MPC-HC Alternatives for Mac

Alternatives list

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   VLC Media Player

    7945 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.

   209 VLC Media Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Windows Mobile
   • 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
   • OpenAPK
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Xbox
   • Android Auto

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   VLC Media Player vs MPC-HC Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Guest · Mar 14, 2020

   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.

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Mar 13, 2017

   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.

   Positive comment by Guest · May 31, 2026

   lightweight, easy to use, capable

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   • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceMPC-HC is also Free and Open Source
   • VLC Media Player is Customizable and DecentralizedMPC-HC is not according to our users
2. 

   

   MPV

    595 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.

   137 MPV alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

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

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by zlelmefs · Jul 23, 2022

   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.

   Positive comment by Guest · Jul 5, 2018

   • 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

   Positive comment by papatheodorou · May 22, 2021

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

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   • 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

    467 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.

   146 SMPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

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

   • Spain
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by aseixas · Apr 16, 2017

   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.

   Positive comment by shorter · Jul 26, 2025

   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.

   Negative comment by Guest · Jun 2, 2016

   SMPlayer lacks the features and the feel of MPC-HC

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   • SMPlayer is Free and Open SourceMPC-HC is also Free and Open Source
   • SMPlayer is CustomizableMPC-HC is not according to our users
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   IINA

    157 likes

   Modern macOS media player with retina-optimized video playback, supports numerous audio and video formats via mpv core, features an interactive UI, gesture and Touch Bar controls, Picture-in-Picture, and comprehensive customization through open source scripting and settings.

   65 IINA alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • mpv

   • Global

   

   

   

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   MPlayer

    342 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.

   147 MPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Hungary
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

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

   • Hungary
   • EU

   

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9. 

   

   Infuse

    55 likes

   The beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Vision Pro. No need to convert files.

   150 Infuse alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Media Server

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Apple TV
   • visionOS

   • United States

   

   

   

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    Harmonoid

     35 likes

    Material-based cross-platform player managing music libraries, playlists, and radio streams with synced and custom lyrics, tag editor, pitch, speed, and volume controls, Discord and Last.fm integration, light-dark themes, and low RAM usage for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.

    69 Harmonoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • India

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    • India

    

    

    

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    GOM Player

     241 likes

    GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.

    149 GOM Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • South Korea

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    • South Korea

    

    

    

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    Ray Media Player

     10 likes

    Watch anything. Understand everything. The world's first AI media player that generates and translates subtitles instantly in 200+ languages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Hungary
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Hungary
    • EU

    

    

    

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    QMPlay2

     15 likes

    QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    

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    SPlayer

     102 likes

    SPlayer is a player that supports all popular formats, including DVDRip, HDTV, RMVB, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AC3/DTS, VP3/6/7, Indeo, XVD, OGG / OGM, APE, FLAC, TTA, AAC, MPC, 3GP/AMR, and subtitles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • China

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    • China

    

    

    

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    Submarine Player

     8 likes

    Struggling to find subtitles for your videos? Submarine Player automatically generates and shows subtitles as you watch, so you can easily enjoy videos in any language.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

    

    

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