--- title: PotPlayer canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/potplayer/ category: Media Player Software points: 60 rank: 4 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-09 --- # PotPlayer Free Windows video player with built-in decoders, hardware decoding, HDR options and online subtitle search. 60 points out of 100. #4 of 12 media players. Vendor: Kakao Corp.. Website: https://potplayer.tv/ - PotPlayer is freeware: the terms grant the right to install and use it for free [4]. - Downloads are 32-bit, 64-bit and ARM64 installers for Windows 7 to 11; no other system is listed [1]. - The vendor says you need no separate codecs, and OpenCodec lets you add your own [2]. - It decodes video on the graphics card with DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync [1]. - The terms say Kakao may collect system details such as operating system, CPU, memory and graphics card type for product support [4]. Verdict: PotPlayer suits Windows users who want a free, setting-rich player that covers hardware decoding, HDR, many subtitle types and streams [1][2][3]. It is Windows only and the terms bar modifying or reverse engineering it [1][4], and its terms let Kakao collect system details, such as CPU and memory type, for product support [4]. The vendor's pages do not name a media library [1][2][3]. Best for: Windows users who want many playback settings in a free player. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Systems | Other systems | None | 0/12 | The download page lists only Windows 7 to 11 installers: x86, x64 and ARM64 [1]. | | Video | Disc playback | Yes | 5/5 | The update history lists direct DVD movie playback and Blu-ray fixes; the home page lists DVD among supported devices [1][3]. | | Video | No codec pack needed | Yes | 6/6 | The vendor says there is no need to keep installing different codecs; OpenCodec adds more [2]. | | Video | Hardware video decoding | Yes | 7/7 | The home page says playback uses DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync [1]. | | Video | HDR playback | Yes | 5/5 | The update history lists HDR tone-mapping type selection and a hardware HDR output mode [3]. | | Video | Subtitle features | External subtitle files, Embedded subtitle tracks, Styled ASS/SSA subtitles, Subtitle search in the player | 8/8 | The update history lists subtitle files, embedded subtitles, ASS/SSA through libass, and OpenSubtitles search [3]. | | Streams, audio and library | Network streams | HTTP or HTTPS URLs, HLS, RTSP or RTMP | 6/8 | The update history lists HTTP file playback, HLS/DASH, RTSP and rtmp streams. DLNA is not named [3]. | | Streams, audio and library | Audio features | Gapless playback, ReplayGain or loudness levelling, Equaliser, Exclusive audio output (WASAPI or ASIO) | 8/8 | Update history names gapless playback, an audio normalizer, an equalizer and a built-in WASAPI renderer. Counted by name, not by mode [3]. | | Streams, audio and library | Media library | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's home page or update history [1][3]. | | Streams, audio and library | Plugins or add-ons | Yes | 3/3 | The update history says an AngelScript-based extension (plug-in) system was added and can be updated [3]. | | Ads and privacy | Open-source apps | No | 0/8 | The terms call it freeware, grant only a right to use and bar modifying or reverse engineering it; no source code is offered [4][1]. | | Ads and privacy | No ads or bundled offers | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's home page or terms of use [1][4]. | | Ads and privacy | States no tracking | No | 0/4 | The terms say Kakao may collect system details, such as operating system, CPU and memory type, for product support [4]. | | Price | Price of the player | $0 | 12/12 | The terms describe the software as freeware that users may install and use for free [4]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | PotPlayer | Free [4] | $0 | ## Strengths - Free to install and use under the vendor's terms [4]. - Supports DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync hardware decoding [1]. - Update history lists HDR tone-mapping options and SDR to HDR conversion [3]. - Opens HLS, DASH, HTTP, RTSP and RTMP streams, and can search and download subtitles online [3]. - Has an AngelScript-based extension system [3]. ## Limits - Downloads are for Windows only [1]. - The terms say Kakao may collect system details such as operating system, CPU, memory and graphics card type for product support [4]. - The terms bar using it to provide commercial services without Kakao's permission [4]. - The vendor's pages do not name a media library or DLNA support [1][2][3]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - The vendor says PotPlayer provides maximum performance with minimum resources using DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync [1]. ## Sources 1. [PotPlayer](https://potplayer.tv/), Kakao Corp., accessed 2026-10-09 2. [PotPlayer (English page)](https://potplayer.tv/?lang=en), Kakao Corp., accessed 2026-10-09 3. [Update history: Version History of the PotPlayer](https://t1.kakaocdn.net/potplayer/PotPlayer/v4/Update2/UpdateEng.html), Kakao Corp., accessed 2026-10-09 4. [PotPlayer terms of use](https://potplayer.tv/publicRelation), Kakao Corp., accessed 2026-10-09