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mpv vs RealPlayer

mpv

7.9#4 in media player softwareFree plan

Free planAndroidAPILinuxmacOS

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RealPlayer

7.1#22 in media player softwareFree plan

Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows

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What both publish

Fact	mpv	RealPlayer
Format support	Matroska (MKV),MP4	FLV,MOV,MPEG-4,H.264,MP4,AVI,RealVideo,WMV,3GP,MPEG-2,MKV,WebM,VOB,MP3,M4A,AAC,RealAudio,WMA,WAV,IVR
Free plan	Yes	Yes
License model	free	subscription
Network playback	Yes	Yes
Subtitle support	It supports a wide variety of subtitle types.	Yes
Supported platforms	Windows,macOS,Linux,Android	Windows,macOS,iOS,Android

mpv plans

Free and open sourceFree

RealPlayer plans

FreeFree
Downloader Express—
Plus—
Premium—

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.

Pick RealPlayer if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.

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