MPC-HC Alternatives for LinuxFiltered by 'Integrated Codecs'

MPC-HC is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux 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 MPC-HC and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MPC-HC are MPV, SMPlayer, MPlayer and GridPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7717 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.

    168 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • 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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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    3

    It's one alternative, not the best, MPC-HC is very very fast and simple , it's a shame that doesn't exist a very MPC-HC equivalent app in Linux comunity.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    18

    It's all about the functionality while playing, the capability in adjusting the control keys and the skip times configuration.

    Yeah, it can be personalized and the wide of the compatible video and audio formats is almost equal, yet VLC is still no capable of being personalized in the important thing to me.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Stefano
    Negative
    0

    For me I could not play 4k videos on VLC, no matter of the settings, I was using the latest version but nothing. With MPC-HC I could play 4k out of the box.

    3 of 8 comments
    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceMPC-HC is also Free and Open Source
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableMPC-HC is not according to our users
  2. MPV icon

    MPV

     556 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.

    115 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
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    zlelmefs
    Negative
    3

    A minamalist GUI is not a positive trait, especially for a media player. The appropriate amount of command line usage for an everyday application in 2022 is zero.

    Guest
    Positive
    6
    • Plays all video files
    • Has a simple and uncluttered GUI
    • Easy on the CPU and battery
    • A bit harder to set up than other media players
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    papatheodorou
    Positive
    -1

    Ultra lightweight, minimal interface, borderless / frameless if desired.

    3 of 4 comments
    • MPV is Free and Open SourceMPC-HC is also Free and Open Source
    • MPV is MinimalisticMPC-HC is not according to our users
  4. SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

     459 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.

    131 SMPlayer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
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    aseixas
    Positive
    7

    Very similar to MPC-HC in terms of features, and very customisable as well, even though it's lightweight all the same. Includes one of my favourite features from MPC-HC which is the subtitle search and download feature for the video file you're watching.

    shorter
    Positive
    0

    SMPlayer is highly customizable, you can make it looks like MPC and has support for hash subtitle download, you can set the keyboard shortcuts to match mpc as well. My go to alternative to mpc on linux.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    SMPlayer lacks the features and the feel of MPC-HC

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • SMPlayer is Free and Open SourceMPC-HC is also Free and Open Source
    • SMPlayer is CustomizableMPC-HC is not according to our users
  5. 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.

    135 MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

     8 likes

    Simple VLC-based video player that can play multiple videos at the same time. You can play as many videos as you like, the only limit is your hardware. It supports all video formats that VLC supports (which is all of them).

    13 GridPlayer alternatives

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    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
     
  7. plaYUVer icon

    plaYUVer

     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
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  9. Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player icon

    Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player

     1 like

    Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player is one of the first products that can be bought that allows legal/licensed DVD playback for Unix/Linux users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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