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  1. VLC Media Player icon
     7680 likes

    Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more.

    • Media Player
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
    167 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent231 reviews
  2. Stremio icon
     2657 likes

    Media center supporting movies, series, YouTube, and smartTV casting via DLNA/Chromecast. Offers HD, subtitles, add-ons, with no registration needed. Notice of new episodes.

    • Video Streaming App
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android TV
    Website
    95 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good322 reviews
  3. Kodi icon
     1531 likes

    Open-source media player supporting Linux to iOS, highly customizable with plug-ins, supports 4K and diverse formats, privacy-centric and ad-free.

    • Media Center
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fire TV
    Kodi screenshot 1
    76 alternatives
    3.9
    Good35 reviews
  4. MPC-HC icon
     1308 likes

    Open-source media player offering video and audio format support, no ads, and community-driven development. Features include dark theme, codec support, and YouTube compatibility.

    MPC-HC screenshot 1
    139 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good51 reviews
  5. foobar2000 icon
     1536 likes

    Advanced audio player supporting MP3, FLAC, and more. Features gapless playback, customizable UI, audio CD ripping, ReplayGain, and plugin support.

    • Audio Player
    • Free PersonalProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.
    198 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good45 reviews
  6. MPV icon
     548 likes

    MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

    • Media Player
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    MPV screenshot 1
    113 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good50 reviews
  7. Jellyfin icon
     324 likes

    Free open-source media system alternative to proprietary options, supports Chromecast, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, with privacy focus.

    • Media Server
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • Tizen OS
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Kodi
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Cloudron
    Jellyfin screenshot 1
    50 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent28 reviews
  8. AIMP icon
     874 likes

    A powerful audio player for Windows and Android, supporting numerous codecs and audio interfaces, offering customizable skins, plugins, and advanced features.

    • Audio Player
    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1
    340 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent39 reviews
  9. Plex icon
     882 likes

    Need something to watch? We’re on it. Plex combines free movies & TV with the best free streaming services, so there’s always more to discover.

    • Media Server
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    • Kodi
    • Google TV
    • Playstation
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Chromecast
    • Xbox
    • Docker Hub
    • Online
    Plex screenshot 1
    89 alternatives
    3.2
    Fair24 reviews
  10. Clementine icon
     749 likes

    Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and...

    Clementine with lyrics pane
    251 alternatives
    3.9
    Good23 reviews
  11. MusicBee icon
     588 likes

    Manages and organizes music libraries, playlists, and folders, supports podcasts and web radio, advanced tagging, CD ripping, device sync, and multiple audio formats.

    Promo 1: Main Features
    124 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent44 reviews
  12. Winamp icon
     894 likes

    Full-featured media player known for ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, supports plug-ins, playlists, and music library.

    Media Library
    258 alternatives
    3.9
    Good17 reviews
  13. SMPlayer icon
     457 likes

    SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.

    • Media Player
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    Playing video - Default Skin
    129 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent18 reviews
  14. Audacious icon
     298 likes

    Free, open-source audio player for Unix-like systems offering high audio quality, support for multiple codecs, Internet radio, plugins, and customizable interface.

    Audacious screenshot 1
    133 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent21 reviews
  15. Strawberry icon
     249 likes

    Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.

    Strawberry screenshot 1
    242 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good48 reviews
  16. nuclear icon
     102 likes

    Free streaming player sourcing music from YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and more, with lyrics, downloading, radio mode, ad-skipping, and Last.fm scrobbling.

    • Audio Player
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Window Manager
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    nuclear screenshot 1
    71 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good14 reviews
  17. iTunes icon
     1050 likes

    Organizes audio, video, and playlists, streams Internet radio, syncs with devices, manages purchases, imports CDs, supports audiobooks, and runs on Windows or macOS.

    • Discontinued
    • Audio Player
    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Personal library Album view
    241 alternatives
    2.8
    Poor23 reviews
  18. MPC-BE icon
     180 likes

    Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) is a fork of MPC and MPC-HC. It moved away from MPC's aim to mimic the look and feel of Windows Media Player with updated player controls and provides additional features on top of MPC-HC such as a video preview tooltip when...

    MPC-BE screenshot 1
    118 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good16 reviews
  19. MediaMonkey icon
     489 likes

    MediaMonkey is a music player and a music library manager with support for 50,000+ files and many features for organizing, tagging, converting and burning your music. It also has advanced podcasting and syncing features.

    MediaMonkey screenshot 1
    123 alternatives
  20. KMPlayer icon
     481 likes

    KMPlayer is an excellent free video player for PC with a user-friendly interface, Ultra HD support, 3D movies, clear subtitles, online streaming, and external digital TV compatibility.

    • Media Player
    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    PC
    157 alternatives
    3.0
    Fair9 reviews
  21. MPlayer icon
     341 likes

    MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    • Discontinued
    • Media Player
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
    133 alternatives
  22. Windows Media Player is a video and audio player developed by Microsoft for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV and the original Windows Media...

    Windows Media Player screenshot 1
    218 alternatives
    3.0
    Fair9 reviews