MPlayer Alternatives

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 iPhone 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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  1. Play your favorite movies and video files without hassle. Showtime features simple playback controls that fade out of your way when you're watching, fullscreen, adjustable playback speed, multiple language and subtitle tracks, and screenshots — everything you need for a...

    79 Showtime Player alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. PlayerFab  icon
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    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 navigation, and subtitle support.

    55 PlayerFab alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. MPlayer OSX Extended is the future of MPlayer OSX. Leveraging the power of the MPlayer and FFmpeg open source projects, MPlayer OSX Extended aims to deliver a powerful, functional and no frills video player for OSX.

    107 MPlayer OSX Extended alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer
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  4. SwiftVLC icon
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    AVFoundation is excellent for Apple's native media stack, but its container, codec, subtitle, and network-protocol support is limited to what Apple ships. Apps that need MKV, SSA/ASS subtitles, RTSP, SMB, UPnP, or other VLC-backed formats and protocols need a broader engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Apple Swift
    • visionOS
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  5. Switch Player icon
     4 likes

    Switch allows you to play a variety of web and professional media formats, inspect and adjust the properties of the file and export a new file.

    231 Switch Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

    51 Ray Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. mpvc icon
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    An mpc-like control interface for mpv with a nearly complete compatibility layer for mpc commands in addition to GNU style arguments. This forks lwillets/mpvc providing some extra goodies such as: improved CLI, TUI, FZF & playing media from YouTube & streaming services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  8. bomi icon
     26 likes

    bomi is a multimedia player aiming for easy usage but also providing various powerful features and convenience functions

    67 bomi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • mpv
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  9. MOC icon
     29 likes

    MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.

    123 MOC alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  10. The award-winning OpenSource media player MPlayer for the Windows platform. With frontends SMPlayer and MPUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MPlayer
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  11. Elmedia Player icon
     29 likes

    Elmedia is the best free video player for Mac that boasts compatibility with all commonly used video and audio formats, including AVI, FLV, SWF, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP3, DAT, FLAC, M4V, MPG, DivX and MP4. This video player app delivers an outstanding HD experience without putting a...

    166 Elmedia Player alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple TV
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  12. RealPlayer icon
     48 likes

    RealPlayer with RealTimes (aka “RealPlayer” for short) still includes the legacy features, such as Video Player, Downloader, Converter, Organizer and Web Videos. It also includes RealTimes features, such as Photos and RealTimes Stories, the automatic video collage feature.

    128 RealPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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