Alternatives to Playr for all platforms with any license

VLC Media Player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Apple TV PortableApps.com Kindle Fire Haiku Xbox
Lightweight Automatic subtitles download Replay Gain Ad-free ... Audio recording Automatic conversion to multiple formats Automatic Tagging Built-in Media converter Built-in subtitle search Integrated codecs Create PlayList Customizable Google Drive integration Internet radio Low memory usage Multiple languages Media Streaming Music Library Network Traffic Obfuscation Playlists management Portable Support for subtitles Visualize Music Voice pitch visualization Add a feature

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MPC-HC

MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100%...

Free Open Source Windows
Lightweight Support for 4K Audio recording Chromecast support ... Codec Tweak Tool Customizable Media Streaming Support for subtitles Supports H265 Codec Add a feature

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Media Player Classic

Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features.
- Discontinued The currently active fork is Media Player Classic Home Cinema, but MPC is still downloadable from FreeCodec.com
Free Open Source Windows
Support for subtitles Add a feature

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MPlayer

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...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD AmigaOS ... Xfce MorphOS
Integrated codecs Command line interface Add a feature

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Windows Media Player

The media player provided pre-installed with all modern Windows versions (7 and higher): Windows Media Player 12 plays more music and video than ever, including Flip...

Free Windows
Music Library Visualize Music Voice pitch visualization Bundled with Windows Add a feature

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QuickTime Player

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...

Free Mac
Audio recording Record videos Add a feature

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RealPlayer

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

Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad Kindle Fire
Chromecast support Cloud sync Multiple languages Photographic filters ... Photo Organization Add a feature

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MPlayerX

MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.
- Discontinued Installer contains possible malware: https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=29897
- Warning MPlayerX has been bundled with malwares, including adware. See the VirusTotal scan results at https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/6f1e9d7dc6b52af887b5e1bee6e0d0366345fb53c752ca23b98a9cf9b647fd49/analysis/1441451188/
Free Open Source Mac MPlayer
macOS-like MultiTouch Support for Multiple Monitors Support for subtitles Add a feature

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5KPlayer

5KPlayer is a mixture of free (MKV) HD video player, music player, AirPlay media streamer and online video downloader.

Free Mac Windows
Support for 4K Play 4k video Supports H265 Codec Add a feature

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Real Alternative

Real Alternative allows your system to play Real Media files (.ra .ram) without having to install the full version of RealPlayer. Includes Media Player Classic - a...
- Discontinued The last version, 2.02, was released on February 19, 2010. Download.com and FileHippo continue to host the software product.
Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

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QuickTime Alternative

QuickTime Alternative is a trimmed-down version of QuickTime Player that contains only the essential components needed for playing QuickTime...
- Discontinued Last version, 3.2.2, was released on September 2009. It is still downloadable from Free-Codecs.com
Free Windows
Lightweight Add a feature

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niceplayer

This program aims to be a multi-engine (Include of Perian Project) player designed for playing movies nicely for a person who likes to watch or present movies on their...
- Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.98, released in April 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Free Open Source Mac
Integrated codecs Add a feature

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MPlayer OSX Extended

MPlayer OSX Extended is an unofficial extension of the MPlayer OSX user interface.
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, Revision 15, released in November 2013, can be still downloded from the official website.
Free Open Source Mac MPlayer
No features added Add a feature

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Elmedia Player

Elmedia is a free media player for Mac that supports various video and audio formats, including FLV, SWF, MP4, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT, MP3, etc. The app features built-in...

Freemium Mac Apple TV
Browser integration Add a feature

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Cisdem Video Player

Cisdem Video Player for Mac is a FREE video and audio player that supports almost any media files (Including 5K and Full HD 1080P video) with no codec packs needed. It...

Freemium Mac
No features added Add a feature

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