5KPlayer Alternatives for Linux

5KPlayer is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to 5KPlayer and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to 5KPlayer are MPV, Strawberry, Clementine and SMPlayer.

5KPlayer alternatives are mainly Audio Players but may also be Media Players or Internet Radio Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 5KPlayer.

5KPlayer

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Media Player

5KPlayer is a new-style free media player for Mac OS as all-in-one HD video/music player, AirPlay streamer and free online...

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VLC Media Player
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Media Player
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
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iPhone
Android Tablet
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Chocolatey
280 VLC Media Player alternatives
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- - VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to 5KPlayer.
- - VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 5KPlayer.
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VLC Media Player Features
1. Ad-freeVLC Media Player doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of VLC Media Player.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsVLC Media Player can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in VLC Media Player without registration.
5. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with VLC Media Player.
6. Support for 4KVLC Media Player supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
7. PortableVLC Media Player can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Dark ModeVLC Media Player supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Works OfflineVLC Media Player can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Video playback
Built-in Media converter
Support for subtitles
Integrated Codecs
Cross-Platform
Customizable
Replay Gain
Playback speed control
Playlists management
Optimal performance
Opinions about VLC Media Player as a Alternative to 5KPlayer
Most users think VLC Media Player is a great 5KPlayer alternative.
MPV
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
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Xfce
91 MPV alternatives
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.
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MPV Features
1. LightweightMPV consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Command line interfaceMPV either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMPV can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. PortableMPV can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Ad-freeMPV doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Works OfflineMPV can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Support for 4KMPV supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
8. Dark ModeMPV supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Music LooperMPV supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Minimalistic
Integrated Codecs
Low resource footprint
FOSS
Drag and Drop
GNU/linux-libre
Configurable
Video playback
Lua scripting
HDR source support
Comments about MPV as a Alternative to 5KPlayer
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Simple UI, lightweight, no need to load a subrip subtitle file from browse nor pull-down menu. Just drag 'n drop corresponding subtitle file on opened video.
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Strawberry
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Linux
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Haiku
228 Strawberry alternatives
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.
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Strawberry Features
1. LightweightStrawberry consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioStrawberry has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
3. Ad-freeStrawberry doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Strawberry without registration.
5. Works OfflineStrawberry can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. No TrackingStrawberry will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Privacy focusedStrawberry is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
8. Goal Setting Strawberry can set individual or group goals to meet over a particular period.
9. Batch Rename FilesStrawberry supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
Music Library
Music collection
Customizable
Auto fetch album covers
Automatic Lyrics Finder
Playlists management
Automatic album art download
Gapless Playback
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
ListenBrainz scrobbling
Clementine
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
237 Clementine alternatives
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...
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Clementine Features
1. LightweightClementine consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Lossless AudioClementine has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Smart playlists
Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Playlists management
Audio Visualization
Ratings
Podcast Subscription
Moodbar
Built-in Tag editor
Music Library
SMPlayer
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
mpv
PortableApps.com
Haiku
MPlayer
117 SMPlayer alternatives
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.
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SMPlayer Features
1. LightweightSMPlayer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeSMPlayer doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works OfflineSMPlayer can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. PortableSMPlayer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in SMPlayer without registration.
6. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with SMPlayer.
Customizable
Support for subtitles
Multiplatform
Skin customization
Youtube support
Integrated Codecs
Built-in subtitle search
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Multiple languages
HDR source support
Audacious
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
Xfce
125 Audacious alternatives
Audacious is an advanced audio player. It is free, lightweight, based on GTK+, runs on Linux and many other *nix platforms and is focused on audio quality and supporting a wide range of audio codecs. There is also support for several visual styles from Winamp.
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Audacious Features
1. LightweightAudacious consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAudacious can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Ad-freeAudacious doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No TrackingAudacious will not track you or use your personal data.
5. Dark ModeAudacious supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Works OfflineAudacious can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. PortableAudacious can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
8. Lossless AudioAudacious has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Windows Compatible
Create Playlist
Music Library
Playlists management
3D visualization
Supports audio media keys
Dynamic Range Compressor
Skinnable
Queued Operations
Global hotkey
DeaDBeeF
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Audio Converter
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
KDE
Cinnamon
GNOME
MATE
Xfce
165 DeaDBeeF alternatives
DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys, gapless playback, streaming audio, command line control, and has an 18-band equalizer.
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DeaDBeeF Features
1. LightweightDeaDBeeF consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsDeaDBeeF can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. PortableDeaDBeeF can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Command line interfaceDeaDBeeF either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
5. Lossless AudioDeaDBeeF has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
6. Works OfflineDeaDBeeF can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Ad-freeDeaDBeeF doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Fully customizable interface
Replay Gain
Playlists management
Support for Hotkeys
Mods
Quod Libet
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Debian
Xfce
158 Quod Libet alternatives
Quod Libet is a Gapless GTK+-based audio player written in Python. Its designed around the idea that you know how to organize your music better than we do. It lets you make playlists based on regular expressions (dont worry, regular searches work too).
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Quod Libet Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsQuod Libet can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Ad-freeQuod Libet doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortableQuod Libet can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Quod Libet.
5. User RatingQuod Libet supports user ratings and reviews to help you make up your mind.
Library Management
Customization
Tagging
Music Library
Media library
Waveform Seekbar
Built-in Tag editor
Sits in the System Tray
Audio playback
Sorting
MPlayer
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
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Windows
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Xfce
MorphOS
123 MPlayer alternatives
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.
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MPlayer Features
1. LightweightMPlayer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableMPlayer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Hardware AcceleratedMPlayer can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
4. Command line interfaceMPlayer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Integrated Codecs
Videos
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Linux
83 Videos alternatives
Videos (previously Totem) is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer. It features a playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as keyboard navigation.
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Videos Features
1. LightweightVideos consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeVideos doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeVideos supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Works OfflineVideos can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Watch videos
Nautilus integration
Support for subtitles
Capture image from video
Exaile
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Linux
BSD
Xfce
142 Exaile alternatives
Exaile is a cross-platform music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python and is easily extensible via plugins. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, streaming Internet radio...
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Exaile Features
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Tomahawk
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
88 Tomahawk alternatives
Tomahawk gives you to access to all of your favorite music in one powerful media player. Seamlessly jump from playing a song off your local machine, to one streaming from your other machines, to a recommendation from Spotify, to a pre-release on SoundCloud to your favorite...
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Tomahawk Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsTomahawk can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Spotify integration
Deezer integration
Youtube integration
SoundCloud Integration
Google Play Music integration
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Owncloud integration
Discontinued
The project is no longer maintained. Last version, 0.8.4, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.