Leawo Blu-ray Player for Windows

Name: Leawo Blu-ray Player
Rating: 4.2 (76 reviews)
Author: Leawo Software

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

A video media playback application for optical disc and file-based content, Leawo Blu-ray Player provides a decent playback experience and is now compatible with the Windows 8 touch interface. Sadly, it lacks several important features.

Pros

Sleek interface: Heavily inspired by Windows Media Player, Leawo Blu-ray Player proves to be one of the quickest and nicest to navigate players we've tested. The intuitive settings are just one click away, and we particularly appreciated the audio output activation option through HDMI that made the connection of our laptop to an external TV much easier than with most similar applications.

Fast, region-free Blu-ray playback: Blu-ray reading took no more than 20 seconds, faster than most home theater players.

Good file support: The comprehensive file repertoire includes all mainstream formats. Keep in mind, though, that the resolution is limited to 1080p.

Cons

File management: Browsing files is cumbersome, creating playlists is difficult, and digital file organization is practically nowhere to be seen.

Lack of standard disc playback features: 3D Blu-ray playback, BD-Live support, and auto-resume are now all basic features supported by most players; this app's lack of these features is inexplicable. Also, audio CD playback should have been a default feature.

Menu languages: Although localizing the interface should be relatively easy for this kind of app, few languages are supported.

Bottom Line

Leawo Blu-ray Player has deep optical disc roots, exhibits strong performance, and sports a satisfactory interface. If the inexplicable lack of key Blu-ray features does not bother you, the annual subscription cost of $39.95 probably will. Still, you may want to give the trial edition a go, since Blu-ray playback is the only function disabled after the 30-day trial period.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Leawo Blu-ray Player 1.4.0.47.

What’s new in version 1.9.1.4

1. Newly supported Japanese;

2. Added shortcuts tooltips;

3. Added button to open folder;

4. Added patch updating;

5. Optimized playback operation;

6. Fixed loading error of partial Blu-ray discs;

7. Fixed MP2 playback progress bar error;

8. Fixed other known bugs

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 18, 2016

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 1.9.1.4

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 7
Windows 2003
Windows 8
Windows Server
Windows 10
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: Windows

