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name: potplayer
description: Use PotPlayer to play local or network audio/video files. Supports scenarios such as direct playback, playlist management, seek playback, fullscreen, subtitle loading, etc. Use this skill when the user asks to play videos, audio, anime, TV series, or movies.
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# PotPlayer Player
Play local or network audio/video files using PotPlayer.
## Executable Path
C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe
## Basic Playback
Play a single file
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "C:\Media\ est.mp4"
Play network streams (m3u8/http)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "https://example.com/video.m3u8"
Play multiple files (auto-added to playlist)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "1.mp4" "2.mkv" "3.avi"
> Paths containing spaces or Chinese characters must be enclosed in double quotes.
## Common Parameters
### Playback Control
Start playback from specified time (seconds or hh:mm:ss.ms)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /seek=120 & "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /seek=00:05:30.000
Fullscreen playback
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /fullscreen
Set volume (0-100)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /volume=80
Muted playback
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /mute
Auto-play last file
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /autoplay
### Playlist
✅ Recommended: Add to existing instance's playlist (no new instance created)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /add "video.mp4"
Insert after current playing item
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /insert "video.mp4"
Add to list sorted by name
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "D:\Movies\*.mp4" /sort
Add to list in random order
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "D:\Movies\*.mp4" /randomize
### Window & Instance
Force new instance
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /new
Open in current instance
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /current
Start minimized
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /min
Start maximized
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /max
### Subtitles & Configuration
Specify subtitle file
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /sub="subtitle.srt"
Load specified configuration preset
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "video.mp4" /config="PresetName"
### Devices & Recording
Open DVD
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /dvd
Open webcam
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /cam
Screen recording
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /cap
### Dialogs
Open file selection dialog
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /filedlg
Open URL input dialog
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /urldlg
Open folder selection dialog
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /folderdlg
## Common Scenario Examples
Anime: Fullscreen network stream playback
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "https://example.com/anime.m3u8" /fullscreen
Resume from last position
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "movie.mkv" /seek=00:45:00
Fullscreen with subtitles
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "movie.mkv" /fullscreen /sub="movie.ass"
Batch play videos in folder (sorted)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" "D:\Movies\*.mp4" /sort
Add to existing playlist (won't interrupt current playback)
& "C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe" /add "next_episode.mp4"
## Notes
- Parameters are case-insensitive (`/Seek` and `/seek` are equivalent)
- Multiple parameters are separated by spaces, order generally doesn't matter
- Paths with special characters must be enclosed in double quotes
- The `/add` parameter avoids creating new instances and is recommended for continuous playback
- Supports network stream addresses such as m3u8, http, rtsp, etc.