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 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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  1. Ubuntu's commitment to only include completely free software by default means that proprietary media formats are not configured 'out of the box'. However, you can install the ability to play popular non-free media formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. QuickTime Alternative is a trimmed-down version of QuickTime Player that contains only the essential components needed for playing QuickTime content that is embedded in webpages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Media player based on Mplayer/FFmpeg technologies. It has a simple interface and many powerful functions:

    • Possibility to get an audio track from video clip
    • Possibility to get a screencast
    • Possibility to trim video

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Mi Video icon
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    Local video player, downloader, file manager and YouTube client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. The most popular DVD and Video Player on the Microsoft Store in the US, Germany, Japan, France, Switzerland, and many other countries...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Roxio Creator icon
     7 likes

    Comprehensive multimedia suite with over 20 integrated applications offering disc burning, video capture and editing, photo editing, file conversion, DVD authoring, and encryption, ensuring versatile media management and online sharing capabilities.

    318 Roxio Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Videku icon
     20 likes

    Browser based, Chromecast compatible video player with subtitle support, automated subtitle fetching, remote control and voice synthesis. It works on your tab and doesn't require any plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. Play all your video and audio files with free VSO Media Player.

    Key Features

    Free Video Player

    One player to read all your audio and video files 100% free No adware and spyware, or toolbars

    Easy to use

    Drag and drop support File navigation panel to jump f.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. MPCStar icon
     6 likes

    MPCSTAR is an all-in-one package of video player, audio player and many codecs. It contains a user-friendly player and carefully selected codecs to support various media formats. With MPCSTAR, you would be able to play all your movies and music downloaded from the internet.

    56 MPCStar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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