CyberLink PowerPlayer

Play media from your CyberLink setup

CyberLink PowerPlayer is an Android player for movies, TV shows, photos and music shared from a home computer over Wi-Fi or stored in CyberLink Cloud. It is aimed at people who already use PowerDVD or PowerPlayer 365 and want to watch or listen on a phone or another Android device.

Most useful inside the same ecosystem

PowerPlayer can access media shared on your home network and content uploaded to CyberLink Cloud. You can also move playback between devices, which is handy when you start watching on one screen and want to continue on another. The app can upload files to CyberLink Cloud and create links for sharing cloud-stored media; shared links can have passwords or restrictions.

For the best experience, CyberLink says you need PowerDVD or PowerPlayer 365 installed on your home computer and an activated CyberLink Cloud account. That makes this less of a general-purpose media library and more of a companion for people already using CyberLink’s software and cloud service.

Worth keeping if you use it regularly

The lasting value depends on whether your media already lives in those shared locations. If it does, PowerPlayer puts that collection within reach without making you transfer everything to the phone first. If you mainly play files stored locally, or do not use CyberLink products, its cloud and network features may have less to offer.

At a glance

• Developer: CyberLink.com
• Category: Entertainment
• Rating: 3.24 from 1,338 ratings
• Installs: 100,000+