SMPlayer is a free media player for Windows and Linux with built-in codecs
that can play virtually all video and audio formats. It doesn't need any
external codecs. Just install SMPlayer and you'll be able to play all
formats without the hassle to find and install codec packs.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install smplayer-demo
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install smplayer-demo
To install smplayer-demo, simply use the following command: