VLC Media Player Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to VLC Media Player is MPC-HC, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are MPV, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and IINA. You're spoiled for choice with Media Players like VLC Media Player: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPad.

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  1. Lunettes icon

    Lunettes

     2 likes

    This is the next generation of VLC for Mac also called Lunettes.

    We want to make sure youll get the best experience ever when watching your favorites TV shows or Movies using VLC.

    For instance, if I am watching a TV show, and then quit Lunettes. At next launch Lunettes will off.

    39 Lunettes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Program startup Resume Video
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  2. KPlayer icon

    KPlayer

     2 likes

    KPlayer is a video playback app. If 'H.264 Hardware Acceleration' is supported, it can play 720p, and 1080p video files more smoothly. Also you can enjoy a movie in the concise interface with the high-quality subtitles that are displayed quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • KR flagSouth Korea
    KPlayer screenshot 1
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  4. Audience Media Player icon

    Audience Media Player

     3 likes

    Audience is a modern video player that brings the lessons learned from the web home to the desktop.

    124 Audience Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Showing Video
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    PlayerFab

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  7. X

    xplayer

     1 like

    A generic media player for Linux Mint.

    8 xplayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
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  9. Videku icon

    Videku

     20 likes

    Browser based, Chromecast compatible video player with subtitle support, automated subtitle fetching, remote control and voice synthesis. It works on your tab and doesn't require any plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU
    Use Videku to watch a movie from the internet or file right in your browser.
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  10. Dragon Player icon

    Dragon Player

     5 likes

    Dragon Player does one thing, and only one thing, which is playing multimedia files. Its simple interface is designed not to get in your way and instead empowers you to simply play multimedia files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Dragon Player screenshot 1
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  11. EcoTubeHQ icon

    EcoTubeHQ

     2 likes

    EcoTubeHQ Video Player offers high quality video playback for many DRM-free streaming services at minimal bitrates. Hardware acceleration is utilised where possible during video playback to optimize quality and minimize CPU usage.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    EcoTubeHQ screenshot 1
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  12. CornPlayer icon

    CornPlayer

     3 likes

    very simple Media Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CornPlayer screenshot 1
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  13. plaYUVer icon

    plaYUVer

     3 likes

    Open-source video player with the following features:

    • Support for libavformat and libavcodec;
    • Support for wide range of raw video formats;
    • Support for OpenCV imag/video processing library
    • Advanced frame zoom with easy to use pan function
    • Useful information in status ba.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    plaYUVer screenshot 1
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  14. Ghosten Player icon

    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...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
    • CN flagChina
    Ghosten Player screenshot 1
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  15. C Media Player icon

    C Media Player

     1 like

    C Media Player is a free and ad-free media player for Windows and Android. It is designed to make video and audio playback simple, smooth, and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • TR flagTürkiye
    C Media Player screenshot 1
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