VLC Media Player Alternatives

VLC Media Player is described as 'Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more' and is a leading Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to VLC Media Player for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best VLC Media Player alternative is MPC-HC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VLC Media Player are MPV, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and MX Player.

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  1. Madamiru icon
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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. It's Playing icon
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    “Watching movies on the new iPad is pretty great. [...] It’s Playing not only plays pretty much any movie format without having to re-encode it first, it also puts in some amazing new features not seen anywhere else.”, cultofmac.com

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Play all your video and audio files with free VSO Media Player.

    Key Features

    Free Video Player

    One player to read all your audio and video files 100% free No adware and spyware, or toolbars

    Easy to use

    Drag and drop support File navigation panel to jump f.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    VLC the video can not slow down

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    • Vso Media Player is Free and ProprietaryVLC Media Player is Free and Open Source
  4. Playr icon
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    Playr was made solely to focus on your video viewing experience. It's not crammed with extra features for organizing files or to make playlists and such. You don't need to install any extras or plug-ins to view your favorite movies, it just works.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    SE-MediaPlayer is a free classic portable media player with build-in media library for audio and video files management and lots of beautiful skins. Also includes codec configuration utility for quick audio and video codecs installation and removal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. nessViewer icon
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    nessViewer is the all-round media application to edit, browse, collect and arrange, present, transfer and stream media. It combines media player, media center, media server, media editor and preview tool.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. AVPlayer icon
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    AVPlayer can play almost any computer video file format such as AVI, Xvid, WMV and much more clearly and effortlessly. No converting hassles. Just copy files via USB and just drag and drop into the AVPlayer’s Media Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Best Windows Media Player plays Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folder, DVD disc/folder/ISO file, 1080P HD/UHD 4K/SD video and audio files with amazing image and sound quality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Use this application to listen to or view your favorite media files, keeping in mind that almost all the formats are supported and will work flawlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. MPCStar icon
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    MPCSTAR is an all-in-one package of video player, audio player and many codecs. It contains a user-friendly player and carefully selected codecs to support various media formats. With MPCSTAR, you would be able to play all your movies and music downloaded from the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Blu-ray PRO icon
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    Stunning playback of Blu-ray and DVD discs; video & audio in MKV, AVI, MP4, MPG, MOV, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
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