Tired of hunting for subtitle files before every movie? BSPlayer, a lightweight media player around since the early 2000s, finds and downloads missing subtitles when a video starts, and plays MKV, MP4, AVI, WebM, MP3 and camcorder AVCHD files.
Play a wide range of media files
BSPlayer handles video and audio files in common containers and formats, including AVI, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV, MOV, FLV, MP3, WAV, AAC, and Ogg. It also supports streaming video and AVCHD, a format used by digital tapeless camcorders.
Older formats such as OGM, DVD VOB and RealMedia open too, and HD video plays smoothly even on modest hardware.
Find or load subtitles
When a video starts, BSPlayer can search for missing subtitles and download them when available. Subtitles can also be loaded manually. Supported formats include SubRip (SRT), MicroDVD (SUB), SubViewer (SUB), VobSub (SUB and IDX), and SubStation Alpha (SSA and ASS).
Change the player’s appearance
Choose a skin to alter the player’s appearance. Its compact default skin can be swapped for downloadable ones.
Pros
- Searches for and downloads available subtitles during video playback
- Supports AVCHD recordings from tapeless camcorders
- Reads subtitle formats including SRT, SSA, ASS, and VobSub
- Offers skins to change the player’s appearance
Cons
- Official requirements stop at Windows 7
- Interface looks dated next to newer players
System requirements: Windows 7 · 300 MB RAM · 15 MB HDD space · 500 MHz Intel Celeron or equivalent CPU · DirectX 7
Can BSPlayer find subtitles automatically?
Yes. It searches online for the playing video and downloads a match when one exists.
Will it run on Windows 10 or 11?
The developer's requirements list Windows 2000 to Windows 7; the player is light enough that it usually runs on newer Windows, but that isn't officially stated.
