Comments on: The KMPlayer: one media player to rule them all

By: karno

karno — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:47:10 +0000

subtilte(.srt) doesn’t show.
Drag and drop, load etc don’t work.
Pls help me.

By: Neil from Ohio

Neil from Ohio — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:52:07 +0000

I have tried several media players. My personal favorite is Media Player Classic. When installed as part of the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack it contains everything you need to play just about any kind of audio or video file available.

It has a simple, intuitive user interface. Get it free from http://www.codecguide.com.

By: Samer

Samer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:23:44 +0000

@Erik:
I don’t know what you were download/installing, but it may not have been the KMPlayer. Or you have some sort of antispyware that is giving a false positive.

I have been using this one for more than a year. It is not spyware; it does not install a toolbar.
I just re-downloaded and re-installed to check to confirm.

This is one of the best media players you can have, and its free; I would hate to have people be scared away from it because of one person’s error.

Here’s the VirusTotal.com analysis of the KMplayer installer. Out of 40 antimalware engines, only 2 third-tier report some sort of problem, while all the reputable “big hitters” give a clean bill of health. 2/40 on this service is a very good result, and you could safely conclude that the problem is a false positive.

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/f633f8f9464ec6d5c93f945e2f595abe50c80119ad3059a8bfba40d2a449c3d2-1264979757

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:05:15 +0000

WATCH OUT!!!!!! SPYWARE!!!

This software installs a spyware toolbar on your computer.

By: Media Cope: a tabbed, all-in-one media player, converter, and cutter | Software's news, reviews, downloads and guides

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:08:31 +0000

[...] and compelling program, although it could and should be much better. I would still prefer to use The KMPlayer over this one and Avidemux for my cutting/editing. But I will definitely be on the lookout for how [...]

By: Splayer: impressive, lightweight media player that packs quite a punch | freewaregenius.com

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:54:06 +0000

[...] me just state that there is an undeniable wealth of fantastic free media players available, such as The KMPlayer, which I am very fond of, VLC, GOM Player, BSPlayer, to name a few. Which is why it is quite an [...]

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Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +0000

By: Hendri

Hendri — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:01:57 +0000

Mas saya mau nanya, kenapa pada saat saya menggunakan kmplayer untuk memutar dvd, subtitle nya ga keluar, tapi pada saat saya memainkan dvd tersbut di dvd player bisa muncul subtitle nya. Mohon bantuannya.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:30:11 +0000

I want to download this KM program, but went first, to their forum to see what was being said about the player. After reading different posts there, I now am wondering about registry change issues I saw being discussed there. Seems some of the posts indicated it to be possible for KM to cause some kinds registry change issues or problems; and being a novice at registry editing, I would like to know if any one who has used the program acquired any kind registry ill-effects as a result of downloading the KM software. Thank you.

By: Satsuki Decoder Pack: open any media file from any app with this nifty decoder pack - review & download link | freewaregenius.com

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:11:37 +0000

[...] decoders and filters. Although I’ve often extolled the virtues of Media players such as The KM Player and VLC that support internal codecs and do not need codecs/filters to be installed system-wide, I [...]

By: Seb

Seb — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:23:51 +0000

The hidden gem of all media player !

By: OAlexander

OAlexander — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:53:04 +0000

I have now had time for some substantial testing. A major pro is that youcan arrange your keyboard shortcuts faily well – compare that to other applications where any intuitive key is occupied by something useless or counterintuitive. A mediaplayer needs fast access to full-screen mode, volume, brightness and forward, backward. Most, including VLC are pure garbage here. KMPlayer is quite adjustable.

KMPlayer also plays basically every file you throw at it. With some the playback is indeed substandard, eg., it enters into some slow motion, etc. VLC, with the ultra crappy, hardly configurable user interface, and the more configurable Zoom Player (commercial) do often a better job, but both play less formats.

It is a good first choice for a media player, but in case the reproduction in not sartisfactory, a second one, such as VLC or Zoom Player, should be kept in reserve.

It is to be hoped the development of the product continues, because from ist preconditions it seems to be the best of the breed.

Tha, like VLC, it is standalone of any other system parts is a good thing, but nevertheless, like VLC it should make use of FFDShow if available and when possibly the better renderer.
The wheel does not have to be permanently re-invented.

By: blogward

blogward — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:39:59 +0000

Well, I’ve gone back to GOM player – the new KMPlayer was giving (very) corrupted and unstable playback, crashing Dopus 9, etc. and no help anywhere; I tried all the settings I could understand:) Presumably an AVI codec conflict but once KMP was uninstalled, no more trouble.

By: NiznaZ

NiznaZ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:06:12 +0000

Amazing !!!
Simly the best
A USB version is available, as well
Remove the rest, and …
Enjoy

By: Hammad

Hammad — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:11:10 +0000

i will try this on my desktop… the software looks good looking good

By: tony

tony — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:17:00 +0000

I’m going to try

By: version

version — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:02:03 +0000

@Samer

Thanks mate. All sorted now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:08:57 +0000

hell yes.
i’ve been a fan of the kmplayer for a looong time. vlc is excellent too, and has many features that kmplayer does not (such as playing video over an network, hence the name Video-Lan) but overall kmplayer is better. i’m a media junkie, so i use both, but i use kmplayer much more than vlc.

By: MgX

MgX — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:12:29 +0000

You can also download it from Filehippo:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_kmplayer/

By: Samer

Samer — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:32:04 +0000

@version,
The second link does indeed link to Fileforum, and they do list the program as “KM Player” instead of “The KMPlayer”. However, it is the player being discussed in this posting. (The other KMPlayer is part of the Linux KDE and is not available for Windows as of this writing).