FreePlayer

FreePlayer is a software tool that was designed drawing inspiration from the popular MPlayer, and aid individuals in playing audio tracks and movies from the HDD, DVDs, BDs, ISO files and URL streams.

The installation process is a piece of cake, as it does not last long and it does not come with any kind of unpleasant surprises. Once you are done with it, you are greeted by a clear-cut and minimal GUI, as it only encompasses a menu bar, several playback controls (play, pause, stop, next etc.) and a pane to display the image feed. It is suitable to all types of users, from beginners to highly experienced ones.

This media player supports import from a long list of file extensions, including MKV, MPG, MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, 3GP, MP3, APE, AU, M2TS, AC3, AAC, AIFF and WEBM. ISO images, DVDs, BDs and URL streams can also be used, as well as subtitles with formats such as SRT, SUB, SSA, SMI, RT, CDG, PSB and TXT.

Aside from that, you should know that a pretty simple web browser is integrated, which enables you to quickly search for videos, and even comes with some suggestions.

Information pertaining to an uploaded item can be brought up in a different window, the DVD menu can be activated, a fullscreen mode can be enabled and the resolution and aspect ratio are subject to change. You can set up the program to always stay on top of other launched windows, as well as zoom in and out of the picture.

To sum up, FreePlayer is an efficient and quite well-rounded media player, with impressive import capabilities, an intuitive interface and a good response time. It does not put a strain on the computer’s performance as it uses minimal amounts of CPU and memory, and our tests did not pick up on any freezes, errors or crashes.