# PotPlayer

Application: Kakao

Also called pot player, daum potplayer

Kakao, System

A Korean video player that still shows up in codec-pack era advice. The process is PotPlayerMini64.exe. It is not VLC.

## What you need to know

PotPlayer is Kakao’s dense video player. VLC is VideoLAN’s cone.

PotPlayerMini64.exe still appears in old codec-pack advice. The official download is potplayer.daum.net. vlc.exe is a different vendor.

- **What is it?**: Kakao's Windows video player

  **Same as VLC?**: No. Different vendor and settings tree

  **Need a codec pack?**: No. Take potplayer.daum.net only

Feex says

If PotPlayerMini64.exe is the player, I would take Kakao’s site and skip the codec pack. I would not call it VLC, and I would not install KMPlayer beside it just because a 2012 ISO said so.

## What is PotPlayer?

PotPlayer is Kakao’s Windows video player. PotPlayerMini64.exe is the usual 64-bit process.

## If you have never used it

If a Korean forum or an old codec-pack guide named PotPlayer, this is Kakao’s (Daum’s) Windows player. Download it from potplayer.daum.net, not from a pack that also installs toolbars. The 64-bit window is usually PotPlayerMini64.exe. It is not VLC. VideoLAN does not ship this Korean settings tree or this exe name.

## What is it used for?

**Local video**

Open MKV and MP4 with a dense right-click menu. VLC covers the same files with a different UI.

**Built-in decoder options**

PotPlayer exposes many codec and renderer toggles. That density is why codec-pack guides named it. VLC hides more of that.

**Subtitles and audio tracks**

Cycle tracks from the menu. This is still not a Plex server.

## Who is it for?

- People following a Korean or codec-pack-era player recommendation
- Users who already have PotPlayerMini64.exe on a Foxhole PC
- Anyone who should skip the pack and take potplayer.daum.net

## Current status

PotPlayer (2008) is a current video player from Kakao. The vendor still points Windows users at https://potplayer.daum.net/.

## How old is it?

PotPlayer appeared in 2008 from Daum, later Kakao. It sat next to KMPlayer in the late codec-pack years. It is newer than VLC 2001 and still maintained. A 2011 “install K-Lite then PotPlayer” ritual is the era to unlearn.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

64-bit Mini

32-bit (older PCs)

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per the vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | Light for 1080p. 4K wants more RAM and a working GPU                 |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Software decode of heavy files

  **GPU demand**: When hardware decode is on

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| PotPlayerMini64.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ------------------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

PotPlayer should not start with Windows unless you added a file association that you then auto-play. It starts when you open a video.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\\ |
| --------------- | --------------------------------- |

## File formats

MKV, MP4, AVI, other files the player lists

## Common problems

### Bundled codec pack

Official PotPlayer does not need K-Lite beside it. Portal bundles are the mess.

### Korean-first site

daum.net is still the vendor. A random English mirror can be a wrap.

## Getting unstuck

### Install from potplayer.daum.net

Kakao hosts the player. A PotPlayer.exe inside a pack is the wrong path.

### Reset video renderer if the picture is black

Preferences > Video. Try another renderer before you reinstall a GPU driver.

### Confirm PotPlayerMini64.exe, not a helper

Open file location. Daum or Kakao folders are the real app.

## Alternatives

VLC if you want a simpler official English site. MPC-HC for a Classic fork. mpv for keys and a config file.

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [potplayer.daum.net/ ](https://potplayer.daum.net/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [potplayer.tistory.com/ ](https://potplayer.tistory.com/)Vendor support              |
| Official site | [potplayer.daum.net/ ](https://potplayer.daum.net/)Start here, not a random exe host |

## Related hardware

Hardware decode helps 4K. Software decode still works on an older iGPU.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[MPC-HC: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/mpc-hc)[VLC media player: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/vlc-media-player)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [PotPlayer official site ](https://potplayer.daum.net/)· Vendor product page
- [PotPlayer help ](https://potplayer.tistory.com/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: Kakao

  **Category**: Video player

  **Process**: PotPlayerMini64.exe

  **License**: Freeware from Kakao

  **First released**: 2008

  **Official site**: [potplayer.daum.net](https://potplayer.daum.net/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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