Free MPlayer Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to MPlayer for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac alternative is VLC Media Player, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MPlayer and many of them are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to MPlayer are MPV, SMPlayer, Infuse and Harmonoid.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7736 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.

    170 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
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
     
  2. MPV icon

    MPV

     565 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.

    117 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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    MPV vs MPlayer Comments
    madarez
    Positive
    0

    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

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

    It was unable to play DVD ISOs that mplayer was able to play.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Fork of mplayer2 and mplayer

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MPV is Free and Open SourceMPlayer is also Free and Open Source
    • MPV is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedMPlayer is not according to our users
  4. SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

     461 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.

    128 SMPlayer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    Playing video - Default Skin
     
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    PlayerFab

    All-in-one media player supporting UHD, HEVC, 4K, and multiple formats; plays local files, encrypted DVD/Blu-ray/UHD discs, folders, and ISO, plus streams from Amazon, Netflix, and more with FHD 1080p video, EAC3 5.1 audio, menu ...

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  6. Infuse icon

    Infuse

     52 likes

    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    116 Infuse alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
    Infuse screenshot 1
     
  8. GOM Player icon

    GOM Player

     240 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.

    132 GOM Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Main window
     
  10. Submarine Player icon

    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.

    68 Submarine Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    Submarine Player screenshot 1
     
  11. DivX icon

    DivX

     53 likes

    The best version of DivX Software is now available. Get an unparalleled video experience with an advanced video player and video converter. All for free.

    64 DivX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    DivX screenshot 1
     
  12. SPlayer icon

    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.

    116 SPlayer alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    SPlayer screenshot 1
     
  13. QMPlay2 icon

    QMPlay2

     13 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.

    150 QMPlay2 alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    QMPlay2 screenshot 1
     
  14. QuickTime Player icon

    QuickTime Player

     135 likes

    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.

    176 QuickTime Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    QuickTime X
     
  15. MPlayerX icon

    MPlayerX

     71 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer
    MPlayerX with player controller showing
     
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