Haihaisoft Universal Player vs VLC media player
| Haihaisoft Universal Player | VLC media player | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web, windows, macos, ios, android | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Network playback | Yes | Yes |
| Format support | WMV, ASF, FLV, RM, RMVB, MP4, WebM, AVI, MPG, 3GP, MOV, NUT, OGG, OGM, MKV, MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3, ALAC, AMR, DTS, RAM, DVD, VCD, SVCD, SWF, MPEG, M4A, MIDI, GIF, JPEG | MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, MKV, MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, MP3, AAC, FLAC, DVD, Audio CD, VCD |
| Hardware acceleration | Yes | Yes |
| License model | free | free |
| Subtitle support | Yes | |
| 4K playback | Yes |
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