- Zoom Player v22.5 final has been released - 8 July 2026
Highlights of v22.5: Opensubtitles.com subtitle download support Enhanced support for high DPI monitors Support for Microsoft's SMTC (System Media Transport Controls) Optional Artist, Album, Year and Genre playlist editor columns Enhanced media library search Home, End, PgUp and PgDn keyboard key customization Quality of life enhancements Bug fixes Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix + When designing the control overlay interface, I made the mistake of designing it to automatically adjust element sizes (buttons, volume bar, etc) to scale based on the monitor's resolution instead of the monitor's DPI (dots per inch, dots being Pixels in this context) value. This miscalculation caused cases where a 24" monitor at 1920x1080 had smaller buttons than a 27" monitor at 2560x1440 while essentially, their physical DPI was nearly the same (Windows was set to 100% DPI for bot…
- Zoom Player v22.2 final has been released - 25 February 2026
Highlights of v22.2: Video Streaming Home Theater Search ZP Remote Neo, Free, Open-Source Android remote control yt-dlp integration to support Instagram, X, Tiktok streaming Several Video Streaming optimizations and important fixes Quality of life enhancements Bug fixes Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix * Introducing Home Theater Video Streaming search! I implemented a new "Search" section to the Video Streaming Home Theater interface that allows you to search for Live Streams, Live Programs, VOD Movies and VOD TV Shows. * ZP Remote Neo is now live on the google play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=inmatrix.zpremote.neo Features : * Control and easily switch between multiple PCs running Zoom Player. * Fully customizable button layout (position, size, background shape, background color, horizontal/vertical spacing). * Navigate and play items f…
- Zoom Player v22.0.1 final has been released - 12 January 2026
Highlights of v22.0.1: Fix Video Streaming user interface freeze Quality of life enhancements Bug fixes Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix + You can now resize the Video Streaming Windowed interface to a much smaller height. + Changed the default network connection timeout for Video Streaming database updates from 5 seconds to 60 seconds. - Fixed a complete freeze when trying to open either the Windowed or Home Theater Video Streaming interfaces with some service providers due to a bug in how the playlist meta-data was cached. - Fixed an issue that triggered the Control Overlay showing when Zoom Player's window got focus, causing home theater interfaces to close unexpectedly.
- Zoom Player v22 final has been released - 17 December 2025
Highlights of v22: New Video Streaming Home Theater interface Many Video Streaming optimizations and enhancements Easily move Zoom Player between monitors Quality of life enhancements Important bug fixes Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix * If you have Zoom Player setup to use a local settings file, please disable this setting (Adv. Options / System) before upgrading. Once upgraded, you can re-enable the setting. Not following this procedure may result in your settings being reset. This issue does NOT apply to Zoom Player MAX. * I have designed an entirely new Video Streaming Home Theater interface. You can access the new interface by: 1. Using the right-click menu under "Home Theater". 2. Using the Shift+"G" keyboard shortcut. 3. Navigating through the home theater main interface (assuming the Video Streaming setting is enabled in Zoom Player's advanced options).…
- Zoom Player v21.5.1 final has been released - 4 August 2025
Highlights of v21.5.1: Optimized IPTV database parsing, now 20-50% faster Enhanced keyboard shortcut (F1) dialog Fixed window order glitches Quality of life enhancements Bug fixes Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix + I changed how the trial version works by removing the view time limits entirely. Zoom Player is now limited to running for 20 days after a fresh install, letting you know how many days remain on each run. + Optimized the IPTV M3U parsing and overall load time by 20-50% depending on the playlist size. + The IPTV window should open faster when using playlists with 1000's of different groups. + I've enhanced the keyboard shortcut help dialog (Press "F1" to show) to allow filtering of the keyboard shortcut list, making it much easier and faster to find what you're looking for. + Closing and re-opening the IPTV window after playing an archive (catchup) pro…
- Zoom Player v21.5 final has been released - 14 July 2025
Highlights of v21.5: 18 new functions added to the control overlay button options Faster IPTV database caching with a simpler refresh option Support more IPTV archive (catchup) streaming and Grouping formats Visual enhancements to the IPTV Player window and EPG Grid Modern UI error dialog and please wait windows "Tab" Home Theater navigation feature PLEX/Emby/Jellyfin same media multi-source streaming option Quality of life enhancements Bug fixes What's new in v21.5: Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix * 18 new functions added to the control overlay button options: 01. Play previous video in the same folder as the playing video 02. Play next video in the same folder as the playing video 03. Play previous media with the same file extension in the same folder 04. Play next media with the same file extension in the same folder 05. Fast Play by user specified value 06.…
- Zoom Player v21.5 release candidate 1 has been released - 7 July 2025
Change List from v21.4: New : * 18 new functions added to the control overlay button options: 01. Play previous video in the same folder as the playing video 02. Play next video in the same folder as the playing video 03. Play previous media with the same file extension in the same folder 04. Play next media with the same file extension in the same folder 05. Fast Play by user specified value 06. Delete currently playing media 07. Increase play rate by user specified value 08. Decrease play rate by user specified value 09. DirectShow-Zoom Pan Left 10. DirectShow-Zoom Pan Right 11. DirectShow-Zoom Pan Up 12. DirectShow-Zoom Pan Down 13. Audio Synchronize ahead by user specified value 14. Audio Synchronize back by user specified value 15. Subtitle Synchronize ahead by user specified value 16. Subtitle Synchronize back by user specified value 17. Increase Volume by user specified value 18.…
