Cinema Alternatives

Cinema is described as 'A video player for watching and managing local video files' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cinema for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Cinema alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cinema are MPV, Windows Media Player, Videos and DivX.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
    VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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    Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

    298 VLC Media Player alternatives
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • 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
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Video playback
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Support for subtitles
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Audio Recording
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Internet Radio
    10.  Compatibility Layer
    11.  Media Streaming
    12.  Replay Gain
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    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Cinema.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cinema.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceCinema is also Free and Open Source
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableCinema is not according to our users
  2. MPV icon
    MPV icon

    MPV

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    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.

    103 MPV alternatives
    MPV screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    MPV screenshot 1
    MPV screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Integrated Codecs
    2.  Low resource footprint
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Video playback
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  Lua scripting
    8.  HDR source support
    9.  GNU/linux-libre
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Hardware Accelerated
    12.  Portable
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  4. Windows Media Player icon
    Windows Media Player icon

    Windows Media Player

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    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...

    213 Windows Media Player alternatives
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for DLNA
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Bundled with Windows
    8.  Music Library
    9.  DVD Burner
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  5. Videos icon
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    Videos

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    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.

    98 Videos alternatives
    Videos screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Videos screenshot 1
    Videos screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Watch videos
    7. GNOME Files icon  Nautilus integration
    8.  Support for subtitles
    9.  Capture image from video
    Videos iconCinema Icon

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  6. DivX icon
    DivX icon

    DivX

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    The best version of DivX® Software for Windows is now available. Get an unparalleled video experience with an advanced video player and video converter. All for free.

    348 DivX alternatives
    DivX screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    DivX Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Chromecast Support
    7.  Support for subtitles
    DivX iconCinema Icon

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  7. MPV-EASY Player icon
    MPV-EASY Player icon

    MPV-EASY Player

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    MPV-EASY Player is a movie player based on MPV .It comes with an easy-to-use interface, you can quickly adjust many parameters, carefully adjusted default settings will be able to stimulate all the performance of the MPV player, so that...

    82 MPV-EASY Player alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv

    MPV-EASY Player Features

    1.  Video playback
    Options
    MPV-EASY Player iconCinema Icon

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  9. Pretty Good Music Player icon
    Pretty Good Music Player icon

    Pretty Good Music Player

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    Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app!

    287 Pretty Good Music Player alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Pretty Good Music Player Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Music Library
    Discontinued

    Not maintained since April 1st, 2017.

    Pretty Good Music Player iconCinema Icon

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  10. xine icon
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    xine

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    xine is a free multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet.

    41 xine alternatives
    xine screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce

    xine Features

    1.  Fullscreen support
    2.  Capture image from video
    xine iconCinema Icon

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  11. Movie Monad

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    A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.

    281 Movie Monad alternatives
    Movie Monad screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Lastly committed on Dec 11, 2018

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  12. Films & TV icon
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    Films & TV

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    Movies & TV (Canada and the US) or Films & TV (UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), previously Xbox Video and Zune Video, is the default video player of Windows 10 and Xbox One.

    273 Films & TV alternatives
    Promotional screenshot from Microsoft Store

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    Live screenshot from Windows 10 version 21H1
    Films & TV iconCinema Icon

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  13. Audience Media Player icon
    Audience Media Player icon

    Audience Media Player

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    Audience is a modern video player that brings the lessons learned from the web home to the desktop.

    132 Audience Media Player alternatives
    Showing Video

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Looks discontinued. Last update of the binaries was in August 2017

    Audience Media Player iconCinema Icon

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  14. Clip (Maui Applications) icon
    Clip (Maui Applications) icon

    Clip (Maui Applications)

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    Clip is a convergent video player and collection manager utilizing MPV as the backend. By using MPV, you can also play remote videos by entering the URL besides local videos.

    29 Clip (Maui Applications) alternatives
    Clip (Maui Applications) screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Clip (Maui Applications) Features

    1. YouTube icon  Youtube integration
    Clip (Maui Applications) screenshot 1
    Clip (Maui Applications) iconCinema Icon

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