Media Player Classic Alternatives

Media Player Classic is described as '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' and is a leading Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Media Player Classic for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Media Player Classic alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Media Player Classic are MPC-HC, MPV, PotPlayer and SMPlayer.

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  1. Clip is a convergent video player and collection manager utilizing MPV as the backend. By using MPV, you can also play remote videos by entering the URL besides local videos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. A simple media player for GNOME that supports libvlc, xine-lib and libgstreamer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Ghosten Player is a video player compatible with both 📱Android Phone and 📺Android TV, with future support for Windows and macOS under development. It integrates media resources, automatically scrapes metadata, supports IPTV playback, and elegantly builds your...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
     
  4. Soube icon
     4 likes

    A simple and minimalist music player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Playr icon
     2 likes

    Playr was made solely to focus on your video viewing experience. It's not crammed with extra features for organizing files or to make playlists and such. You don't need to install any extras or plug-ins to view your favorite movies, it just works.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. plaYUVer icon
     3 likes

    Open-source video player with the following features:

    • Support for libavformat and libavcodec;
    • Support for wide range of raw video formats;
    • Support for OpenCV imag/video processing library
    • Advanced frame zoom with easy to use pan function
    • Useful information in status ba.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Sidstuga icon
     1 like

    Modern IPTV player for Android, Android TV and Fire TV — bring your own M3U or Xtream playlist, with EPG guide, catch-up, cloud sync and offline downloads.

    99 Sidstuga alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
     
  9. TapTunes icon
     1 like

    With TapTunes, you will experience your music collection like never before. Touch, tap, drag, shake, swipe, pinch ? you've never been this close to your tunes!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. A high-performance home for the music you already own. Luminous is a fast, local-first player for your own audio library — no streaming, no subscriptions, no cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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