QMPlay2

QMPlay2 is an open source and multi-platform software project that allows you to play all sorts of video files from the comfort of your Linux, Windows or Mac desktop. It is backed by the amazing and powerful FFmpeg multimedia framework and features an integrated Wrzuta.pl and YouTube browser.

Features at a glance

Key features include support for a wide range of video and audio codecs, including MP3, AC3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, support for playing Internet streams supporting the HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, MMS, and YouTube protocols, support for a wide range of subtitles, including SRT, SUB and SSA, as well as support for playlists, which can be saved or imported.

Additionally, the application features a tabbed interface, allowing you to easily navigate between the main components, which are called widgets in the app. These include the video player, equalizer, video downloader, YouTube viewer, Internet radio, FFT Spectrum, simple visualization, playlist and information. Each one can be detached from the main window.

Under the hood and requirements

The application is written in the C++ programming language and uses the cross-platform Qt GUI toolkit for its graphical user interface. Being written in Qt, QMPlay2 is designed to be portable, supporting GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. It will require you to install a few multimedia related libraries, including FFmpeg. On GNU/Linux, the application is available for download as a universal source archive and pre-compiled binary package.

How to compile QMPlay2 from sources

To compile this software using the source archive provided in the downloads section, you will need portaudio, pulseaudio (optional, if you will not compile pulseaudio, remove it from "src/modules/modules.pro"), ffmpeg with libswresample (if you will not use libswresample, uncomment "NO_SWRESAMPLE" and remove "-lswresample" from "src/qmplay2/qmplay2.pro"), libva (vaapi), libass, libcdio and libxv.

What is new in this release:

What is new in version 16.04.23:

• support for HEVC, VP8 and VP9 decoding in VA-API (depending on FFmpeg version),
• setting priorities of decoders and A/V outputs is now more convenient,
• improve QOpenGLWidget performance (Qt5 only, not used by default),
• support for HEVC decoding in VDPAU (depending on FFmpeg version),
• simple visualization shows RMS of displayed signal in side bars,
• fixes in AudioCD module, so any tracks must be added again,
• falling horizontal lines behave better in visualizations,
• play next entry after playback error (as default),
• removed console for Windows,
• added chiptune playback,
• fix decoding Bink Video,
• bugfix.

What is new in version 16.03.24:

• support for HEVC, VP8 and VP9 decoding in VA-API (depending on FFmpeg version),
• setting priorities of decoders and A/V outputs is now more convenient,
• improve QOpenGLWidget performance (Qt5 only, not used by default),
• support for HEVC decoding in VDPAU (depending on FFmpeg version),
• simple visualization shows RMS of displayed signal in side bars,
• fixes in AudioCD module, so any tracks must be added again,
• falling horizontal lines behave better in visualizations,
• play next entry after playback error (as default),
• removed console for Windows,
• added chiptune playback,
• fix decoding Bink Video,
• bugfix.

What is new in version 16.03.11:

• support for HEVC, VP8 and VP9 decoding in VA-API (depending on FFmpeg version),
• setting priorities of decoders and A/V outputs is now more convenient,
• improve QOpenGLWidget performance (Qt5 only, not used by default),
• support for HEVC decoding in VDPAU (depending on FFmpeg version),
• simple visualization shows RMS of displayed signal in side bars,
• fixes in AudioCD module, so any tracks must be added again,
• falling horizontal lines behave better in visualizations,
• play next entry after playback error (as default),
• removed console for Windows,
• added chiptune playback,
• fix decoding Bink Video,
• bugfix.

What is new in version 16.02.08:

• support for HEVC, VP8 and VP9 decoding in VA-API (depending on FFmpeg version),
• setting priorities of decoders and A/V outputs is now more convenient,
• improve QOpenGLWidget performance (Qt5 only, not used by default),
• support for HEVC decoding in VDPAU (depending on FFmpeg version),
• simple visualization shows RMS of displayed signal in side bars,
• fixes in AudioCD module, so any tracks must be added again,
• falling horizontal lines behave better in visualizations,
• play next entry after playback error (as default),
• removed console for Windows,
• added chiptune playback,
• fix decoding Bink Video,
• bugfix.

What is new in version 15.12.06:

• support for HEVC, VP8 and VP9 decoding in VA-API (depending on FFmpeg version),
• setting priorities of decoders and A/V outputs is now more convenient,
• improve QOpenGLWidget performance (Qt5 only, not used by default),
• support for HEVC decoding in VDPAU (depending on FFmpeg version),
• simple visualization shows RMS of displayed signal in side bars,
• fixes in AudioCD module, so any tracks must be added again,
• falling horizontal lines behave better in visualizations,
• play next entry after playback error (as default),
• removed console for Windows,
• added chiptune playback,
• fix decoding Bink Video,
• bugfix.

What is new in version 15.08.12:

• deinterlacing fixes in VAApi
• minor fixes for Windows
• MPRIS2 bugfix

What is new in version 15.05.30:

• restored activity of ASS subtitles in Matroska container using FFMpeg 2.4.x
• service metadata changes using FFMpeg 2.4.x
• the ability to remember equalizer settings for video streams
• sorting directories added to the playlist
• improved the operations of YouTube
• added support for pleer.com
• improved the operations of OpenGL
• bug fixes

What is new in version 15.03.28:

• restored activity of ASS subtitles in Matroska container using FFMpeg 2.4.x
• service metadata changes using FFMpeg 2.4.x
• the ability to remember equalizer settings for video streams
• sorting directories added to the playlist
• improved the operations of YouTube
• added support for pleer.com
• improved the operations of OpenGL
• bug fixes

What is new in version 14.12.28:

• restored activity of ASS subtitles in Matroska container using FFMpeg 2.4.x
• service metadata changes using FFMpeg 2.4.x
• the ability to remember equalizer settings for video streams
• sorting directories added to the playlist
• improved the operations of YouTube
• added support for pleer.com
• improved the operations of OpenGL
• bug fixes

What is new in version 14.07.24:

• icons can be downloaded from the system icon set (default, Linux, BSD), were also added new icons,
• support any video service (in the menu to add address)
• handling noise reduction filters, sharpness and image scaling levels in VDPAU
• ability to block widgets (removes the title bar and toolbar blocks),
• the ability to load modules from the settings directory (~ / .qmplay2 / Modules)
• the ability to set colors and wallpaper (like in QMPlay1)
• improvements in read / write playlist
• ReplayGain support (disabled by default),
• change in the record window position,
• improved switching streams
• MPRIS2 service (Linux / BSD)
• handling images in OGG files,
• minor changes in HttpReader,
• improve the operations VDPAU
• improving the operation of HTTPS,
• other minor changes
• bug fixes

What is new in version 14.1.10:

• Added support for removing interlacing algorithms for Intel cards in VAApi (VAEntrypointVideoProc)
• Improve many mistakes in VAApi,
• Minor changes in the code,

What is new in version 13.10.24:

• The application now displayes the actual number of frames per second
• Minor fixes in the "ALSA" module
• Improved the volume control
• Improved the OSD DirectDraw
• Other bug fixes

Requirements:

• Qt
• FFmpeg