Videos Alternatives

Videos is described as '(previously Totem) is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer. It features a playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as keyboard navigation' and is a very popular Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Videos for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and BSD apps. The best Videos alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Videos are MPC-HC, MPV, AIMP and PotPlayer.

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Videos (previously Totem) is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer. It features a playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as keyboard navigation.

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Videos alternatives page was last updated Sep 5, 2024
  1. Celluloid icon
     39 likes

    Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) is a simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. Celluloid interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv, allowing access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.

    51 Celluloid alternatives
    Celluloid screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • mpv
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Support for 4K
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    Comments about Celluloid as an Alternative to Videos
     
    Nick_Avem

    Actually uses GTK so integrates well into GNOME enviroment.

    Positive commentOct 18, 2020
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    • Celluloid is Free and Open SourceVideos is also Free and Open Source
    • Celluloid is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVideos is not according to our users
  2. Miro Player icon
     240 likes

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

    110 Miro Player alternatives
    Miro Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Miro Player Features

    1.  Music Store
    2.  TV Streaming
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Built-in Torrent client
    5.  Media library
    6. Android icon  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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  3. Screenbox icon
     7 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

    30 Screenbox alternatives
    Screenbox screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  VLC
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Lossless Audio
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Hardware Accelerated
    10.  Chromecast Support
    11.  Windows UWP
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  4. QuickTime Player icon
     135 likes

    Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

    170 QuickTime Player alternatives
    QuickTime X

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    QuickTime Player Features

    1.  Record videos
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  5. SPlayer icon
     102 likes

    SPlayer is a player that supports all popular formats, including DVDRip, HDTV, RMVB, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AC3/DTS, VP3/6/7, Indeo, XVD, OGG / OGM, APE, FLAC, TTA, AAC, MPC, 3GP/AMR, and subtitles.

    121 SPlayer alternatives
    SPlayer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    SPlayer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Lyrics
    3.  Integrated Codecs
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.9.3) is from August 2020.

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  6. UMPlayer icon
     109 likes

    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.

    146 UMPlayer alternatives
    UMPlayer Skinnable User Interface - feature rich yet easy to use

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    UMPlayer Features

    1.  Resume playback
    Discontinued

    No more updates, latest downloads from 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/

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  7. Clapper icon
     5 likes

    Clapper is a modern media player designed for simplicity and ease of use. Powered by GStreamer and built for the GNOME desktop environment using GTK4 toolkit, it has a clean and stylish interface that lets you focus on enjoying your favorite videos.

    43 Clapper alternatives
    Windowed Mode

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for 4K
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Gtk
    9.   Support for MPRIS
    10.  GNOME3 integration
    11.  Drag and Drop
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  8. QMPlay2 icon
     12 likes

    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.

    141 QMPlay2 alternatives
    QMPlay2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Youtube support
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Support for 4K
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  Hardware Accelerated
    11.  Radio Player
    12.  Support for Lyrics
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  9. mpvKt icon
     4 likes

    A media player for android, based on mpv-android and built with Jetpack Compose.

    55 mpvKt alternatives
    mpvKt screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Support for 4K
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Hardware Accelerated
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Media Streaming
    9.  Video playback
    mpvKt iconVideos Icon

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  10. Haruna Video Player icon
     8 likes

    Open source video player built with Qt/QML and libmpv.

    33 Haruna Video Player alternatives
    Haruna Video Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video playback
    3.  Subtitle text size
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
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  11. Qmmp icon
     46 likes

    Qmmp is an audio-player, written with help of Qt library. The user interface is similar to Winamp or xmms.

    95 Qmmp alternatives
    Qmmp screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    3.  Built-in Media converter
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  12. Glide Player icon
     1 like

    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.

    50 Glide Player alternatives
    Glide Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

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