MPC-BE AlternativesMedia & Audio Players like MPC-BE

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

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7710 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.

    167 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • 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
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  2. MPC-HC icon

    MPC-HC

     1312 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.

    140 MPC-HC alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    MPC-HC vs MPC-BE Comments
    Doc Flay
    Positive
    -2

    The only other fork of the original MPC, but this one uses LAV codecs instead of FFMPEG

    • MPC-HC is Free and Open SourceMPC-BE is also Free and Open Source
    • MPC-HC is Privacy focusedMPC-BE is not according to our users
  4. MPV icon

    MPV

     555 likes

    MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

    114 MPV alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  6. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     877 likes

    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    347 AIMP alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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    AIMP vs MPC-BE Comments
    Sonomabob
    Negative
    1

    AIMP is an audio plaver, MPC-BE is a video player.

    • AIMP is Free and ProprietaryMPC-BE is Free and Open Source
    • AIMP is Privacy focusedMPC-BE is not according to our users
  7. PotPlayer icon

    PotPlayer

     692 likes

    Windows multimedia software player offering extensive customization, format versatility, and optimized low-end hardware playback. Developed by Kakao, it avoids adware and features powerful customization, praised for its small footprint and high-quality video output, competing with leading players.

    131 PotPlayer alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    zlelmefs
    Negative
    0

    Proprietary spyware popularized by spam advertisements and drive-by downloads from other PUPs

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Pot Player is the best solution

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PotPlayer is Free Personal and ProprietaryMPC-BE is Free and Open Source
    • PotPlayer is MinimalisticMPC-BE is not according to our users
  8. SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

     458 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.

    130 SMPlayer alternatives

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

     762 likes

    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...

    133 Media Player Classic alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  11. KMPlayer icon

    KMPlayer

     483 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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    PC
     
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    LLPlayer

     22 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.

    64 LLPlayer alternatives

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    • Windows
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  13. MPlayer icon

    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.

    134 MPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
     
  14. Windows Media Player icon

    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...

    221 Windows Media Player alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  15. Celluloid icon

    Celluloid

     47 likes

    Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) is a simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. Celluloid interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv, allowing access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.

    61 Celluloid alternatives

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    • Linux
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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