MPC-HC Alternatives

MPC-HC is described as 'Open-source media player offering video and audio format support, no ads, and community-driven development. Features include dark theme, codec support, and YouTube compatibility' and is a leading Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MPC-HC for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Flathub apps. The best MPC-HC alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MPC-HC are MPC-BE, MPV, SMPlayer and PotPlayer.

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Open-source media player offering video and audio format support, no ads, and community-driven development. Features include dark theme, codec support, and YouTube compatibility.

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MPC-HC alternatives page was last updated May 1, 2025
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  1. Splash icon

    Splash

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    The only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash.

    106 Splash alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Splash screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    dead after 3 years of no updates!

    Splash Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Audio boosting
    3.  Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Frame interpolation
    6.  HDR Support
    7.  Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration
    8.  HDR10

    Splash VS MPC-HC

     
  2. QuickTime Player icon

    QuickTime Player

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    Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

    166 QuickTime Player alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    QuickTime X

    QuickTime Player Features

    1.  Record videos

    QuickTime Player VS MPC-HC

     
  4. MPV-EASY Player icon

    MPV-EASY Player

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    MPV-EASY Player is a movie player based on MPV .It comes with an easy-to-use interface, you can quickly adjust many parameters, carefully adjusted default settings will be able to stimulate all the performance of the MPV player, so that...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
    Main UI

    MPV-EASY Player Features

    1.  Video playback

    MPV-EASY Player VS MPC-HC

     
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    Roxio Creator

    Comprehensive multimedia suite with over 20 integrated applications offering disc burning, video capture and editing, photo editing, file conversion, DVD authoring, and encryption, ensuring versatile media management and online s...

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    UMPlayer

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    UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    UMPlayer Skinnable User Interface - feature rich yet easy to use
    Discontinued

    No more updates, latest downloads from 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/

    UMPlayer Features

    1.  Resume playback

    UMPlayer VS MPC-HC

     
  7. Clapper icon

    Clapper

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    Clapper is a modern media player designed for simplicity and ease of use. Powered by GStreamer and built for the GNOME desktop environment using GTK4 toolkit, it has a clean and stylish interface that lets you focus on enjoying your favorite videos.

    44 Clapper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Windows
    Windowed Mode

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for 4K
    2.  Hardware Accelerated
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Gtk
    9.   Support for MPRIS
    10.  Drag and Drop
    11.  GNOME3 integration

    Clapper VS MPC-HC

     
  8. mpvc icon

    mpvc

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    An mpc-like control interface for mpv with a nearly complete compatibility layer for mpc commands in addition to GNU style arguments. This forks lwillets/mpvc providing some extra goodies such as: improved CLI, TUI, FZF & playing media from YouTube & streaming services.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    mpvc screenshot 1

    mpvc Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tui

    mpvc VS MPC-HC

     
  10. MPlayerX icon

    MPlayerX

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    MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer
    MPlayerX with player controller showing
    Warning

    MPlayerX has been bundled with malwares, including adware. See the VirusTotal scan results at https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/6f1e9d7dc6b52af887b5e1bee6e0d0366345fb53c752ca23b98a9cf9b647fd49/analysis/1441451188/

    Discontinued

    Installer contains possible malware:https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=29897

    MPlayerX Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  macOS-like
    3.  MultiTouch
    4.  Support for subtitles

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  11. Glide Player icon

    Glide Player

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    Minimalist media player using GStreamer for multimedia support and GTK for UI, supporting multiple formats on Linux and macOS. Offers subtitle and audio track switching, playback controls, and fullscreen mode.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    Glide Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Gtk

    Glide Player VS MPC-HC

     
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