MX Player Alternatives for iPad

MX Player is not available for iPad but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best iPad 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 17 are available for iPad so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPad alternatives to MX Player are KMPlayer, GOM Player, RealPlayer and PlayerXtreme.

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MX Player alternatives are mainly Media Players, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Video Converters you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Android, Windows, iPhone, Chrome OS, iPad and Android + Open Source. 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 MX Player.
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  1. VLC Media Player icon
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    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.

    167 VLC Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    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
     
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    InsaneFromEarth
    Positive
    5

    Open source alternative on Android

    ab1
    Positive
    0

    Worse performance but no ads.

    franciscomendez
    Positive
    8

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

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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 Privacy focusedMX Player is not according to our users
  2. KMPlayer icon
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    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.

    157 KMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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

    132 GOM Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. RealPlayer icon
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    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.

    124 RealPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  5. PlayerXtreme icon
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    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...

    222 PlayerXtreme alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
     
  6. nPlayer icon
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    nPlayer provides high quality video play performance and easy control-UI supporting almost all kinds of video formats and codecs without file converting efforts.

    199 nPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. OPlayer icon
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    OPlayer boosts your iPhone/iPod's media abilities, allowing it to stream audio and video of almost format.

    46 OPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Korwin
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    MKV, MP4, M4V, AVI, MOV, 3GP, FLV, WMV, RMVB, TS etc.

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    • OPlayer is Paid and ProprietaryMX Player is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. AVPlayer icon
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    AVPlayer can play almost any computer video file format such as AVI, Xvid, WMV and much more clearly and effortlessly. No converting hassles. Just copy files via USB and just drag and drop into the AVPlayer’s Media Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Goodplayer icon
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    No need to convert the media files before playing it, GoodPlayer can play AVI, Xvid, Divx, DAT,VOB,FLV,WMV , MKV, MP4, RM, RMVB, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, RTSP, MMS, SFTP, SMB, MMSH, MMST, RTP, UPnP and UDP etc..., files and streaming directly on iOS devices.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Azul is a media player that allows you to download video directly from the web and play it immediately, no matter the format. You can also transfer files to Azul over iTunes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Buzz Player icon
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    BUZZ Player is a multimedia player supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats, and various streaming protocols.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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