ffplay
ffplay is a lightweight multimedia playback utility that ships with the FFmpeg project. It functions as a simple command-line media player that relies on FFmpeg libraries for decoding and SDL for video output. By using libavformat, libavcodec, and related components, ffplay can play a broad range of audio and video formats on multiple platforms, including Linux, Windows, and macOS.
As a debugging and testing tool, ffplay provides basic playback functionality from the terminal. It opens files
Common options include -nodisp to skip the video window, -autoexit to quit when playback ends, -fs for
ffplay is built on FFmpeg libraries, using libavformat to demux, libavcodec to decode, and SDL2 to render
Licensing for ffplay follows FFmpeg's licensing terms, typically LGPL or GPL depending on the configuration and
Because it prioritizes simplicity over a sophisticated GUI, ffplay lacks advanced features found in full-featured media