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.