Optimus Player Alternatives

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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Optimus Player alternatives page was last updated Mar 25, 2022

Movist
57 likes
Movist is a movie player for Mac OS based on QuickTime & FFmpeg.

A Simple and clean interface and high codec compatibility make this a real challenger to VLC.
91 Movist alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Media Player
Origin
South Korea
Platforms
Mac
Is Movist a good alternative to Optimus Player?
MPlayer OSX Extended
25 likes
MPlayer OSX Extended is the future of MPlayer OSX. Leveraging the power of the MPlayer and FFmpeg open source projects, MPlayer OSX Extended aims to deliver a powerful, functional and no frills video player for OSX.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Media Player
Origin
Switzerland
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
MPlayer
Is MPlayer OSX Extended a good alternative to Optimus Player?
OmniPlayer
1 like
OmniPlayer is a comprehensive media player for almost any video and audio format on macOS. It has powerful features with modern and clean design.
69 OmniPlayer alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
Proprietary
Application type
Media Player
Platforms
Mac
+2
Is OmniPlayer a good alternative to Optimus Player?
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!
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Android
F-Droid
Is this a good alternative to Optimus Player?
Movie Monad
1 like
A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Is Movie Monad a good alternative to Optimus Player?
Kioo Media Player
1 like
Kioo is designed and utilizes a number of open source projects which holds different open source licenses. Without them, the player could not exist.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Media Player
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
+1
Is Kioo Media Player a good alternative to Optimus Player?
VScenePlayer
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A simple and fast video player that can open and play one same video file or multiple video files at the same time.

22 VScenePlayer alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Platforms
Mac
Is VScenePlayer a good alternative to Optimus Player?
Boss Video Player
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An Interactive video player for websites that allows content producers to monetize products/services and engage with viewers on a micro level.
247 Boss Video Player alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Platforms
Software as a Service (SaaS)
+2
Is Boss Video Player a good alternative to Optimus Player?
Boss Video Player is the most popular SaaS alternative to Optimus Player.
Boss Video Player is Freemium and ProprietaryOptimus Player is Paid and Proprietary
Player for Media
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Player for Media - universal media player for your PC!.
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Platforms
Windows
+5
Is Player for Media a good alternative to Optimus Player?
Source Player
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A video player designed for English learner.
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Application type
Media Player
Platforms
Mac
+4
Is Source Player a good alternative to Optimus Player?