PotPlayer Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to PotPlayer for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows 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 loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to PotPlayer are MPC-HC, MPV, SMPlayer and KMPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7698 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.

    168 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • 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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    119
    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.
    3 of 7 comments
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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

     1309 likes

    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.

    141 MPC-HC alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. MPV icon

    MPV

     551 likes

    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.

    114 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    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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    SMPlayer

     457 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.

    131 SMPlayer alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • 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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    SMPlayer icon

    • 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

    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.

    160 KMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

    MPC-BE

     182 likes

    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...

    120 MPC-BE alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

     761 likes

    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...

    133 Media Player Classic alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  11. LLPlayer icon

    LLPlayer

     21 likes

    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.

    64 LLPlayer alternatives

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  12. MPlayer icon

    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.

    135 MPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Haruna

     24 likes

    Open source video player leveraging Qt/QML and libmpv, featuring dual subtitle support, customizable shortcuts, auto chapter skipping by keyword, YouTube and online video playback, integrated playlist overlay, dynamic navigation, and KDE ecosystem compatibility.

    43 Haruna alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • KDE Plasma
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. Windows Media Player icon

    Windows Media Player

     263 likes

    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...

    222 Windows Media Player alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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