MPlayer AlternativesTop Media & Audio Players like MPlayer

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

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MPlayer

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Media Player
Free • Open Source

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,...

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MPlayer alternatives page was last updated Sep 11, 2022

VLC Media Player
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.
294 VLC Media Player alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- 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
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Top VLC Media Player Features
1. Ad-free
2. Video playback
3. Video Converter
4. Built-in Media converter
5. Support for subtitles
6. Integrated Codecs
7. Audio Recording
8. Cross-Platform
9. Internet Radio
10. Customizable
11. Compatibility Layer
12. Support for Themes
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VLC Media Player VS MPlayer
Is VLC Media Player a good alternative to MPlayer?
- Almost everyone thinks VLC Media Player is a great MPlayer alternative.
- VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to MPlayer.
- VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MPlayer.
- VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceMPlayer is also Free and Open Source
- VLC Media Player is CustomizableMPlayer is not according to our users

MPC-HC
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. Media Player Classic Home Cinema supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.
136 MPC-HC alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Player
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
+5
Top MPC-HC Features
1. Lightweight
2. Ad-free
3. Dark Mode
4. Works Offline
5. Stream audio
6. No registration required
7. Support for 4K
8. Support for Themes
9. Portable
10. Privacy focused
11. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
12. Webcam recording
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MPC-HC VS MPlayer
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MPV
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.
103 MPV alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Xfce
Top MPV Features
1. Lightweight
2. Minimalistic
3. Integrated Codecs
4. Low resource footprint
5. Command line interface
6. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
7. Video playback
8. Drag and Drop
9. Lua scripting
10. HDR source support
11. Configurable
12. GNU/linux-libre
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Comments about MPV as an Alternative to MPlayer

madarez
It supports more protocols such as https streaming that is not supported by mplayer. Other people have validated this as well, e.g., https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube/issues/518
Positive comment •Aug 21, 2021
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Guest
Fork of mplayer2 and mplayer
Positive comment •Feb 26, 2016
0
Guest
It was unable to play DVD ISOs that mplayer was able to play.
Negative comment •Mar 26, 2017
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- Almost everyone thinks MPV is a great MPlayer alternative.
- MPV is Free and Open SourceMPlayer is also Free and Open Source
- MPV is MinimalisticMPlayer is not according to our users

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AIMP
AIMP is a powerful free audio player that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.
323 AIMP alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- PortableApps.com
+3
Top AIMP Features
1. Music Library
2. Playlists management
3. Skins
4. Mp3 Tag Editor
5. Audio Conversion
6. Lightweight
7. Internet Radio
8. Crossfading
9. Customizable
10. Remembers position in file
11. Support for Themes
12. Full keyboard shortcuts
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AIMP VS MPlayer
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PotPlayer
Enjoy your favorite songs or videos in an environment that is very much adaptable to your needs without creating headaches or problems of any sort.
124 PotPlayer alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
- Media Player
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Windows
+2
Top PotPlayer Features
1. Customizable
2. Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
3. Graphical User Interface
4. Support for subtitles
5. Skinnable
6. Playback speed control
7. Lightweight
8. Minimalistic
9. Ad-free
10. Integrated Codecs
11. Dark Mode
12. Thumbnail preview
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Comments about PotPlayer as an Alternative to MPlayer

SherifAyad66
Best media player very simple but needs some skins
Positive comment •Mar 25, 2017
0
- PotPlayer is Free Personal and ProprietaryMPlayer is Free and Open Source
- PotPlayer is Customizable and MinimalisticMPlayer is not according to our users

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 filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.
122 SMPlayer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Player
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- mpv
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- MPlayer
+4
Top SMPlayer Features
1. Customizable
2. Lightweight
3. Support for subtitles
4. Ad-free
5. Multiplatform
6. Skin customization
7. Youtube support
8. Integrated Codecs
9. Works Offline
10. Portable
11. No registration required
12. Chromecast Support
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Media Player Classic
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...
129 Media Player Classic alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
Media Player Classic Features
Support for subtitles
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is MPC-HC . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com

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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 Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.
112 MPC-BE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Player
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Windows
+2
MPC-BE Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Lightweight
3. Customizable
4. Thumbnails
5. Ad-free
6. Portable
7. Works Offline
8. Integrated Youtube support
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KMPlayer
The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as TS (also from Technisat Digicorder), VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others.
154 KMPlayer alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Media Player
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
KMPlayer Features
Hardware Accelerated
Support for 4K
Supports H265 Codec
Support for Batch Mode
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Bundleware
Be careful during installation. https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

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Harmonoid
🎵 Plays & manages your music library. Looks beautiful & juicy. Playlists, visuals, synced lyrics, pitch shift, volume boost & more.
45 Harmonoid alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Player
- Media Player
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
+3
Harmonoid Features
1. Works Offline
2. Ad-free
3. Music Library
4. YouTube Music
5. No registration required
6. Lightweight
7. Dark Mode
8. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
9. Support for Lyrics
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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.

b) MULTI-CORE DECODING - MX Player is the first Android video player which supports multi-core decoding. Test result.
139 MX Player alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Media Player
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
+2
Top MX Player Features
1. Hardware Accelerated
2. Customizable
3. Multiple languages
4. Audio playback
5. Support for subtitles
6. Works Offline
7. Dark Mode
8. Support for 4K
9. Ad-free
10. Lossless Audio
11. Playlists management
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Celluloid
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.
50 Celluloid alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Media Player
- Audio Player
Platforms
- Linux
- mpv
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
+1
Celluloid Features
1. Gtk
2. No registration required
3. Works Offline
4. Dark Mode
5. Lightweight
6. Ad-free
7. No Tracking
8. Privacy focused
9. Support for 4K
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