Free PotPlayer Alternatives for Mac

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1. 

   

   VLC Media Player

    7760 likes

   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.

   172 VLC Media Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • 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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   Top Positive Comment

   Guest

   Feb 23, 2016

   64

   Not as good as Pot Player but whatever

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Top Negative Comment

   Guest

   Jul 28, 2020

   12

   No thumbnail preview when hover on seekbar.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   RemovedUser

   Positive comment•Nov 19, 2024

   -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.

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   • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourcePotPlayer is Free Personal and Proprietary
   • VLC Media Player is Decentralized and Privacy focusedPotPlayer is not according to our users
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   MPV

    572 likes

   Versatile audio and video player featuring support for a wide range of formats, audio and video codecs, subtitle types, hardware acceleration via GPU, OpenGL output with high-quality scaling, on-screen controls, and embeddable C API for integration into applications.

   120 MPV alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Xfce
   • Chocolatey

   

   

   

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   Noah Sean

   Negative comment•Jun 21, 2024

   2

   Too barebrones, not customizable.

   gregoryem

   Negative comment•Dec 18, 2025

   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 comment•Nov 21, 2019

   1

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

   

   

   • 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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   SMPlayer

    464 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.

   129 SMPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • mpv
   • Snapcraft
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • MPlayer
   • Flathub
   • Homebrew

   

   

   

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   gregoryem

   Negative comment•Dec 18, 2025

   0

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

   Guest

   Positive comment•Feb 9, 2019

   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

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   • SMPlayer is Free and Open SourcePotPlayer is Free Personal and Proprietary
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   IINA

    144 likes

   Modern macOS media player with retina-optimized video playback, supports numerous audio and video formats via mpv core, features an interactive UI, gesture and Touch Bar controls, Picture-in-Picture, and comprehensive customization through open source scripting and settings.

   50 IINA alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • mpv

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Mar 30, 2021

   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

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

    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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Hungary
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • AmigaOS
   • Xfce
   • MorphOS
   • Haiku

   

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   Harmonoid

    34 likes

   Material-based cross-platform player managing music libraries, playlists, and radio streams with synced and custom lyrics, tag editor, pitch, speed, and volume controls, Discord and Last.fm integration, light-dark themes, and low RAM usage for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.

   61 Harmonoid alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • India

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android

   

   

   

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    Infuse

     52 likes

    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    116 Infuse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Media Player
    • Media Server

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS

    

    

    

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    GOM Player

     240 likes

    GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.

    132 GOM Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • South Korea

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    

    

    

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    Miro Player

     242 likes

    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    102 Miro Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

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    Submarine Player

     8 likes

    Struggling to find subtitles for your videos? Submarine Player automatically generates and shows subtitles as you watch, so you can easily enjoy videos in any language.

    68 Submarine Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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    SPlayer

     102 likes

    SPlayer is a player that supports all popular formats, including DVDRip, HDTV, RMVB, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AC3/DTS, VP3/6/7, Indeo, XVD, OGG / OGM, APE, FLAC, TTA, AAC, MPC, 3GP/AMR, and subtitles.

    116 SPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • China

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    

    

    

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    QMPlay2

     13 likes

    QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.

    152 QMPlay2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    

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