Potplayer Show Milliseconds [best] May 2026

PotPlayer does not have a single toggle to show milliseconds in the main interface timer, but you can display them using the On-Screen Display (OSD) or by copying the timestamp to your clipboard. Displaying Milliseconds via OSD

You can force PotPlayer to show precise time information, including milliseconds, on the video screen:

Toggle OSD: Press Scroll Lock or Pause/Break to cycle through different OSD playback information. Customizing OSD: Press F5 to open Preferences. Navigate to General > OSD Messages.

Ensure "Show playback time in OSD" is enabled. You can often customize the format here to include milliseconds (e.g., using tags if the skin supports them). Copying Time to Clipboard

If you need the millisecond value for editing or documentation, PotPlayer has a built-in feature to copy the exact current time: Go to Preferences (F5) > General > Keyboard. potplayer show milliseconds

Search for the command Copy current playback elapsed time to clipboard (usually under "Misc/Other"). Assign a hotkey to it.

In the format settings for this command, you can specify HH:MM:SS.mmm to ensure milliseconds are included when you paste the time. Alternative: Frame Display

If you are performing frame-accurate work, you can toggle frame numbers instead of time by pressing Ctrl + G to jump to a specific frame or by enabling frame info in the OSD settings.

Steps — show milliseconds in the seek/status bar tooltip

  1. Right‑click → Preferences (F5).
  2. Go to Playback → Seeking or Control Panel / Playback Control.
  3. Enable options like Show tooltip on seek or Display file-time on seek.
  4. If there’s a format string for the tooltip/time, set it to hh:mm:ss.SSS.
  5. Apply and test by hovering the progress bar or dragging the seek handle — the preview/tooltip should show milliseconds.

The "Show Milliseconds" Menu is Greyed Out? (Troubleshooting)

Many users report that the milliseconds option is missing or greyed out. Here is why: PotPlayer does not have a single toggle to

Alternative Method (Registry Tweak – No Longer Needed)

In older PotPlayer versions (< 1.7), you had to edit the registry. Now it's built-in, but if you're using a legacy version:

  1. Close PotPlayer.
  2. Open regedit (Registry Editor).
  3. Navigate to:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daum\PotPlayer\Settings
  4. Create/modify DWORD TimeFormat and set value to 4 (for milliseconds).
  5. Restart PotPlayer.

Not recommended – use the in-app settings above.

Method 2: The Permanent Method (Settings Menu)

If you want PotPlayer to always show milliseconds (or save the setting so you don't have to toggle it every time), follow these steps:

  1. Open PotPlayer.
  2. Right-click anywhere inside the player window to open the context menu.
  3. Navigate to Options > Playback.
  4. Look for a setting labeled "Show detailed time" and check the box.
    • Alternative Path: Some versions have this under Options > General > OSD (On Screen Display). Look for "Time Display" options.
  5. Click Apply and OK.

Once applied, the time displayed on the video (usually top-left during playback or when seeking) will now include milliseconds. Right‑click → Preferences (F5)

Issue 2: Hardware Acceleration conflict.

In rare cases, DXVA (GPU decoding) struggles with real-time millisecond polling on very old versions of PotPlayer.

Issue 1: You are using a custom skin.

Third-party skins (e.g., "Windows 10," "Zune," or "Minimalist") often hardcode the time format. They do not support millisecond variables.

To show milliseconds on the seek bar tooltip:

3. Change Time Format to Include Milliseconds

If you don't see these exact options, choose Custom and manually enter:
hh:mm:ss.ttt (where ttt = thousandths = milliseconds)