Alternatives to MPCStar for all platforms with any license

VLC Media Player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Apple TV Kindle Fire Haiku Xbox
Lightweight Audio recording Automatic conversion to multiple formats Automatic subtitles download ... Automatic Tagging Built-in subtitle search Integrated codecs Create PlayList Google Drive integration Internet radio Multiple languages Media Streaming Music Library Playlists management Portable Support for subtitles Add a feature

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MPC-HC

MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100%...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Lightweight Support for 4K Audio recording Customizable ... Support for subtitles Add a feature

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- Discontinued As announced in their official news, the project is officially dead for lack of active developers. Last version, v1.7.13, released together with the announcement on July 16, 2017, can be still downloaded from the website. https://mpc-hc.org/2017/07/16/1.7.13-released-and-farewell/
Clementine

Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer based on Amarok 1.4.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Lightweight Built-in Tag editor IDevice sync Integrated last.fm scrobbler ... Internet radio iPhone/iPod sync Last.FM Scrobbler Music Library Add a feature

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- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.3.1, released in April 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.
AIMP

Freeware Winamp-like media player, based on BASS audio library with support for large number of formats and playlists. It works with multiple playlists immediately...

Free Windows Android PortableApps.com
Internet radio Music Library Built-in Tag editor Collaborative Playlists ... Icon sets Interface Overlay Internet radio Last.FM Scrobbler Multiple languages Multiuser mode support Playlists management Portable Skinnable Support for Hotkeys Support for VST plugins Waveform Seekbar Add a feature

587 Like
SMPlayer

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...

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD mpv PortableApps.com ... Haiku MPlayer
Customizable Lightweight Ad-free Built-in subtitle search ... Integrated codecs Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Multiple languages Portable Support for subtitles UI customization Add a feature

333 Like
Media Player Classic

Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features.

Free Open Source Windows
Support for subtitles Add a feature

698 Like
- Discontinued The currently active fork is Media Player Classic Home Cinema, but MPC is still downloadable from FreeCodec.com
MX Player

MX Player - The best way to enjoy your movies. a) HARDWARE ACCELERATION - Hardware acceleration can be applied to more videos with the help of new H/W decoder. ...

Freemium Android Android Tablet
Playlists management Support for subtitles Add a feature

145 Like
MPC-BE

MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows. MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home...

Free Open Source Windows
Integrated Youtube support Portable Add a feature

88 Like
MPlayer

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...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD AmigaOS ... Xfce MorphOS
Integrated codecs Command line interface Add a feature

323 Like
KMPlayer

The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format.

Free Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Support for Batch Mode Add a feature

445 Like
- Bundleware Be careful during installation. https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
DeaDBeeF

DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux Android BSD Xfce
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Lightweight Support for Hotkeys Add a feature

149 Like
Windows Media Player

The media player provided pre-installed with all modern Windows versions (7 and higher): Windows Media Player 12 plays more music and video than ever, including Flip...

Free Windows
Music Library Bundled with Windows Add a feature

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GOM Media Player

GOM Media Player (Gretech Online Movie Player) is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a...

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Integrated codecs Skinnable Support for subtitles Add a feature

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- Bundleware The installer contains additional bloatware that can hijack your browser's settings. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
BSPlayer

BSPlayer is the first software movie player ever to enable its users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around...

Freemium Windows Android Kindle Fire
Automatic subtitles download Integrated codecs Lightweight Support for subtitles Add a feature

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SmoothVideo Project

SVP allows you to watch any video on your PC file with frame interpolation (like you can watch it on high-end TVs and projectors). It increases frame rate by generating...

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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