Last updated on 2014-03-16, by David Brooks

KMplayer vs. GOM Player – Find the better Windows media player software for you

This tutorial would show you some information about KMplayer and GOM Player so as to let you know which video player is better for you, based on some comparisons in specific aspects, like system compatibility, formats supported, features, etc. With this KMplayer vs. GOM Player tutorial, you would know better which media player to use for movie enjoying for your movie nights.

What is KMplayer

Also known as K-Multimedia player or KMP, K-Multimedia Player offers many advanced features, supports a wide range of codecs and formats, is extremely customizable and is available in multiple languages.

A minimalistic, user friendly and functional interface, all the options are available to you on right click in the main window which gives access to the players extensive features. The player offers quick playback and a fully skinable interface that change upon every new playing track. Its simple enough to use for an average person but don’t be deceived by its simplicity, its offers a powerhouse of configuration options and its strong user base and its active official forum helps you out whenever you run into a problem with the player.

For media playback, it includes almost all the essential decoders required built in. Additionally KMP also supports 3rd party codecs and also doesn’t install the codecs on the computer like other codecs do. Most public codec packs+players forces codecs to register on your computer, while KMP does not. This means that installing KMP will not affect your computer at all.KMPlayer used to be my top pick until recently i found PotPlayer, but nothing stops me from using this advanced media player. KMPlayer gets special mention though, feature wise outwitting every other media player in its category.

What is GOM Player

GOM Media Player is freeware video playback software developed by the South Korean company, Gretech Corp. Designed with both power and simplicity in mind, GOM Media Player is an ideal video player for both beginners and experts alike.

Aside from being the most widely used video player in South Korea, the non-Korean versions of GOM Media Player enjoy a monthly worldwide user base of over 43 million in over 200 countries, making it one of the world’s most popular video players.

GOM Media Player includes built-in support for all the most popular video formats (MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, etc), loads of advanced features (screen capture, audio capture, video playback speed control, and more), and the Codec Finder service that helps you locate missing codecs for formats that aren’t supported by default. You can even watch broken and incomplete AVI files with GOM Media Player.

KMplayer vs. GOM Player – Which Windows media player is better

The comparison firstly starts from the system compatibility. Both KMplayer and GOM Player are compatible with Windows OS only, including Windows XP/7/Vista. Thus, if you’re a Mac user, skip these two media players. Then, let’s go to the content recognized by these two media players. KMplayer could play back video, audio, CD, DVD and DVD-audio files, while GOM Player only plays back video, audio, CD, and DVD contnet. As for the video and audio formats supported by these two media players, KMplayer once again shows its power by supporting .wav, .mp3, .wma, .mp4, .ogg, .ra, .avi, .mov, .mp4, .mpeg, .3gp, .flv, .mkv, .rm, and .wmv.While GOM Player only supports to play video and audio in .wav, .mp3, .ogg, .avi, .mp4, .mpeg, .3gp, .flv, .rm, .wmv, .vob, and .ogm formats. For media player features, KMplayer includes built-in equalizer, media library, pitch shifting, skinnable, streaming, time stretching, remote controllable, and visualizer, while GOM Player gets only equalizer, intelligent playlist and streaming.

Leawo Blu-ray Player – A media player alternative of GOM Player and KMplayer
GOM Player, KMplayer and various other media players like VLC are all wonderful choices for movie fans to use for playing various movies on computer. However, if you want to watch Blu-ray or DVD disc movies on Windows, especially on Windows 8, these media players might not be enough. Another Windows media player is hightly recmmended here – Leawo Blu-ray Player, an alternative of KMplayer, GOM Player and VLC to let you enjoy not only common/HD movies and audios in various formats on your computer, but also Blu-ray movies and DVD movies in disc or folder. It combines all the goodies of GOM Player and KMplayer to play back videos and audios in various formats on Windows like videos in AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, FLV, RM, MOV, Xvid, 3GP, HD MP4, HD AVI, HD MOV, HD TS, HD TRP, HD VOB, HD MPG, HD WMV, HD ASF, etc., and audios in AAC, AC3, MP3, M4A, MKA, WAV, WMA, etc. What should be mentioned here is that, Leawo Blu-ray Player is a totally free DVD and video player software program to let you play back videos, audios and DVD movies without any cost. It is compatible to all Windows OS computers, including Windows XP/7/8. It delivers lossless quality video and audio, with subtitles, audio tracks, video effects and audio effects adjustable.

A specs summary of Leawo Blu-ray Player:
Powerful Blu-ray player to play back Blu-ray discs and folders without quality loss;
Play back all the latest Blu-ray and DVD discs without quality loss, just like hardware Blu-ray players;
Free media player to play back DVD, video (up to 1080P included) and audio in all formats on Windows;
Allow people to adjust subtitles and audio tracks, and load external subtitles for better movie experience at will;
Support to play back audio files with DTS-HD Master audio and DTS-5.1 audio;
Full menu for playback control to enjoy audio, video, DVD and Blu-ray friendlier;
100% compatible with Windows 8 OS supported.

To know the detailed guide on using Leawo Blu-ray Player, check how to play Blu-ray/DVD/video/audio with Leawo Blu-ray Player on Windows