MX Player Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to MX Player for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best Android alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MX Player and many of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to MX Player are MPV, KMPlayer, GOM Player and Nova Video Player.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7910 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.

    198 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • 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
    • OpenAPK
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Xbox
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    MPV

     591 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.

    131 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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

    KMPlayer

     484 likes

    KMPlayer is an excellent free video player for PC with a user-friendly interface, Ultra HD support, 3D movies, clear subtitles, online streaming, and external digital TV compatibility.

    172 KMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. GOM Player icon

    GOM Player

     241 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.

    146 GOM Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • KR flagSouth Korea
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  8. mpvExtended icon

    mpvExtended

     9 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.

    50 mpvExtended alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  9. Next Player icon

    Next Player

     10 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
    • OpenAPK
    • IN flagIndia
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  10. BSPlayer icon

    BSPlayer

     66 likes

    BSPlayer is the first software movie player ever to enable its users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around looking for a proper setting and codec. Also, it has very low CPU and RAM requirements.

    111 BSPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
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    • European Union flagEU
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  11. 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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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
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  12. 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
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    RealPlayer

     48 likes

    RealPlayer with RealTimes (aka “RealPlayer” for short) still includes the legacy features, such as Video Player, Downloader, Converter, Organizer and Web Videos. It also includes RealTimes features, such as Photos and RealTimes Stories, the automatic video collage feature.

    128 RealPlayer alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • US flagUnited States
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  14. PlayerXtreme icon

    PlayerXtreme

     10 likes

    PlayerXtreme Media Player is the most popular cross-platform audio, video, movie and online streaming Player for your device. With this Free Media Player you can watch movies, music, videos, and others with mesmerizing audio video results, on the go from anywhere even if they’re...

    217 PlayerXtreme alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • IN flagIndia
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