SMPlayer Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to SMPlayer for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to SMPlayer.

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VLC Media Player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Features Simple, fast and powerful media player. Plays everything: Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams. Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed: MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3...

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 Ad-free Built-in Media converter Support for subtitles ... Video playback Replay Gain Playlists management Supports loads of file formats Automatic subtitles download Apps with Chromecast Support Integrated codecs Create PlayList Customizable Support for Themes Audio playback Hotkeys In built video player Interface Multiple languages Optimal performance Playback speed control Plugins Portable UI customization 360 Videos Audio Recording Sync Audio & Video Automatic conversion to multiple formats Automatic Tagging Built-in subtitle search Built-in video/audio codecs Google Drive integration Internet Radio Low memory usage Media Streaming Music Library Music Player Network Traffic Obfuscation Resume video after shutdown Scripting language Subtitle Effects for Custom Fonts Video converter Video streaming 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. The tool was developed by mpc-hc.org until July 2017, when it announced its last release due to lack of active developers. The project has been forked by one of the former co-devs, clsid2, that continued the development with new releases since early 2018. Lightweight Watch movies on any SSE2 CPU, even on your old computer back from 2000.

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Lightweight Support for 4K Automatic subtitles download Minimalistic ... Supports H265 Codec Audio Recording Apps with Chromecast Support Codec Tweak Tool Customizable Media Streaming Support for subtitles Add a feature

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PotPlayer

Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to choose from and lots of functionality. The application supports Blu-ray, DVD, Audio CD, and countless other media formats. It can be configured to work with various devices such as TV or HDTV, and supports Direct3D9 Ex Flip Mode and Overlay. Other features: - You can take snapshots of the media you are viewing and save as a JPEG file.
- Bundleware
  Several antivirus detect a potentially unwanted application (adware) PUA.FusionCore in the file F.dll dropped by the installer of PotPlayer in the Temp folder. Once that file is blocked by the antivirus, the program is installed with no problems and ads.
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Free Windows
Customizable Skinnable Support for subtitles Album shuffle mode ... Built-in Equalizer Built-in subtitle search Double subtitle support DirectX Video Acceleration Full keyboard shortcuts Graphical interface Live Broadcasting Minimalistic Playlists management Screen recording Support for 4K A-B repeat Ad-free Automatic subtitles download Bookmarks that appear on the seek bar Capture image from video Integrated codecs Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration Gapless Playback Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Lightweight Live Looping Matroska Music Player Night mode/Dark Theme Portable Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration Skin Randomization Touch-based Video playback Add a feature

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MPV

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. It shares some features with the former projects while introducing many more.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD ... Xfce
Lightweight Lua scripting Minimalistic Command line interface ... GNU/linux-libre HDR source support Minimalistic UI Integrated codecs Download YouTube Playlist Drag n drop Low resource footprint MPlayer support Mplayer2 support Video playback 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. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in MPEG2/SVCD/DVD codec. What is the difference Media Player Classic and Media Player Classic Home Cinema? Media Player Classic was developed by Gabest while the https://alternativeto .
- Discontinued
  The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is https://alternativeto.net/software/mpc-hc/ . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com
Free Open Source Windows
Support for subtitles Add a feature

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MPC-BE

MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows. MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.

Free Open Source Windows
Integrated Youtube support Music Player Night mode/Dark Theme Portable ... Add a feature

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MX Player

MX Player - The best way to enjoy your movies. a) HARDWARE ACCELERATION - Hardware acceleration can be applied to more videos with the help of new H/W decoder. b) MULTI-CORE DECODING - MX Player is the first Android video player which supports multi-core decoding. Test result proved that dual-core device’s performance is up to 70% better than single-core devices. c) PINCH TO ZOOM - Zoom in and out with ease by pinching and swiping across screen.

Freemium Android Android Tablet
Multiple languages Audio playback Customizable Video Sharing ... Flexible and powerful Playlists management 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, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5, WMV and even H.264 movies.

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

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KMPlayer

The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as TS (also from Technisat Digicorder), VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. For playing TS-movies from the Technisat Digicorder you need the KMPlayer.
- Bundleware
  Be careful during installation. https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
Free Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Support for 4K Hardware Accelerated Supports H265 Codec Support for Batch Mode ... Music Player Add a feature

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Banshee

Play your music and videos. Stay entertained and up to date with podcasts and video podcasts. Discover new music with Last.fm radio. Sync your G1 phone, iPod, and other devices.
- Discontinued
  No new releases and features since 2014. Latest versions, 2.6.2 (stable) and 2.9.1 (development), released in February and March 2014, are still working and can be downloaded from the official website.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Music Player Add a feature

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