GOM Player is a media player for
Microsoft Windows
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, developed by GOM & Company. With more than 100 million downloads, it is also known as the most used player in
South Korea
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. Its main features include the ability to play some broken media files and find missing
codec
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In electronic communications, an endec is a device that acts as both an encoder and a decoder o ...
s using a codec finder service.
The word ''gom'' (곰) means "bear" in Korean, and as such the icon of GOM Player looks like a bear's paw.
GOM Player has a free version and a paid version. The paid version name is GOM Player Plus, and it allows video playback without advertisements and includes convenient features such as simple configuration.
Features
* GOM Player has several embedded video and audio codecs, so it can play immediately without installing any external codecs. If there is no codec, it can be found with a codec search feature.
*The basic embedded codec has the advantage of making it easier for computer beginners who lack knowledge of codecs to play videos.
*Video files that are incomplete, damaged, or not completely downloaded can also be played.
*If the file name of a video file and subtitles are the same, subtitles are automatically displayed when the video is running.
*If there is no subtitle file, subtitles can be found in the subtitles archive supported by GOM Player.
*GOM Player started supporting 360 video (360VR) for the first time as a domestic video player in December 2015, and also has supported 360 video on GOM Player mobile app since June 2016.
*360 degree videos and trending videos on
YouTube
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can be played through the right panel called Miniweb.
*In 2019, the preferences of GOM player were newly reorganized.
*In 2020, a new version of GOM player macOS was released.
*GOM player is available on mobile (
Android/
iOS
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).
*In 2020, the company released a new GOM Player app optimized for iPhones.
Supported formats
GOM Player can play following multimedia formats:
*Video
**Windows:
.avi,
.ogm, .
mkv,
.mp4, .k3g,
.ifo,
.ts,
.asf,
.wmv,
.wma,
.mov,
.mpg, .m1v, .m2v,
.vob,
.m4v,
.3gp/3gp2,
.rmvb,
.rm,
.ogg,
.flv, .asx(영상),
.dat + When an external codec is used, other video formats can also be used.
**
Mac
Mac or MAC may refer to:
Common meanings
* Mac (computer), a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc.
* Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth
* Mac, a prefix to surnames derived from Gaelic languages
* McIntosh (apple), a Canadi ...
: .mkv, .mp4, .avi, .m4v, .mov, .3gp, .ts,
.mts,
.m2ts, .wmv, .flv, .f4v, .asf,
.webm, .rm, .rmvb, .qt, .dv, .mpg,
.mpeg, .mxf, .vob,
.gif
*Audio
**Windows:
.mp3,
.m4a,
.aac,
.ogg,
.flac,
.wav, .wma, .rma, .alac + When an external codec is used, other audio formats can also be used.
**Mac: .mp3,
.aac, .mka, .flac, .ogg, .oga, .mogg, .m4a,
.opus, .wav,
.wv,
.aiff, .ape, .tta, .tak
*Subtitles
**Windows:
.smi,
.srt, .rt,
.sub, .idx,
.vtt (text sub), .dvb,
.ass, .psb,
.txt, .sbv, .vobsub (embedded sub)
**Mac: .utf, .utf8, .utf-8, .idx, .sub, .srt, .smi, .rt,
.ssa, .aqt, .jss, .js, .ass,
.mks, .vtt, .sup, .scc
*Playists
**Windows: .asx,
.pls
**Mac: json (self-formatting)
Third-party malware controversy
In January 2019, it was reported to install third-party malware. Users also reported the issue a year before in
January 2018.
See also
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Comparison of video player software
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For the purpose of this comparison, ''video players'' are defined as any media player which can play video, even i ...
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Comparison of video codecs
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List of codecs
The following is a list of compression formats and related codecs.
Audio compression formats
Non-compression
* Linear pulse-code modulation (LPCM, generally only described as PCM) is the format for uncompressed audio in media files and it is ...
References
External links
Official GOM Software Website Official GOM & Company WebsiteSoftware Review by Softpedia
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Windows media players
Windows-only freeware
South Korean brands
Software DVD players
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