performance with the minumum resource using DXVA, CUDA, QuickSync.
Get the best out of what you have.
Immersive Viewing Experience with 3D
Supports various types of 3D glasses so you can get the 3D experience anytime you want using your 3DTV or PC.
Various output format
(Side by Side, Top and Bottom, Page Flipping) supported.
Supports Various Subtitle Formats
Text subtitles(SMI & SRT), DVD(Vobsub)and Blu-ray subtitles, ASS/SSA animation and SMI Ruby tags, etc.
Variety of Codecs, Easy to Manage
No need to install different codecs all the time when using the player.
Supports OpenCodec so users can easily add whatever codecs they want.
More Advanced Features
Smooth, seamless video play. Choose which one when you have 2 sound cards.Preview the scene with snapshots.You can bookmark your favorite scene or chapter. We support Direct3D9 Ex Flip Mode and Overlay.Supports various devices such as DVD,TV,HDTV.
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Download PotPlayer Portable download from the Download links under Download and Download other versions!
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| 420 reviews, Showing 1 to 5 reviews |
the player have problem playback with gpac encodet videos.
Review by jahn on
May 17, 2025 Version: 250515
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
About one year back.
Beta versions: PotPlayer64.dll is about 23~27 MB. PotPlayer starting great.
Stable versions: PotPlayer64.dll is about 11 MB. PotPlayer starting slow.
Again same bug. Sorry, sorry, are you normal?
Beta versions: PotPlayer64.dll is about 23~27 MB. PotPlayer starting great.
Stable versions: PotPlayer64.dll is about 11 MB. PotPlayer starting slow.
Again same bug. Sorry, sorry, are you normal?
Review by Marko on
May 16, 2025 Version: PotPlayer 250515
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 5/10
Almost perfect...
Review by on
Apr 29, 2025 Version: 250417 Beta
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Love the player, but what has happened to the lack of audio choices when pasting URL's from YouTube that contain 5.1 audio? I miss this feature and have to use a downloader to grab the files with 5.1 audio. Please fix, as this vital addition has been missing for months now xD
Review by flybyknightgt on
Mar 23, 2025 Version: 250313/250321 Beta
OS: Windows 11 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Rating by on
Mar 16, 2025 Version: 241213
OS: Windows 11 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
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