GOM Player#GOM TV
{{Short description|Media player}}
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{{Infobox software
| logo = GOM Player Logo.png
| screenshot = GOM Player Default Skin Screenshot.PNG
| caption = GOM Player, using default skin
| developer = GOM & Company (Previously Gretech)
| released = {{Start date and age|2003|1|7}}
| ver layout = simple
| platform = x86-64
| operating system = Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
| language = Korean, English, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Portuguese, Thai, German, French, Italian, Czech, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)
| genre = GOM Player GOM Player, using default skin Developer(s) GOM & Company (Previously Gretech) Initial release January 7, 2003; 22 years ago Stable release Windows 2.3.71.5335 (November 19, 2021; 3 years ago[1]) iOS 1.5.1 (February 26, 2020; 4 yea
| license = Adware
| website = {{URL|gomlab.com}}
}}
GOM Player is a media player for Microsoft Windows, developed by GOM & Company. With more than 100 million downloads, it is also known as the most used player in South Korea.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Its main features include the ability to play some broken media files and find missing codecs using a codec finder service.{{cite web|title=Specifications |url=http://player.gomlab.com/eng/overview/ |work=GOMlab |publisher=GOM&Company|access-date=20 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219234124/http://player.gomlab.com/eng/overview/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}
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 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).
- 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: .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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/opera-blacklists-tampermonkey-extension-being-installed-by-malware/|title=Opera Blacklists Tampermonkey Extension Being Installed by Malware|website=BleepingComputer|language=en-us|access-date=2019-01-14}} Users also reported the issue a year before in January 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/668581/infected-by-updating-gom-player/?p=4427171|title=Infected by updating Gom Player - Am I infected? What do I do?|website=BleepingComputer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-14}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.gomlab.com Official GOM Software Website]
- [http://www.gomcorp.com Official GOM & Company Website]
- [http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Gom-Player-Review-28789.shtml Software Review by Softpedia]
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Category:Windows media players