KMPlayer

KMPlayer
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Free
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English
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Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
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Softonic review

James Thornton

“Excellent free multi-format media player”

by James Thornton about KMPlayer

KMPlayer is a lightweight audio and video player for Windows that supports a wide range of different file formats, including AVI, ASF, WMV, AVS, FLV, MKV, and many more.

Choosing a multimedia player used to be a real no-brainer. However, during recent times the raft of new features and updates added to classic media players like Winamp, Windows Media Player, and even iTunes have left the apps increasingly bloated. For those looking for a fresh alternative to these ballooning apps, KMPlayer could be your ticket.

Like similar app UMPlayer, KMPlayer has a small desktop footprint and its minimalist interface makes video playback quick and hassle-free. The player's interface is fully skinable, and there are some nice aesthetic touches, such as the changing of colour on the player with every new track.

There are all sorts of options to help you pimp and customize KMPlayer, such as visualizations, plug-ins and playback options. But the beauty of KMPlayer is that these are turned on at your request rather than being forced upon you at the outset.

KMPlayer handles both audio and video, and supports a wide range of different formats, meaning that once installed, you should never need to touch another player. Video playback is particularly impressive thanks to the range of processing tools available that allow you to sharpen, change picture properties, apply filters and even make video captures from within the program.

If you're looking for a customizable, light yet powerful video player, KMPlayer is exactly what you need.

Pros
  • Highly customizable
  • Light on resources
  • Supports many audio and video formats
Cons
  • None so far

KMPlayer (197) User reviews

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  • hauntnut hauntnut
    User reviews
    2

    The latest update 3.0.0.1442 has a glitch. When items are placed into a playlist, they will not play continuously one after the other. I have checked all settings, nothing was changed between the p... More

    • Review of KMPlayer - 30 Sep 2011
      This review is liked by 41 of 43
  • iguana1 iguana1
    User reviews
    1

    Nod32 AV continues to show "warning" about trojans or something when you download it. Scans don't flag it after you install the player. I ignore Nod32 on this issue.... More

    • Review of KMPlayer - 23 Dec 2011
      This review is liked by 15 of 15
  • Pekotski Pekotski
    User reviews
    1

    Unfortunately KMplayer which we liked and used is gone. Now it is a Trojan horse for Pandora.tv - which in turn is a spybot - very difficult to remove. I had to reinstall my system to get rid of th... More

    • Review of KMPlayer - 10 Jan 2012
      This review is liked by 6 of 6
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  • l0v3candy
    IM HAVING A PROBLEM WHEN I TRIED TO LOAD A FILE BUT A SIGN KEEP POPPING UP?
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    2011-12-27 04:52:50
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    i have been using kmplayer for a while now and im having this odd problem that i never happen before.
    when i tried to load a file to play it suddenly pop up a sign
    'this application has failed to start because PNCTR.dll was not found
    re-installing the application may fix this problem'
    but if i keep pressing ok for a few times, the file can load it self after.
    but when i want to load a different file, the sign occurs again
    ive tried re install but it still pop up the sign..
    can you suggest me what to do...
    please and thank you

  • Suzikane
    Firefox freezes after installing KM Player
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    2012-01-14 00:50:43
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    I recently bought a new computer and I installed km player..unfortunately after that Firefox keeps freezing on my...what do I have to do to prevent it...now I've uninstalled it and done a system reboot..and firefox works fine again???

    Hope someone can help me out

    Suzette

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