The Best MX Player AlternativesTop Media & Audio Players like MX Player

MX Player is described as 'Powerful video and music player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle supports' and is a very popular Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MX Player for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best MX Player alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MX Player are MPC-HC, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and LLPlayer.

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MX Player alternatives page was last updated Feb 3, 2025
  1. VLC Media Player icon
     7580 likes

    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.

    298 VLC Media Player alternatives
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen 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

    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
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    ab1

    Worse performance but no ads.

    Positive commentJun 15, 2021
    0
    InsaneFromEarth

    Open source alternative on Android

    Positive commentJul 12, 2016
    5
    franciscomendez

    Can read all usual formats. That's most important.

    Positive commentOct 12, 2016
    8
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    • Almost everyone thinks VLC Media Player is a great MX Player alternative.

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

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

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceMX Player is Freemium and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableMX Player is not according to our users
  2. MPC-HC icon
     1286 likes

    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.

    134 MPC-HC alternatives
    MPC-HC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    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
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    Guest

    Allows to search subtitles plus tons of other features, highly configurable and above all open sourced project.

    Positive commentOct 2, 2020
    0
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    • MPC-HC is Free and Open SourceMX Player is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MPC-HC is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMX Player is not according to our users
  3. PotPlayer icon
     680 likes

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

    124 PotPlayer alternatives
    PotPlayer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Support for subtitles
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Playback speed control
    5.  Skinnable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Integrated Codecs
    8.  Thumbnail preview
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Video playback
    11.  Capture image from video
    12.  No registration required
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    Guest

    It is good alternative on windows platform

    Positive commentMar 14, 2017
    0
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    • PotPlayer is Free Personal and ProprietaryMX Player is Freemium and Proprietary
    • PotPlayer is Customizable, Lightweight and MinimalisticMX Player is not according to our users
  4. SMPlayer icon
     449 likes

    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.

    124 SMPlayer alternatives
    Playing video - Default Skin

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    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.  No registration required
    12.  Chromecast Support
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  5. LLPlayer icon
     17 likes

    A media player to enhance your language skills with dual and AI-generated subtitles powered by OpenAI Whisper. Real-time OCR, translation with Google/DeepL, and word lookup boost learning. Supports 134 languages, fully customizable shortcuts, and it's free & open-source.

    53 LLPlayer alternatives
    LLPlayer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LLPlayer Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  OCR
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  AI-Powered
    7.  Real-time translation
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9. yt-dlp icon  yt-dlp integration
    LLPlayer iconMX Player Icon

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  6. Media Player Classic icon
     759 likes

    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...

    131 Media Player Classic alternatives
    Media Player Classic screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen 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 iconMX Player Icon

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  7. MPC-BE icon
     173 likes

    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.

    114 MPC-BE alternatives
    MPC-BE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Thumbnails
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Integrated Youtube support
    6.  Works Offline
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  8. KMPlayer icon
     478 likes

    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.

    156 KMPlayer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    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
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  9. MPlayer icon
     340 likes

    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.

    132 MPlayer alternatives
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)

    License model

    • FreeOpen 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
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  10. Windows Media Player icon
     261 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...

    213 Windows Media Player alternatives
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for DLNA
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Bundled with Windows
    8.  Music Library
    9.  DVD Burner
    Windows Media Player iconMX Player Icon

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