Free SPlayer Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to SPlayer for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is VLC Media Player, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SPlayer and loads of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to SPlayer are MPC-HC, PotPlayer, Winamp and Media Player Classic.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7733 likes

    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.

    169 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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  2. MPC-HC icon

    MPC-HC

     1315 likes

    A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.

    141 MPC-HC alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. PotPlayer icon

    PotPlayer

     697 likes

    Extensive Windows media player with wide format compatibility, robust customization, ad-free interface, hardware acceleration, advanced and animated subtitle support, smooth seamless playback, 3D output modes, scene preview, bookmarks, OpenCodec, and device support.

    132 PotPlayer alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    CyberLink PowerDVD

    Supports Ultra HD 4K, 8K, Blu-ray, 3D playback, and DTS-HD 7.1 surround sound, enhances quality using TrueTheater, upscales SD videos, stores media in the cloud, streams to mobile via PowerDVD Mobile, enables remote control, and ...

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  6. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     897 likes

    Media player for Windows offering ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, and support for plug-ins, playlists, music library, and various audio formats. Known for extensibility, music visualization, and online community support.

    265 Winamp alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Media Library
     
  7. Media Player Classic icon

    Media Player Classic

     763 likes

    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...

    131 Media Player Classic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. MPC-BE icon

    MPC-BE

     182 likes

    Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) is a fork of MPC and MPC-HC. It moved away from MPC's aim to mimic the look and feel of Windows Media Player with updated player controls and provides additional features on top of MPC-HC such as a video preview tooltip when...

    118 MPC-BE alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. KMPlayer icon

    KMPlayer

     484 likes

    KMPlayer is an excellent free video player for PC with a user-friendly interface, Ultra HD support, 3D movies, clear subtitles, online streaming, and external digital TV compatibility.

    159 KMPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    PC
     
  11. MPlayer icon

    MPlayer

     341 likes

    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.

    131 MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
     
  12. Windows Media Player icon

    Windows Media Player

     264 likes

    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...

    215 Windows Media Player alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  13. Harmonoid icon

    Harmonoid

     32 likes

    🎵 Plays & manages your music library. Looks beautiful & juicy. Playlists, visuals, synced lyrics, pitch shift, volume boost & more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Mac
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  14. Screenbox icon

    Screenbox

     17 likes

    Screenbox is a modern video player that cares about performance and ease of use on a wide range of device types. It features a beautiful, friendly user interface while being fast and lightweight

    40 Screenbox alternatives

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    • Windows
    Black and White Themes
     
  15. GOM Player icon

    GOM Player

     241 likes

    GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.

    131 GOM Player alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Main window
     
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