

One of my favorite features in PotPlayer is that it remembers the file playback position by default, even for online videos. Maybe it's an issue with MPC's settings, but I still prefer it over anything else. MPV and PotPlayer on the other hand were able to handle all of them without any hiccups. On a side note, MPC failed to play the audio in a couple of MKV videos (which I had downloaded from streaming services using IDM), but was able to play the rest. And the player supports YouTube playlists too which is pretty cool. Hit Ctrl + U and paste the URL to begin watching the online video. In addition to local media, PotPlayer can be used to play streaming content from services like YouTube. That's a lot of formats, and these work fine without the additional codec that it recommends.

PlaylistsĪSX,M3U,M3U8,PLS,WVX,WAX,WMX,CUE,MPLS,MPL,DPL,XSPF. WAV,WMA,MPA,MP2,M1A,M2A,MP3,OGG,M4A,AAC,MKA,RA,FLAC,APE,MPC,MOD,AC3,EAC3,DTS,DTSHD,WV,TAK,CDA,DSF,TTA,AIFF,AIF,OPUS,AMR. There was only one way to find out, and I finally decided to give PotPlayer another chance.ĪVI,WMV,WMP,WM,ASF,MPG,MPEG,MPE,M1V,M2V,MPV2,MP2V,TS,TP,TPR,TRP,VOB,IFO,OGM,OGV,MP4,M4V,M4P,M4B,3GP,3GPP,3G2,3GP2,MKV,RM,RAM,RMVB,RPM,FLV,SWF,MOV,QT,NSV,DPG,M2TS,M2T,MTS,DVR-MS,K3G,SKM,EVO,NSR,AMV,DIVX,WEBM,WTV,F4V,MXF.

So, I went through many reddit threads and other forums, where users reported that the latest versions of the video player are clean. Despite my history with it, I wanted to reassure myself that it was safe. When Martin asked me to take a look at PotPlayer recently, I told him I was concerned about the program's recent issues.
#Vlc player vs pot player install
Later, I came to know that PotPlayer had started shipping adware with options to install third-party software like Opera, and more recently the inclusion of Avast's installer, among other issues. I ditched PotPlayer after a few years, because MPC seemed to be a lighter alternative at least on my old computer. That's about when I started looking for alternatives and PotPlayer seemed to be the perfect alternative, this was about 4-5 years ago. Before switching to MPC, I had been using VLC for a long time, and eventually switched to SM Player, and later to KMPlayer. My favorite video player is MPC-HC, though I do use MPV from time to time.
