SMPlayer free open-source media-player with codecs for virtual audio video playback tool on linux OS



SMPlayer a free open-source media-player with codecs for virtual audio video playback tool on linux OS

SMPlayer is a free open source media player with built-in codecs for audio and video playback virtually. Not depend on any external codecs works with built-in codecs only. 
One of the best benefits of using SMPlayer is it will remember settings for all files played by the user. If you left your audio or a video in an incomplete status the SMPlayer automatically resumes to the previous state. 
SMPlayer provides Graphical user interface support for Mplayer.
By using SMPlayer play youtube videos and download associated subtitles.
By using the SMPlayer you will be able to play all your required formats without the hassle to find and install codec packs for multiple audio, video file formats.

smplayer logo


SMPlayer official Home page:


SMPlayer Homepage


SMPlayer software technical details:

  1. The programming language used for development: C++, Qt
  2. License: GNU GPL-2.0(General Public License)
  3. Developed by: Ricardo Villalba.
  4. Operating Systems supported: Windows, GNU/Linux operating systems.
  5. Platforms supported: X86(32-bit), X64(64-bit)
  6. Home page URL:https://www.smplayer.info/
  7. Download URL:https://www.smplayer.info/en/downloads
  8. Tutorials URL: http://forum.smplayer.info

Top Features of SMPlayer:

SMPlayer features

SMPlayer features


1.play YouTube videos 
2.has optional plugin to search for YouTube videos.
3.it comes with several skins and icon themes, so it is possible to change the look of the player very easily.
4.it can search and download subtitles from the website www.opensubtitles.org.
5.it includes other advanced features like:-
a]video and audio filters
b]change of the playback speed
c]adjustment of audio and subtitles delay
d]video equalizer.
6.it is available in more than 30 languages
7.it is available for Windows and Linux. 
8.SMPlayer is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10.

File formats supported by SMPlayer:

1.avi
2.mp4
3.Mkv
4.MPEG
5.MOV
6.divx
7.h.264

SMPlayer File formats:

SMPlayer File formats For Multimedia:

SMPlayer multimedia File formats


SMPlayer File formats For Video:

SMPlayer video File formats


SMPlayer File formats For Audio:

SMPlayer audio File formats

SMPlayer File formats For playlists:

SMPlayer File formats For playlists

SMPlayer Screenshots:

SMPlayer main window:

SMPlayer main window

SMPlayer menu bar:

SMPlayer menu bar


SMPlayer sub-menu icons bar:

SMPlayer sub-menu icons bar


SMPlayer footer bar:

SMPlayer footer bar

SMPlayer Download Page:

SMPlayer for windows:

SMPlayer for windows


SMPlayer for Linux:


SMPlayer for Linux


SMPlayer source code:

SMPlayer source code

SMPlayer general settings preferences:

SMPlayer general settings


SMPlayer video settings preferences:

SMPlayer video settings preferences


SMPlayer audio settings preferences:

SMPlayer audio settings preferences

Steps to install SMPlayer:

Example of Interesting feature:

It remembers the settings of all files you play is One of the most useful features of SMPlayer. So you start to watch a movie that you have left incomplete previously when you open that movie again the same movie resumed from the same point at which you have left it, and with the same settings: audio track, subtitles, volume.
SMPlayer uses  MPlayer as the internal media playback engine, which is one of the best players in the world.

SMPlayer Menubar components:

1] Open: 
expands into file operations menu
File: opens a file
Recent: opens recent file
Directory: opens a directory
playlist: opens a created playlist
Disc: Opens CD/DVD disc 
Url: Opens a URL pointed video
TV: Opens TV mode
Radio: Opens radio Channel

2]Play: 
expands into the media file operations menu
Play, Pause, Stop, Forward, Backward
Speed: speed for playback
Prev, next controls to switch between medias

3]Audio: 
expands into the audio file operations menu
Track: select track
Filters: apply media filters on audio/video
Channels: apply Audio/Video channels on media
Stereo mode: Open media in stereo mode

4]Subtitiles: 
display/Loads subtitles for media

5]Browse: 
Browse for path/Link
Title: Opens Media title
Chapter: Opens Media part
Bookmarks: Opens bookmark media

6]View: 
Set of list-based menu
Playlist: Set of Playlist
Youtube Browser: Opens youtube videos
Logs: displays a media player log
Connected screens: lists connected devices

7]Options: 
Misc components for SMPlayer
Preferences: Settings for audio, video, subtitles
toolbar: Settings to change the main menubar view/Components
status bar: Shows Video format, Bitrate, and other information

8]Help: 
Collection of online/Offline help manual
shows command-line options for SMPlayer

SMPlayer Commands:

-minigui
it opens the mini SMPlayer GUI instead of the default SMPlayer GUI.
-mpcgui
it opens the mpc based SMPlayer GUI.
-defaultgui
it opens the default SMPlayer GUI.
-skingui
it opens the SMPlayer GUI with support for skins.
-config-path
it specifies the directory where SMPlayer will store its configuration files
-send-action
it tries to make a connection to another running instance and send to it the specified action. 
-actions
The actions will be executed just after loading the file in the same order you entered.
-close-at-end
close the main window when the file/playlist finishes play.
-no-close-at-end
the main window won't be closed when the file/playlist finishes.
-fullscreen
the video will be played in fullscreen mode.
-no-fullscreen
the video will be played in window mode.
-ontop
sets the stay on the top option to always.
-no-ontop
sets the stay on the top option to never.
-sub
specifies the subtitle file to be loaded for the first video.
-media-title
sets the media title for the first video.
-pos
specifies the coordinates where the main window will be displayed.
-size
specifies the size of the main window.
-help
will show this message and then will exit.
-add-to-playlist
the media will be added to that instance's playlist. If there's no other instance.


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