MPlayer

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The Ultimate Movie Player!

It plays most mpeg, avi and asf files, supported by many native and Microsoft Windows DLL codecs. You can watch VCD, DVD and even DivX movies too. The other big feature of MPlayer is the wide range of supported output drivers. With support for software and hardware scaling you can enjoy movies in fullscreen.

Warning: While this software does not cost anything it is not free. To learn about free and non-free software risks read our section on software freedom.

Legal Notice: One of the add-ins included with this program support formats that may violate patent and copyright laws in some legal jurisdictions. Please decline this add-in or obtain legal advice if you are unsure whether a particular patent or restriction applies to a media format you wish to use in your country.

If after obtaining legal advice you are unable to download and install this program due to licensing restrictions you may be able to obtain support for many of the formats included through these alternative applications which include the licenses:

Playback support for commercial DVD movies: PowerDVD
Microsoft Windows Media (WMV) formats: Realplayer
MP3 playback: Realplayer

Looking for another format not supported here? Contact technical support for assistance.

Similar applications: 
VLC, Totem, Windows Media Player
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