MPV Alternatives

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 leading Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MPV for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone 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 alternatives are mainly Media Players, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Internet Radio Services you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MPV.

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MPV alternatives page was last updated Dec 20, 2025

Celluloid
45 likes
Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) is a simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. Celluloid interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv, allowing access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.
59 Celluloid alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Media Player
Audio Player
Platforms
Linux
mpv
Snapcraft
Flathub
Flatpak
+1
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mpvKt
13 likes
A media player for Android based on mpv-android aiming to provide a nicer user interface over the original
67 mpvKt alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Media Player
Platforms
Android
F-Droid
Is mpvKt a good alternative to MPV?
Harmonoid
29 likes
🎵 Plays & manages your music library. Looks beautiful & juicy. Playlists, visuals, synced lyrics, pitch shift, volume boost & more.
58 Harmonoid alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Android
Mac
+3
Is Harmonoid a good alternative to MPV?
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Haruna
21 likes
Open source video player built with Qt/QML and LibMPV.
41 Haruna alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Media Player
Audio Player
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
KDE Plasma
Snapcraft
Flathub
Flatpak
mpv
+1
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MX Player
195 likes
Powerful video and music player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle supports
134 MX Player alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
Proprietary
Application types
Media Player
Audio Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Chrome OS
+5
Is MX Player a good alternative to MPV?
Windows Media Player
262 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...
218 Windows Media Player alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Is Windows Media Player a good alternative to MPV?
Crates
21 likes
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
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
Greece
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
iPhone
iPad
+1
Is Crates a good alternative to MPV?
Screenbox
12 likes
Screenbox is a modern video player that cares about performance and ease of use on a wide range of device types. It features a beautiful, friendly user interface while being fast and lightweight
36 Screenbox alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Media Player
Platforms
Windows
+1
Is Screenbox a good alternative to MPV?
GOM Player
239 likes
GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.
133 GOM Player alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Application type
Media Player
Origin
South Korea
Alerts
Bundleware
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
+9
Is GOM Player a good alternative to MPV?
mpv.net
20 likes
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
Media Player
Audio Player
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
mpv
+4
Is mpv.net a good alternative to MPV?
Showtime Player
6 likes
Play your favorite movies and video files without hassle. Showtime features simple playback controls that fade out of your way when you're watching, fullscreen, adjustable playback speed, multiple language and subtitle tracks, and screenshots — everything you need for a...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Media Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
Flatpak
Is Showtime Player a good alternative to MPV?
Next Player
8 likes
Next Player is an Android native video player written in Kotlin. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to play videos on their Android devices
54 Next Player alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
+2
Is Next Player a good alternative to MPV?