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 49,452

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4.2/5

76 User Votes

NOT FREE FOR ALL (BASED ON WHERE YOU LIVE)
Lucien_SabreFebruary 16, 2018
Pros
Nice interface. Plays all regions and region-free discs. Light-weight and consume little resources. It works on Mac and Windows.
Cons
Price changes based on where people come from. Updating it is impossible.
Summary
I thought the program was nice until I tried to update it (and was unable to) but above all found out the software producer is charging clients based on their country: the player is free for english, danish and japanese-speaking customers whereas for spanish, french, italian and portuguese-speaking ones it costs over $40 per year. Program uninstalled, and I'll never use it again as I refuse to accept that kind of policy.
No Support for product
tabreu31January 11, 2018
Pros
No pros at all
Cons
Software doesn't work. I have sent screen shots and detailed explanations. The software keeps asking for my registration code over and over again. They told I brought the wrong software (lie) and would send me a link for the upgrade. They never did. I'm now asking for my money back and all I get is emails to summit a question. It doesn't work what else do you want to know.
Summary
DON'T buy this product the support is the worse I have ever worked with.
Not working or quits working
dano853December 28, 2016
Pros
It started to work......
Cons
and then it stopped
Summary
2 attempts to play 2 different blu ray discs. First one wouldn't read the disc (the disc cannot be played etc) Tonight on the second attempt for my chosen movie it played for about 5 minutes then shut down saying that the disc was a copy/bootleg (it wasn't) and I needed to purchase a valid disc. So i'm giving this 1 star for failing twice out of 2 times.
Poor excuse for software
thorlo6December 15, 2015
Pros
Supposed to play Blu-ray discs and has in the past with earlier versions of the software. Will play DVD's with absolute clarity and excellent sound.
Cons
In the current version, 1.9.1.4, which is the free version of player, will not play any Blu-ray discs. When attempted, will show only a green heavily pixilated picture. IMHO, this is a sorry excuse for software that is supposed to play discs.
Summary
Don't waste your time and HDD space to install this software. It isn't worth thee multiple headaches it causes.
You are only leasing the software not purchasing it.
Alan FlaggAugust 26, 2015
Pros
It works very well.
Cons
After a year the software stops working; license expired
Summary
Do not purchase this software if you plan on using it more than a year.
Easy to use, simple functionality, now free
jrchittumJuly 28, 2015
Pros
FREE quick start-up All basic functionality you'd expect
Cons
Has issues sending multichannel audio to different devices. Haven't tried multichannel HDMI as I don't have a receiver. Internal audio card and external MOTU interface don't respond to multiple channels, just stereo. There is probably a way around this using some sort of routing software, but I haven't sorted that out yet.
Summary
Been trying different software. WinDVD Pro11 had major start issues and even worse playback. PowerDVD didn't work with any audio output other than the HDMI, and any "acceleration" meant stuttery horrid playback (with my AMD 290 4gb video card). So far in my search, this is the first piece of software to play multiple blu-rays without any issues. If you want 3D or BD-Live, it's not in the player yet, but they do update, so it could be on the way. So if you don't need that, or analog multichannel audio, it's a great free option.
Super Slow - Stinks!!!
safetymelApril 18, 2015
Pros
It works. That's about it
Cons
This thing is super slow, it literally takes 4 or 5 hours to rip a movie. The menus are confusing and there is no way to tell which version of the movie you are getting, you may get the one with subtitles then you have to try another one (another 4-5 hours).
Summary
I would NOT recommend this product to anyone.
Best choice
colonelcycaJune 8, 2014
Pros
Very good and efficient
Cons
Still looking
Summary
A software worth having.
great integrate media player
Conor_SmithMarch 10, 2014
Pros
1. Support play Blu-ray disc/Blu-ray folder/Blu-ray iso 2. Support to play DVD disc, folder and ISO files. 3. Support almost any kinds of video and audio format(MP4, MKV, MOV, WMV, AVI, FLV, MP3, etc.) 4. Full screen and choose audio track and subtitle 5. Multiple languages supported 6. Support Windows 8.1 perfectly. (Some software does not support the 8.1 version) 7. High quality video image and sound. 8. Playlist editable. 9. Customizable skins.
Cons
1. While playing some BD discs, the program is not going as smooth as video files. 2. A little bit big in size.
Summary
Generally speaking, if you are a video fan and watch videos on computer a lot, you will definitely keep this software although it still needs enhancement. I am looking forward the 4K Blu-ray.
Code given DOES NOT WORK
Blue-JFebruary 24, 2014
Pros
Nothing at all
Cons
Cannot use because can't register.
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Leawo Software

Play Blu-ray, DVD, audio and video files without quality loss.

Being the best free media player software combo, Leawo Blu-ray Player (http://www.leawo.org/blu-ray-player/) is all-inclusive media player software to play back Blu-ray/DVD disc, audio, common videos and up to 1080P HD videos and audios smoothly on Windows 8/7/Vista/XP in lossless quality. As professional region-free Blu-ray/DVD media player software, Leawo Blu-ray Player could decrypt the latest Blu-ray/DVD discs and play Blu-ray/ DVD discs of all region codes. It could play back Blu-ray discs in AACS, BD+ and the latest MKB protection and play CSS-DVD discs easily. It outputs video at up to 1080p high-definition quality without loss of data and frame, and allows full preservation of all audio tracks (like AC3, DTS, AAC, multi-channel LPCM, TrueHD or DTS-HD sound), subtitle streams, chapter markers and videos. With various advanced audio decoding technologies like Dolby, DTS, AAC, TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc. built in, Leawo Blu-ray Player delivers extraordinary audio effect. It could even play back ISO files directly, no extra codecs needed.For better user experience, it provides detailed navigation and full playback control and allows people to adjust subtitles, audio tracks and videos during playback, customize background picture and switch program skins, support multi-languages and multiple screen displays, etc. The Power Manager allows people to protect computer or lattop battery while playing back movies. People could add videos to the internal playlist for continuous movie enjoying. With multi-languages support, Leawo Blu-ray Player could be switched between Dutch, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified) and German. With Leawo Blu-ray Player, HD movie enjoyment on Windows would be greatly improved.

Leawo Blu-ray Player for Windows

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User Reviews

NOT FREE FOR ALL (BASED ON WHERE YOU LIVE)

No Support for product

Not working or quits working

Poor excuse for software

You are only leasing the software not purchasing it.

Easy to use, simple functionality, now free

Super Slow - Stinks!!!

Best choice

great integrate media player

Code given DOES NOT WORK

Developer’s Description