The new version of SMPlayer 21.8 has already been released and in this new version some changes have been added that improve the functionality of the player and of which, for example, speed adjustments, video rotation, among other changes stand out.
For those who are unfamiliar with SMPlayer, you should know that this it is mainly a video player, but it can also be used to listen to music and other audio tracks. Supports a wide range of file formats out of the box, and includes a handy feature that means it remembers where you are in a video, even when you close it.
In addition to the stored files, SMPlayer can be used to play YouTube videos, But that's just the beginning.
As it also has the support for subtitles, a graphic equalizer, a screenshot tool, adjustable playback speed, customizable playlists, subtitles, the option to use skins and much more. One of the key problems with media players, and video in general, is the large number of codecs required to ensure wide compatibility.
SMPlayer has a large number of built-in codecs, which means that it is highly unlikely that you will find a file that it cannot play (its developers claim that it "can play practically all video and audio formats"). SMPlayer uses the award-winning MPlayer player as the playback engine, which is one of the best players in the world. Now SMPlayer also supports mpv.
The player It has advanced features including audio and video filters, change playback speed, audio adjustment and subtitle delay, video equalizer and many more.
SMPlayer 21.8 Main New Features
In this new version of the player added playback speed presets 0.25x, 0.5x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, with which it is now possible to advance or rewind the reproductions at these speeds.
Another of the changes that stands out is the added option to rotate video 180 degrees, In addition, the automatic adaptation was improved for the size of the main window.
Also, when the player is started in a Wayland-based environment, the power saving mode is disabled.
Also another of the changes that stands out for Linux, is that player builds are now rendered in appimage, flatpak, and snap formatsIn addition, the flatpak snap and structure package included mpv and mplayer application patch options to improve Wayland compatibility.
Of the other changes that stand out from this new version:
- Added support for the macOS platform.
- Fixed issue with YouTube playlist loading.
- Removed KDE from categories in * .desktop files.
- Fixed a second lag when switching between items in a playlist.
- Fixed issues with audio channels and CD playback via mpv.
Finally if you are interested in knowing more about it about this new version of the player, you can check the details in the following link.
How to install SMPlayer 21.8 on Ubuntu?
To be able to install this new version of the player in our system you need to add the repository with the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer -y
Already added the repository, now we must update the list of packages and the cache with:
sudo apt-get update
Finally we can install the player with the following command:
sudo apt-get install smplayer smplayer-themes smplayer-skins
Also it is possible to install this player through AppImage and for this we must obtain the package from the link below.
Once the download is done, we can give the file execution permissions with
sudo chmod +x SMPlayer-21.8.0-x86_64.AppImage
And we can execute the file simply by double clicking on the AppImage file or from the terminal with the following command:
./SMPlayer-21.8.0-x86_64.AppImage
Moreover, for those who want to install via Snap, just run the following command in a terminal:
sudo snap install smplayer
Finally, the last of the methods in order to install the player it is via Flatpak packages:
sudo flatpak install smplayer*.flatpak