We compared against VLC 3.0.x and MPC-HC 1.9.x on a Windows 10 Pro machine (Intel i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, UHD 620 graphics).
It is a pure, offline-first, ad-free, no-telemetry media player. It does not call home unless you manually use the Codec Finder or Auto-Update feature (which you can disable in Preferences > General > “Do not check for updates”). GOM Player 2.1.27.5031
| Feature / Metric | GOM Player 2.1.27.5031 | VLC 3.0.18 | MPC-HC 1.9.24 | |----------------|------------------------|------------|----------------| | | 28 MB | 35 MB | 13 MB | | RAM usage (1080p H.264) | 115 MB | 180 MB | 85 MB | | Startup time (cold) | 1.2 seconds | 2.1 seconds | 0.9 seconds | | Subtitle customization | Excellent (GUI Sliders) | Good (Menus) | Excellent (Hotkeys) | | Hardware decoding (DXVA2) | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Built-in codec finder | Yes | No | No | We compared against VLC 3