Vimu AlternativesMedia Players and other similar apps like Vimu

Apps similar to Vimu include VLC Media Player, which is free and open source. Other options are MPC-HC, MPV, PotPlayer and SMPlayer. There's no shortage of Media Players like Vimu, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
     7962 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.

    215 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
    • Apple Watch
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  2. MPC-HC icon
     1338 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.

    171 MPC-HC alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. MPV icon
     598 likes

    Versatile audio and video player featuring support for a wide range of formats, audio and video codecs, subtitle types, hardware acceleration via GPU, OpenGL output with high-quality scaling, on-screen controls, and embeddable C API for integration into applications.

    140 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • Android
    • Haiku
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • OpenAPK
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  4. PotPlayer icon
     705 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.

    160 PotPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. SMPlayer icon
     468 likes

    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.

    148 SMPlayer alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • mpv
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
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  6. MPC-BE icon
     189 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...

    141 MPC-BE alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. LLPlayer icon
     28 likes

    A media player to enhance your language skills with dual and AI-generated subtitles powered by OpenAI Whisper. Real-time OCR, translation with Google/DeepL, and word lookup boost learning. Supports 134 languages, fully customizable shortcuts, and it's free & open-source.

    81 LLPlayer alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. KMPlayer icon
     485 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.

    177 KMPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Screenbox icon
     26 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

    58 Screenbox alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. 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 Player

    246 Windows Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. MX Player icon
     197 likes

    a) HARDWARE ACCELERATION - Hardware acceleration can be applied to more videos with the help of new HW+ decoder.

    152 MX Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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  12. Infuse icon
     55 likes

    The beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Vision Pro. No need to convert files.

    155 Infuse alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
    • US flagUnited States
    Infuse screenshot 1
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