MPV AlternativesTop Audio & Media Players like MPV

MPV is described as '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' and is a very popular Audio Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MPV for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Flathub apps. The best MPV alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MPV are MPC-HC, AIMP, PotPlayer and SMPlayer.

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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.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
    VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

    296 VLC Media Player alternatives
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • 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
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Video playback
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Support for subtitles
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Audio Recording
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Internet Radio
    10.  Compatibility Layer
    11.  Media Streaming
    12.  Replay Gain
    13.  Playback speed control
    14.  Multiple languages
    15.  Playlists management
    16.  Works Offline
    17.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    18.  No registration required
    VLC Media Player iconMPV Icon

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    Comments about VLC Media Player as an Alternative to MPV
     
    Centaro

    Slow search within a video.

    Negative comment •Nov 11, 2023
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    • Most users think VLC Media Player is a great MPV alternative.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to MPV.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MPV.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceMPV is also Free and Open Source
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableMPV is not according to our users
  2. MPC-HC icon
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    MPC-HC

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    Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. Media Player Classic Home Cinema supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.

    137 MPC-HC alternatives
    MPC-HC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    MPC-HC screenshot 1
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    +5
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Stream audio
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for 4K
    7.  Portable
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Webcam recording
    MPC-HC iconMPV Icon

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  4. AIMP icon
    AIMP icon

    AIMP

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    AIMP is a powerful free audio player that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.

    326 AIMP alternatives
    AIMP screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    AIMP screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Skins
    4.  Mp3 Tag Editor
    5.  Audio Conversion
    6.  Internet Radio
    7.  Crossfading
    8.  Remembers position in file
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10.  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    11.  Hi-Fi Sound
    12.  Skinnable
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
    15.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    16.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    17.  Android Sync
    18.  Icon sets
    AIMP iconMPV Icon

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    PotPlayer

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    PotPlayer is a multimedia software player developed for the Microsoft Windows operating system by South Korean Internet company Kakao (formerly Daum Communications).

    125 PotPlayer alternatives
    PotPlayer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Support for subtitles
    4.  Playback speed control
    5.  Skinnable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Integrated Codecs
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Thumbnail preview
    10.  Video playback
    11.  Capture image from video
    12.  No registration required
    13.  Works Offline
    14.  Playlists management
    15.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    16.  Double subtitle support
    17.  Built-in Equalizer
    18.  Built-in subtitle search
    19.  Album shuffle mode
    PotPlayer iconMPV Icon

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    Comments about PotPlayer as an Alternative to MPV
     
    meatzombie

    It is as fast as MPV but more functional and user friendly

    Positive comment •May 29, 2023
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    barmunk

    Just as versatile as VLC but also offers extra features like scrubbing previews.

    Positive comment •Sep 24, 2024
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    • Most users think PotPlayer is a great MPV alternative.

    • PotPlayer is Free Personal and ProprietaryMPV is Free and Open Source
    • PotPlayer is Customizable, Lightweight and MinimalisticMPV is not according to our users
  7. SMPlayer icon
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    SMPlayer

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    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.

    123 SMPlayer alternatives
    Playing video - Default Skin

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    Main Window - Dark Skin
    Option - Tablet Mode
    +4
    SMPlayer on a GNU/Linux Machine

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Skin customization
    5.  Youtube support
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Built-in subtitle search
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Portable
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  No registration required
    13.  HDR source support
    14.  Chromecast Support
    15.  3D Support
    16.  Command Line Options
    SMPlayer iconMPV Icon

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    nopenope

    SMPlayer covers the drawback of MPV, that is to say, it is a GUI for MPV.

    Positive comment •Apr 8, 2018
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    • Almost everyone thinks SMPlayer is a great MPV alternative.

    • SMPlayer is Free and Open SourceMPV is also Free and Open Source
    • SMPlayer is Customizable and LightweightMPV is not according to our users
  8. Winamp icon
    Winamp icon

    Winamp

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    Winamp is a media player for Windows developed by Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev by their company Nullsoft, which they later sold to AOL, who sold to Radionomy in January 2014. Since version 2 it has been sold as freemium and supports extensibility with plug-ins and skins...

    241 Winamp alternatives
    Winamp screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Winamp screenshot 1
    Winamp screenshot 2
    +7
    Winamp screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Internet Radio
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Skin customization
    4.  Crossfading
    5.  Playlists management
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Mix Music
    13.  Shoutcast streaming
    14.  iPhone/iPod sync
    15.  Automatic Tagging
    16.  Audio Analysis
    Winamp iconMPV Icon

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    • Winamp is the most popular Web-based alternative to MPV.

    • Winamp is Free Personal and ProprietaryMPV is Free and Open Source
    • Winamp is LightweightMPV is not according to our users
  10. Media Player Classic icon
    Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

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    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...

    130 Media Player Classic alternatives
    Media Player Classic screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Media Player Classic Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is MPC-HC icon MPC-HC . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com

    Media Player Classic iconMPV Icon

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  11. MPC-BE icon
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    MPC-BE

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    MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows.

    MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.

    113 MPC-BE alternatives
    MPC-BE screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MPC-BE screenshot 1
    MPC-BE screenshot 2
    +2
    MPC-BE screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Thumbnails
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Integrated Youtube support
    6.  Works Offline
    MPC-BE iconMPV Icon

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  12. IINA icon
    IINA icon

    IINA

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    IINA is born to be a modern macOS application, from its framework to user interface. It adopts the post-Yosemite design language and keeps up the pace of new technologies like Force Touch, Touch Bar and Picture-in-Picture.

    36 IINA alternatives
    IINA screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • mpv
    IINA screenshot 1
    IINA screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Picture in Picture
    2.  Automatic subtitles download
    3.  Support for subtitles
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for 4K
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  Touchbar integration
    11.  Play web video
    12.  Built-in themes
    13.  Automatic conversion to multiple formats
    14.  Media Streaming
    IINA iconMPV Icon

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  13. MPlayer icon
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    MPlayer

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    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.

    130 MPlayer alternatives
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Accelerated
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Integrated Codecs
    MPlayer iconMPV Icon

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  14. Wora icon
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    Wora

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    Wora is a beautiful player for audiophiles (pun intended). An open-source lossless music player app that lets you organize and play your favorite tracks seamlessly.

    27 Wora alternatives
    Wora screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Wora Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Lossless Compression
    Wora screenshot 1
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    Wora screenshot 3
    Wora iconMPV Icon

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  15. KMPlayer icon
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    KMPlayer

     473 likes
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    The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as TS (also from Technisat Digicorder), VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others.

    155 KMPlayer alternatives
    KMPlayer 32bit

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    KMPlayer Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Supports H265 Codec
    4.  Support for Batch Mode
    KMPlayer 64X
    KMPlayer 32bit
    +3
    Mac
    KMPlayer iconMPV Icon

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