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MX Player is a versatile HD player for Android that delivers an exceptional video experience. Enjoy seamless, high-quality viewing thanks to powerful hardware acceleration and comprehensive subtitle support. This app is the ideal solution for watching your favorite movies and shows with stunning clarity and smooth performance.
Experience seamless video playback. MX Player uses an advanced HW+ decoder for hardware acceleration, letting it play a wider range of video formats. Best of all, you rarely need to install extra codec packages, so you can start watching your movies immediately.
MX Player was the first Android video player to support multi-core decoding, giving it a significant performance advantage. With its multi-core optimization, the player delivers a superior experience, with test results showing that dual-core devices perform up to 70% better than single-core devices.
This player also lets you zoom in and out by pinching and swiping on the screen. Zoom and Pan are also available as options. Supports subtitle gestures. Scroll forward/backward to move to the next/previous text, Up/down to move the text up and down, and zoom in/out to change the text size.
Have peace of mind while your kids watch a video. MX Player’s Kids Lock feature is a safe mode that keeps children entertained without the risk of them making calls or opening other applications. This feature is ideal for parents who want to give their children a tablet or phone without worrying about them accidentally changing their apps. (A plugin is required for this feature.)
MX Player Features
Playback
- It plays virtually every movie file, including .3gp, .avi, .divx, .f4v, .flv, .mkv, .mp4, .mpeg, .mov, .vob, .wmv, .webm, and many more.
- Hardware decoding (with HW+ decoder)
- Better Hi10p support.
- Processor optimization
- High-speed rendering for ARM NEON-compliant processors.
- It provides processor-specific codecs for Tegra 2.
- The audio track might be modified dynamically.
- Instant Decoding Mode Switching: Click the SW or HW button on the screen during playback to seamlessly adjust your decoding preference.
- Network stream playback.
- Move forward/backward (Optional)
- A-B repeat.
- Aspect ratio choice.
- Deinterlacing (SW decoder only)
- Previews while searching.
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Toggle between elapsed time and remaining time – touch the elapsed time text on the video control panel.
- Background play – Long-press the play button.
Networking
- Manage web video links: Users can selectively disable HTTP/HTTPS video links to prevent unwanted videos from playing automatically in their browser.
Subtitle
- Supported Subtitle Formats
- DVD, DVB, SSA/ASS Subtitle Tracks.
- SubStation Alpha (.ssa/.ass) with full styling.
- SAMI (.smi) with Ruby tag support.
- SubRip (.srt)
- MicroDVD (.sub/.txt)
- VobSub (.sub/.idx)
- SubViewer2.0 (.sub)
- MPL2 (.mpl/.txt)
- TMPlayer (.txt)
- Teletext
- PJS (.pjs)
- WebVTT (.vtt)
- Online subtitle discovery.
- Multi-subtitle support. I can load and display multiple subtitle files concurrently.
- Subtitle Gesture
- Clear Text. Increased subtitle readability with a ticker border and shadow.
- Supports text styling and coloring scripts.
- It supports user fonts in TTF and OTF formats.
- Sync adjustment.
- Speed adjustment.
Screen
- Adjust screen and subtitle display settings without leaving the video playback screen.
- Optionally display the current time and battery status.
- Video zoom – Press and hold the zoom button.
- Lock goal choice – Long-press the lock button.
- Keyboard navigation.
- Mouse wheel handling.
- Joystick Left/Right button handling.
- Shuffle / Loops – Long-press the Next button.
- Supports Samsung Multiwindow.
The PRO is the ad-free version of MX Player Standard.
MX Player – Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| ✓ Supports a wide range of video and audio formats, allowing users to play most media files without installing additional codecs. | ✗ Some advanced features, including premium codecs and additional playback tools, are available only in the paid version. |
| ✓ Offers hardware acceleration for smoother playback and improved performance, especially with high-resolution videos. | ✗ The free edition contains advertisements, which may interrupt the user experience. |
| ✓ Includes customizable subtitle controls, making it easy to adjust font size, color, timing, and synchronization while watching videos. | ✗ Certain audio and video codecs may require downloading additional components depending on the platform and version. |
| ✓ Provides intuitive gesture controls for volume, brightness, and playback navigation, enhancing the viewing experience on touch-enabled devices. | ✗ The desktop version offers fewer features and receives less attention than the Android version. |
| ✓ Delivers reliable playback for local media files with features such as background audio, playback speed adjustment, and resume support. | ✗ Primarily focuses on media playback and lacks advanced video editing, conversion, or media library management tools. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does MX Player play video without sound?
This can happen when the selected decoder supports the video stream but not its audio codec. Try switching to SW audio in the decoder settings; if the audio format is unsupported by the installed codec package, a compatible custom codec may be needed.
Does MX Player support hardware acceleration?
Yes. Its HW+ decoder uses hardware acceleration to improve video playback performance and broaden format compatibility. The player also supports switching between hardware and software decoding during playback.
What subtitle formats does MX Player support?
It supports many subtitle formats, including SRT, SSA/ASS, SMI, SUB, VobSub, MPL2, TMPlayer, PJS, and WebVTT. Multiple subtitle files can be displayed at the same time, with controls for synchronization, speed, styling, fonts, and gesture-based adjustments.
Is MX Player Pro ad-free?
Yes. The page identifies the Pro edition as the ad-free version of the standard app. The paid edition can also provide additional playback capabilities and premium codecs beyond the free edition.
What is the difference between MX Player and VLC media player?
MX Player focuses on Android video playback with HW+ decoding, touch gestures, subtitle controls, and features such as Kids Lock and background play. VLC supports a broader range of platforms and media sources, including network streams, NAS/shared drives, and many audio and video formats, with hardware decoding on supported devices.
What’s New in MX Player Standard 3.0:
- Experience a smoother, faster, and more reliable application with our latest update.
- Squashed bugs and optimized performance to ensure you have the best possible experience.
Official Homepage – https://mx.j2inter.com
Supported Platforms:
- OS: Android 6.0 and higher.
- CPU: ARM v5TE and higher, MIPS32 Rev.2, Intel x86
