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The best open source Media Player alternative to VLC Media Player is MPC-HC. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to VLC Media Player and loads of them are open source Media Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Media Player alternatives to VLC Media Player are MPV, SMPlayer, IINA and MPC-BE.

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  1. F

    Flxine

     2 likes

    xine with FLTK front-end. More lightweight than several other xine front ends and usually more stable as well. flxine builds and runs on Linux and FreeBSD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Bino icon

    Bino

     11 likes

    Bino is a video player with the following main features: Support for stereoscopic 3D video, with a wide variety of input and output formats; Support for multi-display video, e.g. for powerwalls, Virtual Reality installations and other multi-projector setups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Bino screenshot 1
     
  4. Madamiru icon

    Madamiru

     1 like

    Madamiru is a cross-platform media player written in Rust that can automatically play and shuffle multiple videos, images, and songs at once in a grid layout.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Madamiru screenshot 1
     
  5. Kantaris icon

    Kantaris

     16 likes

    Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (http://alternativeto.net/software/vlc-media-player/) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
  7. Cineplay icon

    Cineplay

     3 likes

    Originating from the Jahshaka project OpenLibraries based Cineplay is a multi platform video player that supports a wide array of codecs.

    55 Cineplay alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. niceplayer icon

    niceplayer

     10 likes

    This program aims to be a multi-engine (Include of Perian Project) player designed for playing movies nicely for a person who likes to watch or present movies on their computer (such as the casual viewer or the video artist).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. XULPlayer icon

    XULPlayer

     2 likes

    XULPlayer is an open-source media player and converter built on Mozilla XUL and MPlayer. It intends to be a flexible, user-friendly desktop media center with support for most popular audio and video formats and rich user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    XULPlayer screenshot 1
     
  10. Clip (Maui Applications) icon

    Clip (Maui Applications)

     1 like

    Clip is a convergent video player and collection manager utilizing MPV as the backend. By using MPV, you can also play remote videos by entering the URL besides local videos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Clip (Maui Applications) screenshot 1
     
  11. mpvRx icon

    mpvRx

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    The most Powerful, Efficient + Feature-packed media player fork you’ll find anywhere.

    45 mpvRx alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    mpvRx screenshot 1
     
  12. Lime Seed Media icon

    Lime Seed Media

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    🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Lime Seed Media screenshot 1
     
  13. Gnome media player icon

    Gnome media player

     4 likes

    A simple media player for GNOME that supports libvlc, xine-lib and libgstreamer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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