# QMPlay2 (open-source media player)

> QMPlay2 is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. QMPlay2 is a video and audio player which can play most formats and codecs. It has 1,192 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at zaps166/QMPlay2.

QMPlay2 - Qt Media Player 2 =========================== QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg. It also supports Audio CD, raw files and chiptunes. It contains YouTube browser.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,192 |
| License | LGPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | 26.08.02 (Aug 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 1, 2026 |

## Install

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qmplay2-git

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