Open Source MX Player Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to MX Player for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is VLC Media Player. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MX Player and 11 are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to MX Player are MPV, Next Player, Nova Video Player and mpvExtended.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7773 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.

    173 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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  2. MPV icon

    MPV

     574 likes

    Versatile audio and video player featuring support for a wide range of formats, audio and video codecs, subtitle types, hardware acceleration via GPU, OpenGL output with high-quality scaling, on-screen controls, and embeddable C API for integration into applications.

    120 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
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  4. Next Player icon

    Next Player

     11 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

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  6. mpvExtended icon

    mpvExtended

     8 likes

    mpvExtended is a fork of mpv-android, built on the libmpv library. It aims to combine the powerful features of mpv with an easy to use interface and additional features.

    40 mpvExtended alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Just (Video) Player icon

    Just (Video) Player

     14 likes

    Android video player based on ExoPlayer library. It uses ExoPlayer's ffmpeg extension with all its audio formats enabled (it can handle even special formats like AC3, EAC3, DTS, DTS HD, TrueHD etc.).

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  9. Fermata icon

    Fermata

     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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
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  11. Audiofy icon

    Audiofy

     1 like

    Audiofy is a next-generation Android Media player that delivers a simple, lightweight, and high-performance experience. Powered by ExoPlayer, Media3, and Jetpack Compose.

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    • Android
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  12. Ghosten Player icon

    Ghosten Player

     1 like

    Ghosten Player is a video player compatible with both 📱Android Phone and 📺Android TV, with future support for Windows and macOS under development. It integrates media resources, automatically scrapes metadata, supports IPTV playback, and elegantly builds your...

    67 Ghosten Player alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android TV
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  13. Pretty Good Music Player icon

    Pretty Good Music Player

     4 likes

    Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app!

    272 Pretty Good Music Player alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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