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GOM Player

Video player with a free edition, a paid ad-free Plus edition and a large subtitle library.

26/100

#11 of 12 media players
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

The vendor offers GOM Player as a free player, and sells an ad-free Plus edition^1,2.
Plus is a lifetime licence for 1 PC with a regular price of $22.00, shown on sale at $11.00; prices include VAT^2,3.
Downloads are offered for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS^1,4.
It reads external subtitle files, vobsub, ASS and SRT, and can find and recommend subtitles from the vendor's library^1,2.
In January 2014 the maker said its GOM Player update server had been accessed without authorisation⁶.

GOM Player suits people who want wide subtitle support and apps on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS^1,4. Plus is the vendor's ad-free edition, a lifetime licence with a regular price of $22.00 for one PC, shown on sale at $11.00^2,3. The catch: the English pages name no hardware decoding, HDR or streaming protocols^1,2.

Best for: People who watch a lot of subtitled video and want apps on Mac and phones.

Where the points come from

Systems9 of 12

Video14 of 31

Streams, audio and library0 of 25

Ads and privacy0 of 20

Price3 of 12

Systems 9 of 12 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Other systems	macOS, Android, iOSVendor's player page links a Mac installer, Google Play and App Store apps; Mac needs OS X 10.13 or later^1,4.	9 / 12

Video 14 of 31 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Disc playback	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player page; it lists .vob and .ifo files but names no disc playback¹.	0 / 5
No codec pack needed	YesPlayer page lists built-in Windows codecs; external codecs are optional, and the Plus page says no codec is needed^1,2.	6 / 6
Hardware video decoding	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player and Plus pages^1,2.	0 / 7
HDR playback	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player and Plus pages^1,2.	0 / 5
Subtitle features	External subtitle files, Embedded subtitle tracks, Styled ASS/SSA subtitles, Subtitle search in the playerLists SRT, SMI, ASS and VTT files and vobsub as embedded; Plus page says subtitle files are searched and linked automatically^1,2.	8 / 8

Streams, audio and library 0 of 25 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Network streams	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player and Plus pages^1,2.	0 / 8
Audio features	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player and Plus pages^1,2.	0 / 8
Media library	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player and Plus pages; only a subtitle library is named^1,2.	0 / 6
Plugins or add-ons	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player page; only optional external codecs and skins are named¹.	0 / 3

Ads and privacy 0 of 20 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Open-source apps	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's player and download pages^1,4.	0 / 8
No ads or bundled offers	Not publishedPlus page promises playback without ads; it does not address bundled third-party offers².	0 / 8
States no tracking	Not publishedThe privacy policy does not name GOM Player and lists device and usage data it collects for statistics⁵.	0 / 4

Price 3 of 12 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Price of the player	$22/yrAd-free Plus, one-time, regular price $22.00 including VAT; the $11.00 event price is not used^2,3.	3 / 12

The rule behind each line: how we score media players.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
GOM Player1 person	Free¹	$0	Vendor calls it a free video player
GOM Player Plus (lifetime)1 PC	$22.00 one-time^2,3	–	Ad-free; regular price, includes VAT

The Plus page shows $11.00 as a 50% event price against the $22.00 regular price. The vendor says prices include VAT^2,3.

Strengths

Downloads for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS from the vendor^1,4.
Names external subtitle formats, ASS, vobsub and a subtitle recommendation feature¹.
Ships a built-in set of video codecs, so no separate pack is required¹.
Plus is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription^2,3.

Limits

The ad-free edition costs extra: Plus has a regular price of $22.00, including VAT^2,3.
Hardware decoding, HDR, streaming protocols and disc playback are not named on the vendor's player pages^1,2.
In 2014 the maker reported that its update server had been accessed without authorisation⁶.

Concerns on record

On 24 January 2014 Gretech said its GOM Player update server was accessed without authorisation between 27 December 2013 and 16 January 2014. Japanese-version users who updated could have received malware, Impress Watch reported on 27 January 2014⁶.

What GOM & Company (Gretech) says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

GOM Lab says its subtitle library holds over 220,000 files with automatic matching².

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2
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3
mpvPeople who want a free, scriptable player and are fine without a built-in library
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4
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Sources

GOM Player, GOM Lab. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
GOM Player Plus, GOM Lab. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Plans and prices, GOM Lab. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Product downloads, GOM Lab. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Privacy policy, GOM Lab. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
GOM Player update server accessed without authorisation (in Japanese), Impress Watch. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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