Open Source VLC Media Player Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to VLC Media Player for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is MPV. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to VLC Media Player and eight of them are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to VLC Media Player are mpvKt, Just (Video) Player, Next Player and Nova Video Player.

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    MPV

     550 likes

    MPV is an MPlayer-based video player that is available on all major desktop operating systems. Linux users in particular cite MPV as one of the best alternatives to VLC. Its interface is extremely minimal, though with that comes extraordinary stability.

    112 MPV alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
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    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about MPV as an Alternative to VLC Media Player
    Comment summary: MPV is frequently praised as a lightweight, customizable, and reliable alternative to VLC Media Player. Users note that it handles AV1 encoded videos and other formats more smoothly, overcomes playback stuttering issues, and offers better battery usage. Its minimalistic design with practical shortcuts is favored, though some users miss a conventional UI. Despite VLC's established reputation, MPV is recognized for its strong performance on multiple platforms.
    Top Positive Comment
    John Fastman
    12

    There was a time when VLC was justifiably considered the best open-source cross-platform movie player. MPV has closed the gap substantially and is likely to work out-of-the-box in a minority of cases where VLC gets stuck. Excellent software. Open souce (trustworthy) and free, of course.

    Top Negative Comment
    Marek-Piekielnik
    0

    MPV on Windows is half baked (at best). No setup, no file associations, no hi-dpi interface.

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    In Linux, VLC sometime struggles playing MP4 videos & navigating within those MP4 videos. Celluloid (MPV frontend) works better in these regards.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks MPV is a great VLC Media Player alternative.

    • MPV is the most popular Android, Mac & Linux alternative to VLC Media Player.

    • MPV is Free and Open SourceVLC Media Player is also Free and Open Source
    • MPV is Lightweight and MinimalisticVLC Media Player is not according to our users
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    mpvKt

     13 likes

    A media player for Android based on mpv-android aiming to provide a nicer user interface over the original

    67 mpvKt alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. Just (Video) Player icon

    Just (Video) Player

     14 likes

    Android video player based on ExoPlayer library. It uses ExoPlayer's ffmpeg extension with all its audio formats enabled (it can handle even special formats like AC3, EAC3, DTS, DTS HD, TrueHD etc.).

    41 Just (Video) Player alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  5. Next Player icon

    Next Player

     8 likes

    Next Player is an Android native video player written in Kotlin. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to play videos on their Android devices

    54 Next Player alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    mpvExtended

     4 likes

    mpvExtended is a fork of mpv-android, built on the libmpv library. It aims to combine the powerful features of mpv with an easy to use interface and additional features.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Fermata

     1 like

    Fermata Media Player is a free, open source audio, video and TV player with a simple and intuitive interface. It is focused on playing media files organized in folders and playlists.

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    • Android
    • Android TV
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    Ghosten Player

     1 like

    Ghosten Player is a video player compatible with both 📱Android Phone and 📺Android TV, with future support for Windows and macOS under development. It integrates media resources, automatically scrapes metadata, supports IPTV playback, and elegantly builds your...

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
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