GOM Player Plus - Video Player

GOM Player Plus - Video Player

2.9 Photo & video

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Category Photo & video
Available on PC
OS Windows 10 version 0.0 or higher
Keyboard Integrated Keyboard
Mouse Integrated Mouse
Memory 2 GB
Languages Korean, Korean , English, English (Afghanistan), English (Åland Islands), English (Albania), English (Algeria), English (American Samoa), English (Andorra), English (Angola), English (Anguilla), English (Antarctica), English (Antigua and Barbuda), English (Armenia), English (Aruba), English (Australia and New Zealand), English (Australia), English (Azerbaijan), English (Bahamas), English (Bangladesh), English (Barbados), English (Belarus), English (Belize), English (Benin), English (Bermuda), English (Bhutan), English (Bolivia), English (Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba), English (Bosnia and Herzegovina), English (Botswana), English (Bouvet Island), English (British Indian Ocean Territory), English (British Virgin Islands), English (Brunei), English (Bulgaria), English (Burkina Faso), English (Burundi), English (Cambodia), English (Cameroon), English (Canada), English (Cape Verde), English (Caribbean), English (Cayman Islands), English (Central African Republic), English (Chad), English (Christmas Island), English (Cocos (Keeling) Islands), English (Comoros), English (Congo (DRC)), English (Congo), English (Cook Islands), English (Côte d'Ivoire), English (Croatia), English (Curaçao), en-cz, English (Djibouti), English (Dominica), English (Dominican Republic), English (Eastern Africa), English (Equatorial Guinea), English (Eritrea), English (Estonia), English (Ethiopia), English (Falkland Islands), English (Faroe Islands), English (Fiji), English (French Guiana), English (French Polynesia), English (French Southern and Antarctic Lands), English (Gabon), English (Gambia), English (Georgia), English (Germany), English (Ghana), English (Gibraltar), en-gr, English (Greenland), English (Guadeloupe), English (Guam), English (Guernsey), English (Guinea-Bissau), English (Guinea), English (Guyana), English (Haiti), English (Heard Island and McDonald Islands), English (Honduras), English (Hong Kong SAR), en-hu, English (Iceland), English (India), English (Indonesia), English (Iraq), English (Ireland), English (Isle of Man), English (Israel), English (Jamaica), English (Jersey), English (Jordan), English (Kazakhstan), English (Kenya), English (Kiribati), English (Kyrgyzstan), English (Laos), English (Latvia), English (Lesotho), English (Liberia), English (Libya), English (Lithuania), English (Macao SAR), English (Macedonia, FYRO), English (Madagascar), English (Malawi), English (Malaysia), English (Maldives), English (Mali), English (Malta), English (Marshall Islands), English (Martinique), English (Mauritius), English (Mayotte), English (Micronesia), English (Moldova), English (Monaco), English (Mongolia), English (Montserrat), English (Mozambique), English (Myanmar), English (Namibia), English (Nauru), English (Nepal), English (Netherlands Antilles (Former)), English (Netherlands), English (New Caledonia), English (New Zealand), English (Nicaragua), English (Niger), English (Nigeria), English (Niue), English (Norfolk Island), English (Northern America), English (Northern Mariana Islands), English (Oman), English (Pakistan), English (Palau), English (Palestinian Authority), English (Papua New Guinea), English (Philippines), English (Pitcairn Islands), English (Puerto Rico), English (Qatar), English (Reunion), English (Romania), English (Rwanda), English (Saint Barthélemy), English (St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha), English (Saint Kitts and Nevis), English (Saint Lucia), English (Saint Martin (French Part)), English (Saint Pierre and Miquelon), English (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), English (Samoa), English (San Marino), English (São Tomé and Príncipe), en-sa, English (Senegal), English (Seychelles), English (Sierra Leone), English (Singapore), English (Sint Maarten), English (Slovakia), English (Slovenia), English (Solomon Islands), English (Somalia), English (South Africa), English (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands), English (Southern Africa), English (Sri Lanka), English (Sudan), English (Suriname), English (Svalbard and Jan Mayen), English (Swaziland), English (Tajikistan), English (Tanzania), English (Thailand), English (Timor-Leste), English (Togo), English (Tokelau), English (Tonga), English (Trinidad and Tobago), English (Turkey), English (Turkmenistan), English (Turks and Caicos Islands), English (Tuvalu), English (U.S. Minor Outlying Islands), English (U.S. Virgin Islands), English (Uganda), en-ae, English (United Kingdom), English (United States), English (Uzbekistan), English (Vanuatu), English (Holy See (Vatican City)), English (Vietnam), English (Wallis and Futuna), English (Western Africa), English (Zambia), English (Zimbabwe), Japanese, Japanese, German, German (Austria), German, German (Liechtenstein), German (Luxembourg), German (Switzerland), Turkish, Turkish, Spanish, Spanish (Åland Islands), Spanish (Albania), Spanish (American Samoa), Spanish (Americas), Spanish (Andorra), Spanish (Angola), Spanish (Anguilla), Spanish (Antarctica), Spanish (Antigua and Barbuda), Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Aruba), Spanish (Azerbaijan), Spanish (Bahamas, The), Spanish (Barbados), Spanish (Belize), Spanish (Benin), Spanish (Bermuda), Spanish (Bhutan), Spanish (Bolivia), Spanish (Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba), Spanish (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Spanish (Botswana), Spanish (Bouvet Island), Spanish (British Indian Ocean Territory), Spanish (British Virgin Islands), Spanish (Brunei), Spanish (Burkina Faso), Spanish (Burundi), Spanish (Cameroon), Spanish (Canada), Spanish (Cape Verde), Spanish (Cayman Islands), Spanish (Central African Republic), Spanish (Chad), Spanish (Chile), Spanish (Christmas Island), Spanish (Cocos (Keeling) Islands), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Comoros), Spanish (Congo (DRC)), Spanish (Congo), Spanish (Cook Islands), Spanish (Costa Rica), Spanish (Côte d'Ivoire), Spanish (Cuba), Spanish (Curaçao), Spanish (Djibouti), Spanish (Dominica), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Spanish (Ecuador), Spanish (El Salvador), Spanish (Equatorial Guinea), Spanish (Eritrea), Spanish (EU), Spanish (Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)), Spanish (Faroe Islands), Spanish (Fiji), Spanish (French Guiana), Spanish (French Polynesia), Spanish (Gabon), Spanish (Gambia, The), Spanish (Georgia), Spanish (Ghana), Spanish (Gibraltar), Spanish (Greenland), Spanish (Grenada), Spanish (Guadeloupe), Spanish (Guam), Spanish (Guatemala), Spanish (Guernsey), Spanish (Guinea-Bissau), Spanish (Guinea), Spanish (Guyana), Spanish (Haiti), Spanish (Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Spanish (Honduras), Spanish (Jamaica), Spanish (Jersey), Spanish (Kiribati), Spanish (Kyrgyzstan), Spanish (Laos), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Lesotho), Spanish (Liberia), Spanish (Libya), Spanish (Macao SAR), Spanish (Madagascar), Spanish (Malawi), Spanish (Maldives), Spanish (Mali), Spanish (Marshall Islands), Spanish (Martinique), Spanish (Mauritius), Spanish (Mayotte), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Micronesia), Spanish (Moldova), Spanish (Monaco), Spanish (Mongolia), Spanish (Montserrat), Spanish (Mozambique), Spanish (Myanmar), Spanish (Namibia), Spanish (Nauru), Spanish (New Caledonia), Spanish (Nicaragua), Spanish (Niger), Spanish (Niue), Spanish (Norfolk Island), Spanish (Northern Mariana Islands), Spanish (Palau), Spanish (Palestinian Authority), Spanish (Panama), Spanish (Papua New Guinea), Spanish (Paraguay), Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Pitcairn Islands), Spanish (Puerto Rico), Spanish (Reunion), Spanish (Rwanda), Spanish (Saint Barthélemy), Spanish (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha), Spanish (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Spanish (Saint Lucia), Spanish (Saint Martin (French Part)), Spanish (Saint Pierre and Miquelon), Spanish (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Spanish (Samoa), Spanish (San Marino), Spanish (São Tomé and Príncipe), Spanish (Senegal), Spanish (Seychelles), Spanish (Sierra Leone), Spanish (Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)), Spanish (Solomon Islands), Spanish (Somalia), Spanish (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Suriname), Spanish (Svalbard and Jan Mayen), Spanish (Swaziland), Spanish (Tajikistan), Spanish (Tanzania), Spanish (Timor-Leste), Spanish (Togo), Spanish (Tokelau), Spanish (Tonga), Spanish (Turks and Caicos Islands), Spanish (Tuvalu), Spanish (U.S. Minor Outlying Islands), Spanish (U.S. Virgin Islands), Spanish (Uganda), Spanish (United States), Spanish (Uruguay), Spanish (Vanuatu), Spanish (Holy See (Vatican City)), Spanish (Venezuela), Spanish (Wallis and Futuna), Spanish (Zambia), Spanish (Zimbabwe), Vietnamese, Vietnamese, Czech, Czech

