Optimus Player AlternativesMedia Players and other similar apps like Optimus Player

Optimus Player is described as 'The best app for playing audiovisual content on the Mac' and is a Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Optimus Player for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and mpv apps. The best Optimus Player alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Optimus Player are MPC-HC, MPV, PotPlayer and IINA.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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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.

    166 VLC Media Player alternatives

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

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

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceOptimus Player is Paid and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is Customizable and Privacy focusedOptimus Player is not according to our users
  2. MPC-HC icon

    MPC-HC

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    A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.

    140 MPC-HC alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. MPV icon

    MPV

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    MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

    113 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  5. PotPlayer icon

    PotPlayer

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    Windows multimedia software player offering extensive customization, format versatility, and optimized low-end hardware playback. Developed by Kakao, it avoids adware and features powerful customization, praised for its small footprint and high-quality video output, competing with leading players.

    130 PotPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. IINA icon

    IINA

     134 likes
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    IINA is born to be a modern macOS application, from its framework to user interface. It adopts the post-Yosemite design language and keeps up the pace of new technologies like Force Touch, Touch Bar and Picture-in-Picture.

    45 IINA alternatives

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    • Mac
    • mpv
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  7. Haruna icon

    Haruna

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    Open source video player leveraging Qt/QML and libmpv, featuring dual subtitle support, customizable shortcuts, auto chapter skipping by keyword, YouTube and online video playback, integrated playlist overlay, dynamic navigation, and KDE ecosystem compatibility.

    41 Haruna alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Haruna screenshot 1
     
  9. QuickTime Player icon

    QuickTime Player

     135 likes
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    Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

    173 QuickTime Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    QuickTime X
     
  10. WaveTime icon

    WaveTime

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    WaveTime is a fast, lightweight media player for macOS with a focus on transparency and precision. Unlike QuickTime, it’s designed for creators who need more than just play and pause.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • WaveTime is the most popular commercial alternative to Optimus Player.

    • WaveTime is Paid and ProprietaryOptimus Player is also Paid and Proprietary
    • WaveTime is LightweightOptimus Player is not according to our users
  11. Vidi icon

    Vidi

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    The modern video player your Mac deserves. Vidi combines universal format support (MKV, AVI, WebM) with best-in-class performance and battery efficiency. Features include a Pro Audio Suite, Advanced PiP for multitasking, and seamless casting to AirPlay, Chromecast, and DLNA.

    44 Vidi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. MPlayerX icon

    MPlayerX

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    MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer
    MPlayerX with player controller showing
     
  13. MPV-EASY Player icon

    MPV-EASY Player

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    MPV-EASY Player is a movie player based on MPV .It comes with an easy-to-use interface, you can quickly adjust many parameters, carefully adjusted default settings will be able to stimulate all the performance of the MPV player, so that...

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    • Windows
    • mpv
    Main UI
     
  14. Movies & TV icon

    Movies & TV

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    Movies & TV (Canada and the US) or Films & TV (UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), previously Xbox Video and Zune Video, is the default video player of Windows 10 and Xbox One.

    266 Movies & TV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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