SMPlayer Alternatives

SMPlayer is described as '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' and is a very popular Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to SMPlayer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best SMPlayer alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SMPlayer are MPC-HC, MPV, AIMP and PotPlayer.

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SMPlayer alternatives page was last updated Jun 13, 2025
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  1. Elmedia Player icon

    Elmedia Player

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    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 exclusive Open Online Video feature which lets you watch YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion videos online without ads.

    158 Elmedia Player alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple TV
    Elmedia Player screenshot 1

    Elmedia Player Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  AirPlay Support
    5.  Chromecast Support
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Playlists
    9.  Support for DLNA

    Elmedia Player VS SMPlayer

     
  2. bomi icon

    bomi

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    bomi is a multimedia player aiming for easy usage but also providing various powerful features and convenience functions

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • mpv
    bomi screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Stagnant on v0.9.11 since 2015. Latest commit 90f18ff on Aug 12, 2016. See https://github.com/xylosper/bomi

    bomi Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Portable
    3.  Streaming

    bomi VS SMPlayer

     
  4. 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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
    Main UI

    MPV-EASY Player Features

    1.  Video playback

    MPV-EASY Player VS SMPlayer

     
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    CyberLink PowerDVD

    This media player delivers 8K, 4K Ultra HD playback, supports Blu-ray, DVD viewing, and uses TrueTheater technology. It enables streaming and casting via mobile apps with remote control functionality, supports 3D photos, and prov...

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  6. MPlayer for Windows icon

    MPlayer for Windows

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    The award-winning OpenSource media player MPlayer for the Windows platform. With frontends SMPlayer and MPUI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MPlayer
    MPlayer for Windows screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from April 2020.

    MPlayer for Windows Features

    1.  AAC

    MPlayer for Windows VS SMPlayer

     
  7. 5KPlayer icon

    5KPlayer

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    5KPlayer is a new-style free media player for Mac OS as all-in-one HD video/music player, AirPlay streamer and free online video/music downloader. It plays 4K/5K, MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, YouTube video, MP3 music & DVD on Mac flawlessly.

    195 5KPlayer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    5KPlayer screenshot 1

    5KPlayer Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Supports H265 Codec

    5KPlayer VS SMPlayer

     
  8. mpvc icon

    mpvc

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    An mpc-like control interface for mpv with a nearly complete compatibility layer for mpc commands in addition to GNU style arguments. This forks lwillets/mpvc providing some extra goodies such as: improved CLI, TUI, FZF & playing media from YouTube & streaming services.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    mpvc screenshot 1

    mpvc Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tui

    mpvc VS SMPlayer

     
  10. Glide Player icon

    Glide Player

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    Minimalist media player using GStreamer for multimedia support and GTK for UI, supporting multiple formats on Linux and macOS. Offers subtitle and audio track switching, playback controls, and fullscreen mode.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    Glide Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Gtk

    Glide Player VS SMPlayer

     
  11. EcoTubeHQ icon

    EcoTubeHQ

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    EcoTubeHQ Video Player offers high quality video playback for many DRM-free streaming services at minimal bitrates. Hardware acceleration is utilised where possible during video playback to optimize quality and minimize CPU usage.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    EcoTubeHQ screenshot 1

    EcoTubeHQ VS SMPlayer

     
  12. OmniPlayer icon

    OmniPlayer

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    OmniPlayer is a comprehensive media player for almost any video and audio format on macOS. It has powerful features with modern and clean design.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OmniPlayer screenshot 1

    OmniPlayer VS SMPlayer

     
  13. JuceVLC icon

    JuceVLC

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    JuceVLC is VLC with a simple MediaCenter-like fullscreen User Interface.

    You can browse and watch movies from your couch with a wireless mouse.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Playing
    Discontinued

    No updates since 2015. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/jucevlc/files/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  VLC

    JuceVLC VS SMPlayer

     
  14. VDB Player Pro icon

    VDB Player Pro

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    Best Windows Media Player plays Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folder, DVD disc/folder/ISO file, 1080P HD/UHD 4K/SD video and audio files with amazing image and sound quality.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    VDB Player Pro screenshot 1

    VDB Player Pro VS SMPlayer

     
  15. nPlayer icon

    nPlayer

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    nPlayer provides high quality video play performance and easy control-UI supporting almost all kinds of video formats and codecs without file converting efforts.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    nPlayer screenshot 1

    nPlayer Features

    1.  Chromecast Support
    2.  Support for DLNA

    nPlayer VS SMPlayer

     

    • nPlayer is the most popular commercial alternative to SMPlayer.

    • nPlayer is Paid and ProprietarySMPlayer is Free and Open Source
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