# mplayer
> Versatile media player supporting most audio and video formats

## Summary
Versatile media player supporting virtually all audio and video formats

## Capabilities
- Play most audio and video formats
- Render video as ASCII art in the terminal
- Support subtitle rendering
- Provide both CLI and GUI modes

## When to Use
- You need to play media files from the command line
- You want a versatile player supporting many formats

## When NOT to Use
- You want a more modern player (use mpv instead)

## Related Tools
- [mpv](/tools/mpv) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/mplayer
