Kinema Alternatives

Apps similar to Kinema include VLC Media Player, which is free and open source. Other options are Kodi, Jellyfin, MPC-HC and MPV. You can choose from more than 10 Media Players like Kinema for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
     7963 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.

    218 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
    • Apple Watch
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  2. Kodi icon
     1572 likes

    Open-source media player compatible with Linux, Mac, Windows, Xbox, and iOS, designed for home theater PCs. Customizable with themes, supports 4K, audio and video formats, streaming, privacy-focused operations, and extensible with plugins.

    118 Kodi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Xbox
    • Apple TV
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  3. Jellyfin icon
     396 likes

    A free, open-source media system alternative to proprietary options like Emby and Plex, with Chromecast support, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, focusing on privacy without premium features, managing media from dedicated servers to multiple devices via various apps.

    109 Jellyfin alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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  4. MPC-HC icon
     1338 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.

    171 MPC-HC alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. MPV icon
     598 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.

    140 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • Android
    • Haiku
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • OpenAPK
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  6. Plex icon
     903 likes

    A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

    122 Plex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • US flagUnited States
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  7. PotPlayer icon
     705 likes

    Extensive Windows media player with wide format compatibility, robust customization, ad-free interface, hardware acceleration, advanced and animated subtitle support, smooth seamless playback, 3D output modes, scene preview, bookmarks, OpenCodec, and device support.

    160 PotPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. MPC-BE icon
     189 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...

    141 MPC-BE alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Emby icon
     179 likes

    Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.

    73 Emby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
    • US flagUnited States
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  10. mpv.net icon
     25 likes

    mpv.net is a modern media player for Windows. mpv is similar to VLC not based on DirectShow like MPC, mpv.net is based on libmpv which in return is based on ffmpeg.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
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  11. JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.

    75 JRiver Media Center alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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