Media Player Classic Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Media Player Classic for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people 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 Media Player Classic and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Media Player Classic are MPC-HC, MPV, PotPlayer and SMPlayer.

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  1. ampcast icon
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    Ampcast is a music player for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Navidrome and Subsonic. With additional support for Apple Music, Spotify and TIDAL. It integrates with last.fm and ListenBrainz and features the Milkdrop visualizer (among others).

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
     
  2. MPlayer GUI with multiple playlists. Each playlist stores information about last played file and position inside file allowing to resume playback. Borderless interface mimics MPlayer itself during playback.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre is your all-in-one media player that plays videos, DVDs, Blu-ray and 3D discs, online video and more with cinema-like experience. It delivers stunning Blu-ray 3D and HD video playback and supports almost all video files like WMV, FLV, MPEG, AVI, MP4...

    85 ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Cineplay icon
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    Originating from the Jahshaka project OpenLibraries based Cineplay is a multi platform video player that supports a wide array of codecs.

    56 Cineplay alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. MPCStar icon
     6 likes

    MPCSTAR is an all-in-one package of video player, audio player and many codecs. It contains a user-friendly player and carefully selected codecs to support various media formats. With MPCSTAR, you would be able to play all your movies and music downloaded from the internet.

    56 MPCStar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. DAPlayer icon
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    DAPlayer is powerful, free video/audio player software for Windows.

    It supports playing most popular video formats like MPEG1/2, AVI, FLV, MP4, and High-definition videos which include Bluray, AVCHD, TS, MKV, MPEG4, H264 video formats as well as all 1-6 region locked DVDs and.

    127 DAPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Free Mac Media Player is the best video player for Mac and Windows users. You can use it to playback videos in MP4/AVI/MKV/MOV/FLV/WMV and other formats smoothly. Therefore, whether you have downloaded videos from YouTube, or downloaded flash videos from other sites, or recorded...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Aurora Player icon
     2 likes

    The ambient light player for your favorite videos. This effect will you give you immersive viewing experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
     
  9. Video Peek icon
     1 like

    Videos are broken down as a grid of "moments" instantly, offering you a panoramic interactive view of any video

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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