PotPlayer Alternatives for Linux

PotPlayer 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 PotPlayer and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PotPlayer are MPV, SMPlayer, MPlayer and Celluloid.

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

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Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to choose from and lots of...

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VLC Media Player
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Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Mac
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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 PotPlayer.
- - VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PotPlayer.
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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. Dark ModeVLC Media Player supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
8. PortableVLC Media Player can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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
Media Streaming
Comments about VLC Media Player as a Alternative to PotPlayer
Most users think VLC Media Player is a great PotPlayer alternative.
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Erik Estrada
It's multi-platform, free and open source.

It's very simple to use with no fancy or bloated interfaces yet it has a lot of options for all my needs when using it on the PC and it works perfectly out of the box on other systems too even for playing videos over the network.
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Guest
Not as good as Pot Player but whatever
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Guest
No thumbnail preview when hover on seekbar.
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mandrael
PotPlayer can show a floating thumbnail when hovering over the timeline. PotPlayer can copy the current timecode via hotkey. VLC can't do both :-/
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Shu_Ouma93
Rewarded that this software can read all types of files or almost. While that has always given me problems, unlike Potplayer. VLC cannot read all types of video files. Either they don't work or they freeze every few seconds. So it is unwatchable.
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MPV
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
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Windows
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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. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMPV can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Command line interfaceMPV either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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
Lua scripting
Drag and Drop
Configurable
Video playback
GNU/linux-libre
HDR source support
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Most users think MPV is a great PotPlayer alternative.
coralinecastell
Runs on Linux, it's FOSS, fast and clean interface, frequently updated.
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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
Comments about SMPlayer as a Alternative to PotPlayer
Most users think SMPlayer is a great PotPlayer alternative.
Guest
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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MPlayer
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
AmigaOS
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. Command line interfaceMPlayer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Integrated Codecs
Opinions about MPlayer as a Alternative to PotPlayer
Most users think MPlayer is a great PotPlayer alternative.
Celluloid
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
Linux
mpv
42 Celluloid alternatives
Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) is a simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. Celluloid interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv, allowing access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.
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Celluloid Features
1. Dark ModeCelluloid supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. LightweightCelluloid consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Works OfflineCelluloid can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Support for 4KCelluloid supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
5. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Celluloid without registration.
6. Ad-freeCelluloid doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Miro Player
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
110 Miro Player alternatives
Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.
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Miro Player Features
1. Music StoreYou can buy music and keep ownership in perpetuity at Miro Player.
TV Streaming
Fullscreen support
Create Playlist
Built-in Torrent client
Media library
Music Library
Android Sync
Built-in Media converter
Discontinued
"Although we are no longer developing Miro, we do continue to make the media player available."https://pculture.org/pcf-projectsSee also:"The last version (6.0) was released in 2013 and is no longer functioning correctly because of changes to the YouTube API."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miro_(video_software)

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Most users think Miro Player is a great PotPlayer alternative.
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
Harmonoid
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Audio Player
Media Player
Music Streaming Service
Windows
Linux
Android
39 Harmonoid alternatives
🎵 Plays & manages your music library. Looks beautiful & juicy. Playlists, visuals, synced lyrics, pitch shift, volume boost & more.
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Harmonoid Features
1. Works OfflineHarmonoid can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Ad-freeHarmonoid doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Harmonoid without registration.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsHarmonoid can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. LightweightHarmonoid consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. Dark ModeHarmonoid supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Music Library
YouTube Music
Lyrics
UMPlayer
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Media Player
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142 UMPlayer alternatives
UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. 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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UMPlayer Features
Resume playback
Discontinued
No more updates, latest downloads from 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/

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Almost everyone thinks UMPlayer is a great PotPlayer alternative.
QMPlay2
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
127 QMPlay2 alternatives
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.
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QMPlay2 Features
1. Works OfflineQMPlay2 can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. No TrackingQMPlay2 will not track you or use your personal data.
3. LightweightQMPlay2 consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Support for 4KQMPlay2 supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
5. Ad-freeQMPlay2 doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in QMPlay2 without registration.
7. Dark ModeQMPlay2 supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
8. Hardware AcceleratedQMPlay2 can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
9. Privacy focusedQMPlay2 is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Youtube support
Playlists management
Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration
Radio Player
Lyrics
Haruna Video Player
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Audio Player
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
26 Haruna Video Player alternatives
Open source video player built with Qt/QML and libmpv.
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Haruna Video Player Features
1. LightweightHaruna Video Player consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeHaruna Video Player doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Haruna Video Player without registration.
4. Works OfflineHaruna Video Player can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Video playback
Subtitle text size
Parole
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Player
Linux
Xfce
84 Parole alternatives
Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.
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Parole Features
1. Dark ModeParole supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
XFCE support
QT Based