CyberLink PowerPlayer vs 8player Usage & Stats
PowerPlayer, the Companion App for PowerDVD
Take your home entertainment experience to the next level with the companion app for PowerDVD and PowerPlayer 365. Easily and quickly access your shared media from your wireless home network or files hosted on your CyberLink Cloud and playback on your iPhone or iPad. PowerPlayer enables you to binge on your favorite TV shows, movies, photos, and music from anywhere, with seamless playback when switching from one device to another. Share the fun and share your media files with friends and family, allowing them to enjoy on-demand access to movies, shows, and other media files you share with them.
Features:
- Playback media shared via home Wi-Fi network
- Playback media uploaded to CyberLink Cloud
- Seamless playback handoff between devices
- Upload media files to your CyberLink Cloud
- Create sharable links for media store on the Cloud
- Add passwords/restrictions to shared links
**Notes**
For the best experience, the PowerPlayer app requires you to have PowerDVD, or PowerPlayer 365 installed on your home computer and have activated your CyberLink Cloud account.
Share with Friends & Family is only applicable to media uploaded to the Cloud. No additional software or services are required, and playback can be performed via the free PowerPlayer app or using a browser.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Entertainment
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8player is a universal multimedia application for your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
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FEATURES
With 8player for iOS you can:
• Play media files from DLNA / UPnP, SMB, FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive servers, as well as local videos, music and photos;
• Control media files playback on your DLNA players (renderers) and Chromecast devices;
• Download media files from DLNA / UPnP, SMB, FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive servers to play them offline;
• Create and edit music playlists inside the app;
• Connect to your DLNA / UPnP servers remotely via mobile Internet or from any other external network*.
tvOS:
• Play media files from DLNA / UPnP, SMB, FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive servers;
• Use 8player as a DLNA / UPnP renderer.
SERVERS
• DLNA / UPnP
• SMB
• FTP
• Dropbox
• Google Drive
• OneDrive
FORMATS
• Video (including subtitles): avi, mkv, mp4, mov, mpg, vob, wmv, m4v, asf, flv, ogg, 3gp, divx, dv, dat, gxf, m2p, m2ts, m2v, moov, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, mpv, mt2s, mts, mxf, ogm, ogv, ps, qt, rm, rmvb, ts, webm, wm etc;
• Music: flac, mp3, aac, alac, wav, aif, wma, ac3 etc;
• Images: heic, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, ico, tiff etc.
* You can find information on remote access setup at: http://08software.com/8player-remote-access
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Entertainment
Store Rank
- -
CyberLink PowerPlayer VS. 
8playerJanuary 1, 2025