MPV AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to MPV is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MPV and 17 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to MPV are MPC-HC, SMPlayer, Media Player Classic and MPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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    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.

    166 VLC Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • 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
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Comments about VLC Media Player as an Alternative to MPV
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    Slow search within a video.

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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

    MPC-HC

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    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.

    139 MPC-HC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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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.

    129 SMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
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    SMPlayer covers the drawback of MPV, that is to say, it is a GUI for MPV.

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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 CustomizableMPV is not according to our users
  5. 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...

    133 Media Player Classic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. MPlayer icon

    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.

    133 MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

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    Crates is a user-focused, next generation music app, that merges all user’s music collections into one, enables them to own their data, listen from any source and discover new music recommended by the community.

    48 Crates alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. mpv.net icon

    mpv.net

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    mpv.net is a modern media player for Windows. mpv is similar to VLC not based on DirectShow like MPC, mpv.net is based on libmpv which in return is based on ffmpeg.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
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    MOC

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    Parole

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    Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  14. Lunettes icon

    Lunettes

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    This is the next generation of VLC for Mac also called Lunettes.

    We want to make sure youll get the best experience ever when watching your favorites TV shows or Movies using VLC.

    For instance, if I am watching a TV show, and then quit Lunettes. At next launch Lunettes will off.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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