PotPlayer

PotPlayer
Original author(s)Kang Yong-Huee
Developer(s)Kakao
Stable release1.7.22398 (December 16, 2024 (2024-12-16)) [±]
Operating systemWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Size~ 33.6 MB
Available in33 languages
List of languages
Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijan, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hong Kong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik (Cyrillic), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek (Latin)
TypeMedia player
LicenseFreeware
Websitepotplayer.daum.net

PotPlayer is a multimedia software player developed for the Microsoft Windows operating system by South Korean Internet company Kakao (formerly Daum Communications). It competes with other popular Windows media players such as VLC media player, mpv (media player), GOM Player, KMPlayer, SMPlayer and Media Player Classic. Initially, the player was released under the name Daum Live.[1]

PotPlayer is praised for its wide range of settings and customizations, its lightweight nature and its support for a large variety of media formats. TechRadar placed it among the best free video players, describing it as "an incredibly powerful program". XDA noted the extensive customization options and the improved playback on low-end hardware, naming PotPlayer "the best media player that you've never heard of".[2][3][4][5]

LifeHacker observed that PotPlayer's quantity of options was one of its biggest weaknesses—"It has many different settings[,] which unfortunately makes wading through the checkbox-laden settings menu kind of a pain"[2]—and that its options menu was "confusing".[6]

In 2019, some versions of PotPlayer began to be bundled with third-party software, causing concerns from its user community; however, the installers allowed users to opt-out before the extra software was installed. The player also started showing ads in its lower right-hand corner. As of 2021, the software no longer installs adware or shows ads.[1][5][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Version History of the PotPlayer". t1.daumcdn.net. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Whitson (July 19, 2011). "The Best Video Player for Windows". Lifehacker. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Dragomir, Mircea. "PotPlayer". SoftPedia. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Baxter, Daryl; Graw, Michael (January 18, 2024). "The best free video players 2024". TechRadar. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Conway, Adam (May 23, 2024). "PotPlayer is the best media player that you've never heard of". XDA Developers. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Park, Chris. "Powerful media player with support for lots of formats". Softonic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "PotPlayer now Adware!". VideoHelp Forum.
  8. ^ "PotPlayer now Adware! - Page 2 - VideoHelp Forum". VideoHelp Forum.