- Zoom Player v21.4 final has been released - 2 June 2025
Highlights of v21.4: Enhanced IPTV setup wizard Media Server (PLEX/Emby/Jellyfin) collections support Quality of life enhancements. Fixed window snap-back when crossing between monitors Other bug fixes Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix * New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / Media Server) that determines whether to list collections alongside categories in the Media Server Browser (PLEX / Emby / Jellyfin). * New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / Media Server) that determines whether to list collections within categories in the Media Server Browser. This feature is limited to PLEX as it's the only media server that associates collections with a specific category. * When creating a new category, the Media Server media library plugin will now list Emby/Jellyfin collections. Emby/Jellyfin collections are not locked to a specific type (e.g. movies/tv) so every collec…
- Zoom Player v21.3 final has been released - 19 May 2025
Highlights of v21.3: More Modern UI customization options Enhanced accuracy meta-data scraping (TV / Movies) Simplified multi-playlist management Edit multiple media library meta-data entries Bug fixes. Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix * Updated TheMovieDB meta-data scraper for TV and Movies. There have been too many bad results lately, so I dug in and rewrote the matching algorithm. The new algorithm is much more accurate, especially if you specify a release year in the folder/filename. I've also added a new setting to pick a specific spoken language preference (disabled by default). Setting this value will not break foreign language content, just give a preference if there's two entries with very similar details except for the spoken language. If you still see incorrect listings, the best recourse would be to specify a release year in the folder/file name, for…
- Zoom Player v21.2 final has been released - 6 May 2025
Highlights of v21.2: Enhanced Modern UI customization options Automated IPTV TV VOD episode queuing Browse IPTV stream history using next/previous track Enhanced IPTV Group Manager Additional IPTV quality of life enhancements The playlist editor now uses a Modern UI style Action pop-up OSD now uses a Modern UI style Timeline preview text now uses a Modern UI and is fully customizable Move the player window by clicking and dragging anywhere The advanced options dialog is now larger and clearer to use Bug fixes. Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix * When customizing the control overlay (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay), all changes are now updated in real time to reflect your preferences. Check out this video to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypufL7tUczo * New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay) that allows you to set th…
- Zoom Player v21.2 release candidate 2 has been released - 23 April 2025
Change List from release candidate 1: * New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay) that allows you to set the maximum width (relative to your screen) for the control overlay's user interface while in fullscreen mode. This feature is very useful when using a mouse to control Zoom Player with a large display where you don't want to move the mouse long distances. * New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay) that limits showing the control overlay on mouse movement only if the mouse is hovering over the top / bottom overlay controls (disabled by default). * New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay) that automatically hides the control overlay if the mouse cursor moves into the video area and no longer hovers over the top / bottom overlay controls (disabled by default). * New settings (Adv. Options / Interface) that allow you to customize the hint p…
- Zoom Player v21.1 release candidate 1 has been released - 16 April 2025
Change List from v21: * When customizing the control overlay (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay), all changes are now updated in real time to reflect your preferences. Check out this video to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypufL7tUczo * When using the IPTV dialog to play a VOD TV series, the next episodes are automatically queued to the playlist, allowing you to switch to the next episode without re-opening the IPTV dialog. * The OSD Pop-up actions have a new default style that overrides any style set by the current skin with a new modern style with transparent background. Of course you can customize the new style with custom fonts, background opacity and colors. If you prefer the classic style, you can disable the modern style under "Adv. Options / Interface / On Screen Display / Actions". * The setting that controls the OSD Pop-up actions (Play, Pause, volu…
- Zoom Player v21 final has been released - 31 March 2025
Highlights of v21: A new and extremely customizable Modern UI IPTV Group Manager with M3U export New color control overlay interface Several IPTV enhancements Hide black bars with a keystroke Create windows shortcuts for IPTV streams Snap zones to quickly set window position More ways to add favorites Options dialog opens a lot faster! Bug fixes. Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix --- What's new in Zoom Player v21: * Introducing : Modern UI Zoom Player's user interface has remained more or less the same over many years and now it's finally time for a fresh new look. Gone is the skinned user interface, replaced by a simple frame. Hovering with the mouse cursor (or pressing the Ctrl+"Space" keyboard shortcut) now brings up a new Control Overlay, a semi-transparent user interface that appears over the video area. I tried to setup the default control overlay layout si…
- Zoom Player v21 release candidate 2 has been released - 19 March 2025
