PotPlayer

PotPlayer is a feature-packed media player developed by Kakao for Windows. It handles virtually every video and audio format with hardware acceleration (DXVA, CUDA, QuickSync), supports 3D video, subtitles in any format, and live streaming. The interface is highly customizable with skins, and it includes advanced features like scene bookmarks, A-B repeat, screen capture, and audio normalization. Despite its power, it's lightweight and starts instantly. Completely free with no ads.