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The best Media Player alternative to PotPlayer 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 PotPlayer and loads of them are Media Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Media Player alternatives to PotPlayer are MPC-HC, MPV, SMPlayer and KMPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7684 likes
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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.

    166 VLC Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • 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
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Comments about VLC Media Player as an Alternative to PotPlayer
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    64

    Not as good as Pot Player but whatever

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    12

    No thumbnail preview when hover on seekbar.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    -2

    I do not use Windows, and PotPlayer is Windows-only. That automatically means I cannot use it. I just moved completely to Linux a week ago after CoPilot appeared on my PC after an update, and remained after uninstall. I really LIKE PotPlayer, but again, now that I'm Linux-only on all 4 PCs, it's of no use to me. VLC is the next, closest alternative.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think VLC Media Player is a great PotPlayer alternative.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to PotPlayer.

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

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourcePotPlayer is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is Privacy focusedPotPlayer is not according to our users
  2. MPC-HC icon

    MPC-HC

     1308 likes
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    A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.

    140 MPC-HC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. MPV icon

    MPV

     550 likes
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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.

    112 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about MPV as an Alternative to PotPlayer
    Noah Sean
    Negative
    2

    Too barebrones, not customizable.

    gregoryem
    Negative
    0

    You need to configure mpc over cli or config file, unlike MPC-HC/BE or PotPlayer withe outstanding GUI. I was seen some pdf manual to MPV, which had few hundreds pages. For MPC and PotPlayer I newer needed to use manual - everything was clear thanks to logical GUI structure.

    coralinecastell
    Positive
    1

    Runs on Linux, it's FOSS, fast and clean interface, frequently updated.

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    • Most users think MPV is a great PotPlayer alternative.

    • MPV is Free and Open SourcePotPlayer is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • MPV is Privacy focusedPotPlayer is not according to our users
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  6. SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

     457 likes
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    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.

    130 SMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
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    Comments about SMPlayer as an Alternative to PotPlayer
    gregoryem
    Negative
    0

    SMPlayer is just a skin for old MPlayer - not very customizable software with much less capabilities than PotPlayer.

    Guest
    Positive
    8

    SMPlayer and Pot player are not very similar at first glance. But SMPlayer is heavily customizable. You can get 99.99% features of pot player in SMPlayer by tweaking. Just be patient first time

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think SMPlayer is a great PotPlayer alternative.

    • SMPlayer is Free and Open SourcePotPlayer is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. KMPlayer icon

    KMPlayer

     482 likes
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    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.

    158 KMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  8. MPC-BE icon

    MPC-BE

     181 likes
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    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...

    118 MPC-BE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

     761 likes
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    Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in...

    134 Media Player Classic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    IINA

     134 likes
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    IINA is born to be a modern macOS application, from its framework to user interface. It adopts the post-Yosemite design language and keeps up the pace of new technologies like Force Touch, Touch Bar and Picture-in-Picture.

    45 IINA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • mpv
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    Comments about IINA as an Alternative to PotPlayer
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Good design, no glitches, good subtitle support and rendering, easy and accessible settings (video, audios, subs). It's not as complete as Potplayer or other Windows players, but is the best FOSS video player I found for MacOs. Recommended

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think IINA is a great PotPlayer alternative.

    • IINA is Free and Open SourcePotPlayer is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • IINA is Privacy focusedPotPlayer is not according to our users
  12. MPlayer icon

    MPlayer

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    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.

    134 MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
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  13. LLPlayer icon

    LLPlayer

     20 likes
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    A media player to enhance your language skills with dual and AI-generated subtitles powered by OpenAI Whisper. Real-time OCR, translation with Google/DeepL, and word lookup boost learning. Supports 134 languages, fully customizable shortcuts, and it's free & open-source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MX Player

     195 likes
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    Powerful video and music player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle supports

    135 MX Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Chrome OS
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  15. mpvKt icon

    mpvKt

     13 likes
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    A media player for Android based on mpv-android aiming to provide a nicer user interface over the original

    68 mpvKt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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