FFplay
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What both publish
| Fact | FFplay | mpv |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware acceleration | FFplay documents hardware accelerated decoding through -hwaccel, which also enables the Vulkan renderer automatically. | Yes |
| Integrations | FFplay uses FFmpeg libraries, which the project says can also be used by applications. | Applications and scripts can control mpv through JSON IPC, the libmpv C API, or user scripts. |
| Platforms | The FFmpeg project says it compiles, runs, and passes its testing infrastructure across Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, BSDs, and Solaris. | Official installation guidance lists Windows, macOS, Linux packages, Android, and several BSD and Haiku packages. |
| Security | The project says security is a high priority, code review considers security, and it provides updates to stable releases when new security issues are found. | Only the most recent stable release receives security updates, and mpv is not designed to be exposed to untrusted environments. |
| Security reporting | The project asks vulnerability reporters to submit human verified, reproducible security issues to its security email address. | Vulnerabilities should be reported privately through GitHub's vulnerability reporting feature rather than public issues. |
| Support | The ffmpeg-user mailing list is for general user questions about FFmpeg command-line tools including ffplay. | The project directs users to IRC, GitHub Discussions, the issue tracker, and its wiki for questions, bugs, and scripts. |
FFplay plans
No prices published.
mpv plans
- Free and open sourceFree
Pick FFplay if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick mpv if…
mpv suits users comfortable with command-line software who want broad media and subtitle support. Developers may also value its C API for embedding the player in other applications.