Parole AlternativesMedia & Audio Players like Parole

Apps similar to Parole include VLC Media Player, which is free and open source. Other options are MPC-HC, MPV, AIMP and Clementine. You're spoiled for choice with Media Players like Parole: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7895 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.

    197 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • 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
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Xbox
    • OpenAPK
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    • European Union flagEU
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  2. MPC-HC icon

    MPC-HC

     1330 likes

    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.

    161 MPC-HC alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. MPV icon

    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    • OpenAPK
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    CyberLink PowerDVD

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  6. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     902 likes

    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    382 AIMP alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     767 likes

    Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

    269 Clementine alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Clementine with lyrics pane
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  9. PotPlayer icon

    PotPlayer

     703 likes

    Extensive Windows media player with wide format compatibility, robust customization, ad-free interface, hardware acceleration, advanced and animated subtitle support, smooth seamless playback, 3D output modes, scene preview, bookmarks, OpenCodec, and device support.

    150 PotPlayer alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

     465 likes

    SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.

    143 SMPlayer alternatives

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    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
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    Playing video - Default Skin
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  11. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     252 likes

    Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

    256 Strawberry alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Flathub
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  12. LLPlayer icon

    LLPlayer

     28 likes

    A media player to enhance your language skills with dual and AI-generated subtitles powered by OpenAI Whisper. Real-time OCR, translation with Google/DeepL, and word lookup boost learning. Supports 134 languages, fully customizable shortcuts, and it's free & open-source.

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    • Windows
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  13. Haruna icon

    Haruna

     29 likes

    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.

    57 Haruna alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • KDE Plasma
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Haruna screenshot 1
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  14. 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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    PC
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  15. MPlayer icon

    MPlayer

     342 likes

    MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    143 MPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
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    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
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