mplayer2 AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like mplayer2

mplayer2 is described as 'Advanced general-purpose video player. A fork of the original MPlayer project, it contains significant further development and supports a number of features not available in other players' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to mplayer2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best mplayer2 alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mplayer2 are MPC-HC, MPV, AIMP and SMPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7705 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.

    168 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • 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
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  2. MPC-HC icon

    MPC-HC

     1310 likes

    A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.

    141 MPC-HC alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. MPV icon

    MPV

     552 likes

    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.

    114 MPV alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  5. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     876 likes

    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    346 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  6. SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

     457 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.

    131 SMPlayer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    Playing video - Default Skin
     
  7. Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

     761 likes

    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...

    133 Media Player Classic alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  9. MPC-BE icon

    MPC-BE

     182 likes

    Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) is a fork of MPC and MPC-HC. It moved away from MPC's aim to mimic the look and feel of Windows Media Player with updated player controls and provides additional features on top of MPC-HC such as a video preview tooltip when...

    120 MPC-BE alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. KMPlayer icon

    KMPlayer

     483 likes

    KMPlayer is an excellent free video player for PC with a user-friendly interface, Ultra HD support, 3D movies, clear subtitles, online streaming, and external digital TV compatibility.

    160 KMPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    PC
     
  11. MPlayer icon

    MPlayer

     341 likes

    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, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    135 MPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
     
  13. Windows Media Player icon

    Windows Media Player

     263 likes

    Windows Media Player is a video and audio player developed by Microsoft for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV and the original Windows Media...

    222 Windows Media Player alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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