Pros

  • Smooth 4K playback
  • Wide codec support
  • Customizable subtitle engine
  • Lightweight and fast
  • Built-in screen capture

Cons

  • Annoying ad placements in free version
  • Limited advanced audio equalizer
  • Outdated default skin design
  • No native HDR tone mapping
  • Occasional frame drops during scrubbing

Meet the Video Player That Speaks Your Language

Remember that frustrating moment when you finally downloaded a rare foreign film, only to have your default player choke on the file—or worse, show garbled subtitles? GOM Player Plus is like that friend who never lets you down, the one who always has the right cable, adapter, and even a translator handy. It's a Windows video player that plays practically any media file out of the box, with a special talent for making subtitles feel effortless and a surprising knack for handling 360° VR content. Developed by GOM and Company, the same team behind the original GOM Player, this Plus edition polishes the experience while keeping it lightweight and beginner-friendly.

What Makes It Tick?

Before diving into the details, here's the quick pitch: GOM Player Plus is a universal media player for Windows that prioritizes subtitle management and format compatibility. It supports hardware acceleration (DXVA), built-in codecs for most formats (AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, FLV, WMV, and more), and includes advanced features like 360° video playback, screen capture, and audio/video synchronization tweaks. Its target audience ranges from casual movie watchers who just want something that "just works" to subtitle nerds who need perfect timing, and even VR-curious users exploring 360° content on a standard monitor.

Where It Really Shines: The Subtitle Superpower

The standout feature of GOM Player Plus is without a doubt its subtitle engine. While competitors like VLC or MPC-HC can display subtitles, GOM Player Plus turns subtitle management into a joy. Hit the "Open Subtitle" button, and you can search for subtitles online directly from the player (powered by OpenSubtitles or similar services). No more digging through shady websites or manually matching filenames. Once loaded, you can adjust sync delay in real-time with a simple +/- key or slider, shift timing by milliseconds, change font, size, color, outline, and even set multiple subtitle tracks to display simultaneously—perfect for language learners who want to see both native and translated text side by side. The "Subtitle Explorer" panel lets you browse and tweak every aspect without pausing playback. It's intuitive enough that my grandmother could figure it out, yet deep enough for power users to fine-tune every shadow and border.

360° Video: A Pleasant Surprise

Another unique sell—though less well-known—is GOM Player Plus's support for 360° VR videos. Open a 360° MP4 or equirectangular video, and the player automatically recognizes the format. You can drag your mouse or use arrow keys to look around in every direction, or even connect a VR headset (via side-by-side mode). The experience is smooth even on mid-range laptops, thanks to its efficient rendering engine. While it's not a dedicated VR player, for someone who occasionally stumbles upon a 360° clip on YouTube (saved locally), GOM Player Plus beats having to install a separate app like Kolor Eyes or Whirligig. It's a "nice to have" that elevates it above basic players.

