MPV Alternatives

MPV is described as 'Versatile media player supporting multiple video formats, wide codec range, subtitles, hardware acceleration, OpenGL output, and intuitive CLI controls' 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, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and Media Player Classic.

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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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  1. Cine icon
     2 likes

    Cine combines a clean interface with a high-performance engine to deliver a seamless viewing experience.

    55 Cine alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  2.  1 like

    A generic media player for Linux Mint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
     
  3. Fermata icon
     1 like

    Fermata Media Player is a free, open source audio, video and TV player with a simple and intuitive interface. It is focused on playing media files organized in folders and playlists.

    79 Fermata alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
     
  4. Mi Video icon
     Like

    Local video player, downloader, file manager and YouTube client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. ampcast icon
     3 likes

    Ampcast is a music player for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Navidrome and Subsonic. With additional support for Apple Music, Spotify and TIDAL. It integrates with last.fm and ListenBrainz and features the Milkdrop visualizer (among others).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
     
  6. Lunettes icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  7. Videku icon
     20 likes

    Browser based, Chromecast compatible video player with subtitle support, automated subtitle fetching, remote control and voice synthesis. It works on your tab and doesn't require any plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. 🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  1 like

    A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. CornPlayer icon
     3 likes

    very simple Media Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Free Mac Media Player is the best video player for Mac and Windows users. You can use it to playback videos in MP4/AVI/MKV/MOV/FLV/WMV and other formats smoothly. Therefore, whether you have downloaded videos from YouTube, or downloaded flash videos from other sites, or recorded...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. MediaPlayerOK is an extremely compact, portable, and resource-efficient media player for all modern Windows operating systems. As is typical of SoftwareOK, the tool deliberately avoids unnecessary bloat and background processes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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