MG Player

In order to listen to your favorite songs or watch movies on the computer you need to use a dedicated player. Various applications are available, each with custom features, one of them being MG Player. It is a simple utility with the help of which you can add media files to a playlist, sit back, and enjoy them.

Running the application brings up a simple interface, fitted with all available options you can work with. A decent preview section provides visual feedback, while a side list displays all files currently loaded.

Necessary playback options are available, as well as volume and progress sliders, needless to say what they are used for. A repeat function is available so that sound constantly plays, even though it starts over.

Unfortunately, the only way you are able to load files is through the dedicated file explorer, with no possibility to simply drag desired items over the main window.

Other than the features mentioned above, there is little else it puts at your disposal. You are able to load some of the most commonly used file formats, but the file explorer gives you no hint as to which these are.

The provided playlist only stores items as long as the application is running, with no possibility to save it to file or load an existing one. Moreover, no details related to the duration of a song or clip are displayed, even though you can skip through content.

Needless to say that there is no integrated hotkey support, nor an available equalizer to enhance audio experience. Last but not least, taking a look at system resources used, leaves you wondering why it needs so much CPU.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that MG Player is only at the start of the long way to competing with existing industry giants. Features greatly limit you from using it more than once and it needs a disturbingly high amount of CPU speed for what it has to offer. Overall, it makes for a poor choice in media players if you stumble upon it.