VLC
Close matchFreeThe closest match for someone who liked PotPlayer's format support and liked poking at settings. Plays almost anything with nothing extra to install.
Your files: Plays the same video files and picks up the same subtitle files.
Does PotPlayer run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. PotPlayer is made for Windows only, and there is no Mac or Linux version. On Linux you pick a different player, and the good ones are free.
PotPlayer's own download page offers Windows 7 through Windows 11 and nothing else. Kakao has never made a Mac or Linux build, so there is no official route and nothing to wait for.
The good news is that PotPlayer's main appeal, playing anything you throw at it without hunting for codecs, is normal behaviour on Linux. VLC and mpv based players handle the same odd formats out of the box.
What you will miss is the fine control. PotPlayer lets you adjust the picture, audio sync, filters and shortcuts in enormous detail, and no Linux player offers quite the same wall of settings in the same place. VLC comes closest.
Your video files are not affected at all. They play the same on Linux, and any subtitle files sitting next to them are picked up the same way.
What to use instead of PotPlayer
mpv
Close matchFreeFor the speed rather than the settings. Very light and quick, with almost no interface, which suits an older computer.
Your files: Plays the same files and subtitle files.
Celluloid
Close matchFreeA tidy window around the same engine mpv uses. Good if you want something that just opens a file and plays it.
Your files: Plays the same files and subtitle files.
This doesn't have to stop you
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need PotPlayer. Everything else you do can move.
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