--- title: GOM Player canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/gom-player/ category: Media Player Software points: 26 rank: 11 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-09 --- # GOM Player Video player with a free edition, a paid ad-free Plus edition and a large subtitle library. 26 points out of 100. #11 of 12 media players. Vendor: GOM & Company (Gretech). Website: https://www.gomlab.com/en/gomplayer-media-player - The vendor offers GOM Player as a free player, and sells an ad-free Plus edition [1][2]. - Plus is a lifetime licence for 1 PC with a regular price of $22.00, shown on sale at $11.00; prices include VAT [2][3]. - Downloads are offered for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS [1][4]. - It reads external subtitle files, vobsub, ASS and SRT, and can find and recommend subtitles from the vendor's library [1][2]. - In January 2014 the maker said its GOM Player update server had been accessed without authorisation [6]. Verdict: GOM Player suits people who want wide subtitle support and apps on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS [1][4]. Plus is the vendor's ad-free edition, a lifetime licence with a regular price of $22.00 for one PC, shown on sale at $11.00 [2][3]. The catch: the English pages name no hardware decoding, HDR or streaming protocols [1][2]. Best for: People who watch a lot of subtitled video and want apps on Mac and phones. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Systems | Other systems | macOS, Android, iOS | 9/12 | Vendor's player page links a Mac installer, Google Play and App Store apps; Mac needs OS X 10.13 or later [1][4]. | | Video | Disc playback | Not published | 0/5 | Not published on the vendor's player page; it lists .vob and .ifo files but names no disc playback [1]. | | Video | No codec pack needed | Yes | 6/6 | Player page lists built-in Windows codecs; external codecs are optional, and the Plus page says no codec is needed [1][2]. | | Video | Hardware video decoding | Not published | 0/7 | Not published on the vendor's player and Plus pages [1][2]. | | Video | HDR playback | Not published | 0/5 | Not published on the vendor's player and Plus pages [1][2]. | | Video | Subtitle features | External subtitle files, Embedded subtitle tracks, Styled ASS/SSA subtitles, Subtitle search in the player | 8/8 | Lists SRT, SMI, ASS and VTT files and vobsub as embedded; Plus page says subtitle files are searched and linked automatically [1][2]. | | Streams, audio and library | Network streams | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's player and Plus pages [1][2]. | | Streams, audio and library | Audio features | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's player and Plus pages [1][2]. | | Streams, audio and library | Media library | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's player and Plus pages; only a subtitle library is named [1][2]. | | Streams, audio and library | Plugins or add-ons | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's player page; only optional external codecs and skins are named [1]. | | Ads and privacy | Open-source apps | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's player and download pages [1][4]. | | Ads and privacy | No ads or bundled offers | Not published | 0/8 | Plus page promises playback without ads; it does not address bundled third-party offers [2]. | | Ads and privacy | States no tracking | Not published | 0/4 | The privacy policy does not name GOM Player and lists device and usage data it collects for statistics [5]. | | Price | Price of the player | $22/yr | 3/12 | Ad-free Plus, one-time, regular price $22.00 including VAT; the $11.00 event price is not used [2][3]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | GOM Player | Free [1] | $0 | | GOM Player Plus (lifetime) | $22.00 one-time [2][3] | - | The Plus page shows $11.00 as a 50% event price against the $22.00 regular price. The vendor says prices include VAT [2][3]. ## Strengths - Downloads for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS from the vendor [1][4]. - Names external subtitle formats, ASS, vobsub and a subtitle recommendation feature [1]. - Ships a built-in set of video codecs, so no separate pack is required [1]. - Plus is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription [2][3]. ## Limits - The ad-free edition costs extra: Plus has a regular price of $22.00, including VAT [2][3]. - Hardware decoding, HDR, streaming protocols and disc playback are not named on the vendor's player pages [1][2]. - In 2014 the maker reported that its update server had been accessed without authorisation [6]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - GOM Lab says its subtitle library holds over 220,000 files with automatic matching [2]. ## Concerns - On 24 January 2014 Gretech said its GOM Player update server was accessed without authorisation between 27 December 2013 and 16 January 2014. Japanese-version users who updated could have received malware, Impress Watch reported on 27 January 2014 [6]. ## Sources 1. [GOM Player](https://www.gomlab.com/en/gomplayer-media-player), GOM Lab, accessed 2026-10-09 2. [GOM Player Plus](https://www.gomlab.com/en/gomplayerplus-media-player), GOM Lab, accessed 2026-10-09 3. [Plans and prices](https://www.gomlab.com/en/plans), GOM Lab, accessed 2026-10-09 4. [Product downloads](https://www.gomlab.com/en/download), GOM Lab, accessed 2026-10-09 5. [Privacy policy](https://www.gomlab.com/privacy-policy), GOM Lab, accessed 2026-10-09 6. [GOM Player update server accessed without authorisation (in Japanese)](https://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/632516.html), Impress Watch, accessed 2026-10-09