The Daily Driver: Interface, Performance, and Learning Curve

Launching GOM Player Plus feels like stepping into a well-organized living room. The default skin is clean, with a traditional control bar at the bottom and a minimal overlay during playback. You can switch between several skins without restarting—including a "dark mode" that's easier on the eyes for late-night binges. Performance-wise, it's snappy: launching a 4K H.265 file takes about two seconds even on an older Core i5, and hardware acceleration kicks in automatically. It also remembers your last playback position and playlists across sessions. The learning curve is practically flat: if you've ever used a video player, you'll feel at home. Newcomers can access the built-in help or simply explore the context menu. The only minor friction is the occasional "codec not found" pop-up for extremely rare formats (like old RealMedia files), but the player immediately suggests downloading a missing codec from its official repository—a transparent and safe approach compared to hunting shady DLLs.

What Sets It Apart from the Crowd

Compared to VLC Media Player—the usual go-to—GOM Player Plus feels more polished for everyday use. VLC's subtitle sync is limited to a single key press (G and H), while GOM offers a visual timeline slider and fine-grained controls. VLC also lacks built-in online subtitle search; you have to manually download .srt files. Against Windows' built-in "Movies & TV" player, GOM wins on format support and subtitle depth. It's also more lightweight than PotPlayer, whose endless configuration menus can overwhelm a casual user. GOM Player Plus strikes a balance: enough tweaks to satisfy enthusiasts, but a clean default setup that won't scare away your parents. Its unique advantage is the seamless integration of subtitle search + sync + styling in one invisible workflow, plus the bonus 360° playback that's rare among mainstream players.

Final Verdict: Should You Install It?

If you watch any amount of video on Windows—especially content with subtitles, foreign films, or the occasional 360° clip—GOM Player Plus is a no-brainer recommendation. It's free (with a small ad-supported banner in the free version; the Plus version on the Microsoft Store removes ads and adds DVD playback for a small one-time purchase), stable, and actively maintained. The subtitle feature alone justifies the download, and the overall experience is consistently reliable. I'd suggest it as your primary media player for daily use, and keep VLC as a backup for the one-in-a-million format it doesn't handle. One pro tip: enable "hardware acceleration" in settings if you're on a laptop to save battery, and play with the "subtitle font glow" for better readability on bright scenes. Give it a spin—you'll wonder why you didn't switch sooner.

FAQ

How do I start playing a video file with GOM Player Plus?

Open the app and tap the "Open File" button on the home screen, or simply browse your device's folders to select a video. You can also use the system share menu from any file manager. Path: Home > Open File / Browse.

Can I use GOM Player Plus to play videos from streaming URLs or network drives?

Yes. Tap the "Open URL" option on the home screen and paste a direct streaming link. For network drives, use the "Browse" feature to access SMB or FTP servers. Path: Home > Open URL > enter link.

Why are some video files not opening or showing a black screen?

This usually happens due to unsupported codecs. Enable "Prefer internal codecs" in Settings > Player > Codec to let the app use its built-in decoders. Restart the app and try again. Path: Settings > Player > Codec > Prefer internal codecs.

How do I enable subtitles and adjust their appearance?

While playing a video, tap the screen to show controls, then select the subtitle icon (CC). Choose "Open Subtitle" to load an .srt or .ass file, or adjust sync, size, and color under Subtitle Settings. Path: Playback Controls > Subtitle Icon > Subtitle Settings.

Can I change the playback speed or loop a section of a video?

Yes. Tap the speed icon (1x) during playback to adjust from 0.25x to 4x. For loop playback, use the A-B repeat button to set start and end points. Path: Playback Controls > Speed Icon / A-B Repeat Icon.

How do I apply video filters like sharpening or color adjustments?

During playback, tap the three-dot menu and select "Video Effects". You can adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and apply sharpening or noise reduction. Path: Playback Controls > More (three dots) > Video Effects.

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