Flip4Mac AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Media Players

The best open source Media Player alternative to Flip4Mac is VLC Media Player. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Flip4Mac and many of them are open source Media Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Media Player alternatives to Flip4Mac are MPC-HC, SMPlayer, Media Player Classic and MPC-BE.

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Flip4Mac is the official Windows Media Player on the Mac - supported and hosted by Microsoft. Only Flip4Mac combines the best of a system wide QuickTime Player...

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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 Flip4Mac.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Flip4Mac.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceFlip4Mac is Paid and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableFlip4Mac is not according to our users
  2. MPC-HC icon
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    MPC-HC

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    Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. Media Player Classic Home Cinema supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.

    135 MPC-HC alternatives
    MPC-HC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    MPC-HC screenshot 1
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    +5
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Stream audio
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for 4K
    7.  Portable
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Webcam recording
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  4. SMPlayer icon
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    SMPlayer

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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.

    124 SMPlayer alternatives
    Playing video - Default Skin

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    Main Window - Dark Skin
    Option - Tablet Mode
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    SMPlayer on a GNU/Linux Machine

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Skin customization
    5.  Youtube support
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Built-in subtitle search
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Portable
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Chromecast Support
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  5. Media Player Classic icon
    Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

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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...

    131 Media Player Classic alternatives
    Media Player Classic screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Media Player Classic Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is MPC-HC icon MPC-HC . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com

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  6. MPC-BE icon
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    MPC-BE

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    MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows.

    MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.

    114 MPC-BE alternatives
    MPC-BE screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    +2
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Thumbnails
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Integrated Youtube support
    6.  Works Offline
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  7. MPlayer icon
    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.

    132 MPlayer alternatives
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Accelerated
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Integrated Codecs
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  9. 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
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  10. SPlayer icon
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    SPlayer

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    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.

    121 SPlayer alternatives
    SPlayer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    SPlayer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Lyrics
    3.  Integrated Codecs
    SPlayer screenshot 1
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    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.9.3) is from August 2020.

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  11. UMPlayer icon
    UMPlayer icon

    UMPlayer

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    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.

    146 UMPlayer alternatives
    UMPlayer Skinnable User Interface - feature rich yet easy to use

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    UMPlayer Features

    1.  Resume playback
    Integrated YouTube player - search and play YouTube videos directly from UMPlayer
    Integrated SHOUTcast Radio player - search and play internet radio directly from UMPlayer
    Discontinued

    No more updates, latest downloads from 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/

    UMPlayer iconFlip4Mac Icon

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  12. QMPlay2 icon
    QMPlay2 icon

    QMPlay2

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    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.

    142 QMPlay2 alternatives
    QMPlay2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Youtube support
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Support for 4K
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  Hardware Accelerated
    11.  Radio Player
    12.  Support for Lyrics
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  13. MPlayerX icon
    MPlayerX icon

    MPlayerX

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    MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.

    93 MPlayerX alternatives
    MPlayerX with player controller showing

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer

    MPlayerX Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  macOS-like
    3.  MultiTouch
    4.  Support for subtitles
    MPlayerX video tuner
    MPlayerX equalizer
    +1
    MPlayerX screenshot 3
    Warning

    MPlayerX has been bundled with malwares, including adware. See the VirusTotal scan results at https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/6f1e9d7dc6b52af887b5e1bee6e0d0366345fb53c752ca23b98a9cf9b647fd49/analysis/1441451188/

    Discontinued

    Installer contains possible malware:https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=29897

    MPlayerX iconFlip4Mac Icon

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  14. Musique icon
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    Musique

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    Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.

    133 Musique alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Musique Features

    1. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2.  Automatic album art download
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
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