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SMPlayer

SMPlayer is a media player, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: subtitles and casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…).

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

SMPlayer is a media player, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and on its official website: subtitles and casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Free media player for Windows and Linux with built-in codecs that can play all audio and video formats.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “YouTube videos, search and download subtitles or cast to external devices like smartphones and tablets.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Now with support for Chromecast!” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

SMPlayer is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

SMPlayer is a free media player with built-in codecs that can play virtually all video and audio formats. It doesn't need any external codecs. Just install SMPlayer and you'll be able to play all formats without the hassle to find and install codec packs. It provides many interesting features like the possibility to play YouTube videos, search and download subtitles or cast to external devices like smartphones and tablets. One of the main features is the ability to remember the settings of previously played files, so when you play them later they will be resumed at the same point and with the same settings.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code, licence) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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