Splash AlternativesMedia Players and other similar apps like Splash

Splash is described as 'The only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash' and is a popular Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Splash for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best Splash alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Splash are Kodi, MPC-HC, PotPlayer and SMPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
    VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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

    295 VLC Media Player alternatives
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
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    +4
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    Top VLC Media Player Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Video playback
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Support for subtitles
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Audio Recording
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Internet Radio
    10.  Customizable
    11.  Compatibility Layer
    12.  Support for Themes
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    • Most users think VLC Media Player is a great Splash alternative.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Splash.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Splash.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceSplash is Free and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is CustomizableSplash is not according to our users
  2. Kodi icon
    Kodi icon

    Kodi

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    Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. Kodi is designed to be the perfect companion to a home theater PC - it supports an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its...

    75 Kodi alternatives
    Kodi screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fire TV
    Kodi screenshot 1
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    Top Kodi Features

    1.  Media Streaming
    2.  TV Shows meta data support
    3.  Video library
    4.  Media Center
    5.  Media library
    6.  Support for IPTV
    7.  Media Server
    8.  Automatic subtitles download
    9.  Built-in Media Downloader
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Portable
    12.  AirPlay Support
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  4. MPC-HC icon
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    MPC-HC

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    Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. Media Player Classic Home Cinema supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.

    136 MPC-HC alternatives
    MPC-HC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    MPC-HC screenshot 1
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    +5
    MPC-HC screenshot 3

    Top MPC-HC Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Stream audio
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Support for 4K
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  Portable
    10.  Privacy focused
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Webcam recording
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  6. PotPlayer icon
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    PotPlayer

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    PotPlayer is a multimedia software player developed for the Microsoft Windows operating system by South Korean Internet company Kakao (formerly Daum Communications).

    124 PotPlayer alternatives
    Main Window. Desktop UI, playing YouTube video.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window touch UI
    Menu
    +2
    Preferences Window

    Top PotPlayer Features

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Support for subtitles
    5.  Playback speed control
    6.  Skinnable
    7.  Lightweight
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Integrated Codecs
    10.  Minimalistic
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Thumbnail preview
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  7. SMPlayer icon
    SMPlayer icon

    SMPlayer

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    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.

    122 SMPlayer alternatives
    Playing video - Default Skin

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    Main Window - Dark Skin
    Option - Tablet Mode
    +4
    SMPlayer on a GNU/Linux Machine

    Top SMPlayer Features

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for subtitles
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Multiplatform
    6.  Skin customization
    7.  Youtube support
    8.  Integrated Codecs
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Portable
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Chromecast Support
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  8. Media Player Classic icon
    Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

     757 likes
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    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...

    129 Media Player Classic alternatives
    Media Player Classic screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Media Player Classic Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is MPC-HC icon MPC-HC . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com

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  10. MPC-BE icon
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    MPC-BE

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    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.

    112 MPC-BE alternatives
    MPC-BE screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MPC-BE screenshot 1
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    +2
    MPC-BE screenshot 3

    MPC-BE Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Thumbnails
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Integrated Youtube support
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  11. MPlayer icon
    MPlayer icon

    MPlayer

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    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.

    129 MPlayer alternatives
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS

    MPlayer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Hardware Accelerated
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Integrated Codecs
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  12. KMPlayer icon
    KMPlayer icon

    KMPlayer

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    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.

    154 KMPlayer alternatives
    KMPlayer 32bit

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    KMPlayer Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Supports H265 Codec
    4.  Support for Batch Mode
    KMPlayer 64X
    KMPlayer 32bit
    +3
    Mac
    Bundleware

    Be careful during installation. https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

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  13. MX Player icon
    MX Player icon

    MX Player

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    Powerful video and music player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle supports

    139 MX Player alternatives
    MX Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    MX Player screenshot 1
    MX Player screenshot 2
    +2
    MX Player screenshot 3

    Top MX Player Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for 4K
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Personalized Recommendations
    11.  Support for Themes
    12.  Chromecast Support
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  14. Windows Media Player icon
    Windows Media Player icon

    Windows Media Player

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    Windows Media Player is a video and audio player developed by Microsoft for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV and the original Windows Media...

    209 Windows Media Player alternatives
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Media Player screenshot 1

    Windows Media Player Features

    1.  Support for DLNA
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    9.  Music Library
    10.  DVD Burner
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  15. Miro Player icon
    Miro Player icon

    Miro Player

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    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    111 Miro Player alternatives
    Miro Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Sync to Android devices
    Videoplayer
    +3
    Miro Player screenshot 3

    Miro Player Features

    1.  Music Store
    2.  TV Streaming
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Built-in Torrent client
    5.  Media library
    6.  Android Sync
    7.  Built-in Media converter
    8.  Music Library
    9.  Create Playlist
    Discontinued

    "Although we are no longer developing Miro, we do continue to make the media player available."https://pculture.org/pcf-projectsSee also:"The last version (6.0) was released in 2013 and is no longer functioning correctly because of changes to the YouTube API."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miro_(video_software)

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