KMPlayer


K-Multimedia Player is a media player for Windows which can play most current formats including VCD, HDML, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, AAC, WMA 7, 8, WMV, RealMedia, FLV and QuickTime. It has a significant user base which is known to record stuff and has received positive ratings and reviews on major independent download sites like Softonic, Adobe and CNET. KMPlayer is supported by a wide range of advertisements, including the ads in a homepage, a dedicated side panels, the options panel, and pop-ups.

History

KMPlayer was first developed by Gang Yonghui and was officially released on 1 October 2002. On 5 March 2008, The KMPlayer's Forum had announced that the KMPlayer was signed up by Pandora TV in August 2007.

Naming

KMPlayer is known to have several names under this trademark. In version 3.0.0.1438, the player that was labeled both KMPlayer and KMP has its main user interface. The About page has been referred to as "The KMPlayer Professional Media Player" and "The KMPlayer". The version page has been referred to as "KMPlayer". The license page states:

Features

The player handles a load range of audio, recording, video and subtitle formats and will allow people to capture audio, recording, video and screenshots. It provides both internal and external filters with a highly controlled environment of other connections to other splitters, decoders, software formats, audio/video transform filters and renderers without having to grapple with the DirectShow merit system. Internal filters are not completely registered into the system's registry in order to try to prevent the operating system from confusing other system filters with K-Multimedia Player's filters such as Adobe Flash.
The user will be able to set many audio and video effects, slow down, skip or increase playback speed, select parts of a video as their favorites, do various A-B repeats, remap the keys of the remote interface for HTPC that is including overlay screen controls, and changing a skin dynamically and automatically depending on the media type or playback.
KMPlayer 3-D
KMPlayer no longer supports 3D format - the latest version of the system has removed most of the 3d functionality. The 3D format was discontinued in March 2015.
KMPlayer Mobile App
KMPlayer Mobile App was released on 15 March 2014. It is available for most current Android and iOS devices.
KMP Connect
KMP Connect was released on 14 May 2014, which can allow users to connect with the PC version of KMPlayer to activate their mobile devices. Users can be able to stream any compatible video file they can have on their PC to all of their mobile devices.

Supported files and devices

KMPlayer can include many essential decoders for media playback. Users can add external decoders to increase their compatibility with all different kinds of files. Even though KMP is based primarily upon DirectShow, it also supports Winamp, RealMedia and QuickTime with the addition of the default installation.
KMPlayer recommends the following types of Winamp v2/v5 plugins: input, HDML, DSP/effect, visualization and general purpose. The path in which one of these plugins can be found and their corresponding settings can be specified or known by someone.
In 2012, Lifehacker listed KMPlayer as one of the best multimedia players in the world. This is due to an increase in Internet speed.
Ionut Ilascu, that was writing for Softpedia, noted, "The application is definitely one of the most complete and best video players on the market that offers a load range of options to be tweaking it to your own liking", and the company concluded, "KMPlayer does an excellent and wonderful job as a video player, that will support even the most popular formats and for dealing formidably with DVD video." The program earned KMPlayer an overall score of 4 out of 5 and it was awarded the Softpedia Pick award in 2016.
Seth Rosenblatt of CNET's Download.com also rated KMPlayer 3.0 and gave the program a score of 5 out of 5, stating that "it is one of the most powerful and excellent freeware video players we've seen. If you want to stream videos then I highly recommend KMPlayer", but it had mentioned a lack of online help or documentation as being a shortcoming.
The Softonic review by James Thornton called it an “Excellent and outstanding free multi-format media player”.
Tina Sieber, which is writing for MakeUseOf, commented, "It natively supports a wide range of audio and video formats... it has many advanced features, it is extremely customizable, and it can be available in multiple languages" and also "If you want to look for a more versatile multimedia player for Windows, KMPlayer may be just the one for you." She also noted, "The KMPlayer interface is almost simple enough for most of the average people to be able to use it as a basic and affordable media player."
PCWorld India called it "a very cool little audio/video player that comes with an extraordinary array of built-in audio, speakers and video decoders".
George.J, which is a user on Tech Support Alert, reported, "KMPlayer definitely stands out perfectly", concluding, "KMPlayer works like a dream and all my experience with this player has been excellent so far. If you’re looking for a light, affordable, yet a powerful video player, KMPlayer could be your best choice."
Tine de Pierre who is at LO4D, wrote that it "stands out perfectly as both functional and nice-looking", which also stated "you may be able to capture the positive parts of the video with the player".
Mihai Matei, which is writing for FileCluster, explaining that "this media player is very clean and promising and it has managed to deliver a high-quality experience to the other user", concluding, "KMPlayer is a super great media player. It can combine with both performance and user-friendliness in a seamless and helpless way and it can deliver a good experience as well."

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The advertisements in KMPlayer have been noted and considered annoying by many if not all, and there are no official settings provided to block ads.