Media Player Classic Alternatives for Windows

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1. 

   

   VLC Media Player

    7758 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.

   171 VLC Media Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • 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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   MPC-HC

    1319 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.

   144 MPC-HC alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Feb 6, 2018

   0

   It has the same look and feel

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • MPC-HC is Free and Open SourceMedia Player Classic is also Free and Open Source
   • MPC-HC is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMedia Player Classic is not according to our users
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   MPV

    570 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.

   119 MPV alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Xfce
   • Chocolatey

   

   

   

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   PotPlayer

    700 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.

   135 PotPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • South Korea

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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7. 

   

   SMPlayer

    464 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.

   129 SMPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • mpv
   • Snapcraft
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • MPlayer
   • Flathub
   • Homebrew

   

   

   

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   MPC-BE

    184 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...

   119 MPC-BE alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Doc Flay

   Positive comment•Aug 28, 2017

   0

   This branch of MPC is still active, and unlike MPC-HC it still uses the FFMPEG codecs.

   Wireball

   Positive comment•Jul 14, 2020

   0

   Very similar functionality to MPC-HC and a dark mode. More up to date too.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jan 6, 2025

   0

   It is working better than any alternative I've used.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • MPC-BE is Free and Open SourceMedia Player Classic is also Free and Open Source
   • MPC-BE is Lightweight and CustomizableMedia Player Classic is not according to our users
10. 

    

    KMPlayer

     484 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.

    159 KMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • South Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    

    

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Hungary
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    

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    LLPlayer

     25 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.

    66 LLPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    Harmonoid

     34 likes

    🎵 Plays & manages your music library. Looks beautiful & juicy. Playlists, visuals, synced lyrics, pitch shift, volume boost & more.

    60 Harmonoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Mac

    

    

    

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    Windows Media Player

     264 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...

    216 Windows Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    Miro Player

     242 likes

    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    102 Miro Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

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