MPV Alternatives

Apps similar to MPV include VLC Media Player, which is free and open source. Other options are MPC-HC, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and IINA. There's no shortage of Media Players like MPV, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

filter to find the best alternatives

Most MPV alternatives are Media Players, but you can also narrow the list to Audio Players or Internet Radio Services. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
More about MPV
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
MPV alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  2. QMPlay2 icon

    QMPlay2

     14 likes

    QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.

    172 QMPlay2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    QMPlay2 screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  4. QuickTime Player icon

    QuickTime Player

     135 likes

    Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

    196 QuickTime Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    QuickTime X
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Ad
    Screenshot
    Roxio Creator icon
    Roxio Creator

    Comprehensive multimedia suite with over 20 integrated applications offering disc burning, video capture and editing, photo editing, file conversion, DVD authoring, and encryption, ensuring versatile media management and online s...

    https://www.roxio.com
    Learn More
  6. ImPlay icon

    ImPlay

     5 likes

    ImPlay is a mpv frontend Cross-Platform Desktop Media Player, built on top of mpv and ImGui.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    ImPlay screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  7. Clapper icon

    Clapper

     7 likes

    Clapper is a modern media player designed for simplicity and ease of use. Powered by GStreamer and built for the GNOME desktop environment using GTK4 toolkit, it has a clean and stylish interface that lets you focus on enjoying your favorite videos.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • GTK
    Windowed Mode
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Submarine Player icon

    Submarine Player

     8 likes

    Struggling to find subtitles for your videos? Submarine Player automatically generates and shows subtitles as you watch, so you can easily enjoy videos in any language.

    81 Submarine Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Submarine Player screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Material Player icon

    Material Player

     6 likes

    Material Player is a modern, ad-free video player designed with Material You.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Material Player screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  11. MPV-EASY Player icon

    MPV-EASY Player

     8 likes

    MPV-EASY Player is a movie player based on MPV .It comes with an easy-to-use interface, you can quickly adjust many parameters, carefully adjusted default settings will be able to stimulate all the performance of the MPV player, so that...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
    • CN flagChina
    Main UI
    Good alternative?
     
  12. NauticPlayer icon

    NauticPlayer

     6 likes

    Windows media hub with a glassmorphic interface, hardware-accelerated 4K and HDR playback, IPTV discovery, 30,000+ global radio stations, podcasts, watch-party synchronization, Anime4K and FSRCNNX shaders, equalizer controls, phone remote access, and local Whisper.cpp subtitles.

    10 NauticPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    NauticPlayer screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  13. Movist icon

    Movist

     57 likes

    Movist is a movie player for Mac OS based on QuickTime & FFmpeg.

    A Simple and clean interface and high codec compatibility make this a real challenger to VLC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • KR flagSouth Korea
    The Movist main window
    Good alternative?
     
  14. MOC icon

    MOC

     29 likes

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

    123 MOC alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU
    MOC screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  15. bomi icon

    bomi

     26 likes

    bomi is a multimedia player aiming for easy usage but also providing various powerful features and convenience functions

    67 bomi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • mpv
    bomi screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 3 of MPV alternatives