Splash Alternatives for Linux

Splash is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Splash and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Splash are SMPlayer, MPlayer, Miro Player and SmoothVideo Project.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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    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.

    166 VLC Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • 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
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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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 Customizable and Privacy focusedSplash is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    130 SMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    Playing video - Default Skin
     
  4. 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.

    134 MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Miro Player screenshot 1
     
  6. SmoothVideo Project icon

    SmoothVideo Project

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    SVP allows you to watch any video on your PC file with frame interpolation (like you can watch it on high-end TVs and projectors). It increases frame rate by generating intermediate animation frames between existing ones to produce very smooth, fluid and clear motion.

    83 SmoothVideo Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Frame Interpolation overview
     

    • SmoothVideo Project is the most popular commercial alternative to Splash.

    • SmoothVideo Project is Paid and ProprietarySplash is Free and Proprietary
  7. UMPlayer icon

    UMPlayer

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    UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    UMPlayer Skinnable User Interface - feature rich yet easy to use
     
  9. QMPlay2 icon

    QMPlay2

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    QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.

    153 QMPlay2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    QMPlay2 screenshot 1
     
  10. Dragon Player icon

    Dragon Player

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    Dragon Player does one thing, and only one thing, which is playing multimedia files. Its simple interface is designed not to get in your way and instead empowers you to simply play multimedia files.

    84 Dragon Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Dragon Player screenshot 1
     
  11. MoonPlayer icon

    MoonPlayer

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    All-in-One video player based on mpv that can play videos from Youtube, Bilibili etc. as well as local videos.

    75 MoonPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    MoonPlayer screenshot 1
     
  12. MythTV icon

    MythTV

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    MythTV is a free, open source media center and digital video recorder (DVR) distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. With its plugin architecture, MythTV can be transformed into a home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections...

    42 MythTV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    MythTV screenshot 1
     

  13. OMXPlayer

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    Video player for Raspberry-pi, instead of using Raspberry-pi cpu power to play 1080p videos (which Raspberry-pi cannot play smoothly) feeds the video to your TV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     

  14. Movie Monad

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    A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Movie Monad screenshot 1
     
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