# zaps166/QMPlay2

QMPlay2 is a video and audio player which can play most formats and codecs.

Repository: https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qmplay2
Language: C++
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: audio-player, video-player, hardware-acceleration, c-plus-plus, multiplatform, ffmpeg, video-filtering, multimedia-keys, cmake, linux, video, vulkan, qt
Last push: 2026-08-30T15:44:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4361, "days_push": 3, "days_rel": 31, "gap_med": 22, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1177, forks 198 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:08.689003+00:00)

## What it is
QMPlay2 is a cross-platform video and audio player built with Qt and FFmpeg that plays nearly all formats and codecs, including Audio CDs, raw files, and chiptunes. It features hardware acceleration via Vulkan, video filtering, a built-in YouTube browser, and Streamlink integration.

## Use cases
- play video and audio files in any format
- watch YouTube videos in a desktop player
- play chiptune and Audio CD files
- hardware-accelerated video playback with Vulkan
- use a lightweight media player on Linux or Windows
- play live streams via Streamlink

## When to choose
- you need a free, cross-platform media player supporting all FFmpeg formats
- you want built-in YouTube playback with quality selection
- you want hardware-accelerated playback and video filters
- you need chiptune or Audio CD support

## When to avoid
- you need a media library manager with metadata editing
- you want a minimal keyboard-driven player like mpv
- you need DRM-protected content playback

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: media-player, qt, ffmpeg, youtube, hardware-acceleration, vulkan, chiptunes, audio-cd, streamlink, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- zaps166/QMPlay2 (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:08.689003+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:26:09.788471+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2 (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:08.689003+00:00, sha 45bc0d6d4e6b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.