Change List from v21 release candidate 1: * New snap zones feature that allows you to instantly snap Zoom Player's window to 10 predefined screen positions and sizes. The snap zones feature uses a similar interface to the video position presets used in fullscreen mode. In fact, they share the same Zoom Player function and keyboard shortcuts. There is no conflict as snap zones only work in windowed mode while video position presets only work in fullscreen mode. There are two ways to set snap zones. The advanced options dialog under "Interface / Position & Size" or by using keyboard shortcuts. To use keyboard shortcuts, first position and size Zoom Player's window and then use the Ctrl+"0-9" keyboard shortcut to set one of the desired zones. For example, Ctrl+"5" will set the current window size and position to snap zone #5. To snap Zoom Player's window back to snap zone #5, all you need…
- Zoom Player v21 release candidate 1 has been released - 12 March 2025
Change List from beta 3 : * As part of the Modern UI overhaul, I created a new color control overlay interface. It is accessible through the same color color keyboard shortcut (Shift+"O") and the right-click context menu. The new color control overlay is fully compatible with remote control devices using the left/right/up/down/enter navigation style and provides a more intuitive and less obtrusive interface. The color control overlay is now the default option when picking the color controls from the main home theater interface. You can change this under "Adv. Options / Interface / Fullscreen Navigation". * New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / Video / Colors) that controls the size of the new color control overlay. * New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Control Overlay) to show the control overlay when opening a new media. * Updated Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Fullscreen Nav…
- Zoom Player v21 beta 3 has been released - 5 March 2025
Change List from v21 beta 2: * New media library search feature that works by filtering the currently listed items. This feature will be expanded in future releases to make it accessible using a remote control. * You can now drag Zoom Player's window by dragging the title area of a Home Theater interface. If you are not using the default home theater skin, you may need a new version of the skin that support this feature. * New "/subtitle:" command line parameter that specifies an external subtitle file that should be loaded when opening a media file from the command line. * Now showing the seek mouse cursor when the mouse is hovering over the timeline area (can be disabled in the control overlay options). * New keyboard shortcuts to switch between Classic & Modern user interfaces: Ctrl+Shift+"F10" - Switch to Classic mode Ctrl+Shift+"F11" - Switch to Modern mode Classic mode : - Fully s…
- Zoom Player v21 beta 2 has been released - 25 February 2025
Change List from v21 beta 1: * New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / libVLC) allowing you to control whether the libVLC media engine should be used to stream IPTV archived (catchup) programs. This setting does not affect VOD playback. * New feature to automatically resize the player window to hide aspect ratio black bars, showing only the video. By default, this feature is assigned to the Shift+"`" (~) keyboard shortcut. * New feature to add the currently playing media to the favorites list. By default, this feature is assigned to the Ctrl+Shift+"F" keyboard shortcut. * New "Add to favorites" option on the Playlist Home Theater interface. * New "Add to favorites" option on the Play History Home Theater interface. * You can now add the "Add to favorites" button to the control overlay. * New feature to show a pop-up Stream Selection menu. By default this feature is assigned to the contro…
- Zoom Player v21 beta 1 has been released - 18 February 2025
Change List from v20.1: * Introducing : Modern UI Zoom Player's user interface has remained more or less the same over many years and now it's finally time for a fresh new look. Gone is the skinned user interface, replaced by a simple frame. Hovering with the mouse cursor (or pressing the Ctrl+"Space" keyboard shortcut) now brings up a new Control Overlay, a semi-transparent user interface that appears over the video area. I tried to setup the default control overlay layout similar to the previous skinned layout to make the transition to a new interface as seamless as possible, but at the same time maintained the option to easily revert the user interface to the old design. Since the control overlay replaces both the skin and the control bar, some of the default settings related to the control bar have been reset in favor of control overlay features. If these changes are not suited to y…
- Zoom Player v20.1 final has been released - 15 January 2025
Highlights of v20.1: IPTV Personal Groups IPTV Xtream Codes archive (catch-up) playback IPTV Xtream Codes TV/Movie categories IPTV Player Window UX enhancements Options Dialog UX enhancements Enhanced network stream analysis Bug fixes. Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix --- What's new in Zoom Player v20.1: * The IPTV Player window's favorites system has been replaced by personal groups. This means that when you right-click a stream you are now presented with an option to pick which group to add the stream to or to add the stream to a "New Group". You can now right-click a personal group to rename, sort and remove the group along with additional controls to reposition the group (move up/down/top/bottom) within multiple personal groups. * The IPTV Player window's "Only show favorites" menu option is now saved when restarting Zoom Player. * Added support for IPTV Arc…
- Zoom Player v20 final has been released - 7 January 2025
Highlights of v20: Plex/Emby/Jellfin media browser. Plex/Emby/Jellfin media library plugin. Optimized and Enhanced IPTV features. Modern Home Theater Icons & Background. Media Library Enhancements. XBOX Controller Enhancements. Support for more Audio Book formats. Quality of life enhancements. Bug fixes. Full changelog: Legend : "*" = New "+" = Change "-" = Fix --- What's new in Zoom Player v20: * In an effort to modernize Zoom Player's Home Theater look & feel, I've been working with Godwin on a new icon style. Simple, clean, subtle shading. Another small tweak I made is to the Home Theater interfaces title area. It is now using a more standard font & color, reducing the number of different fonts used on-screen for a cleaner look. If you would like to comment on the new design, leave me a post on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/zoomplayer * New Media Server Browser feature that allows…
