A powerful media player which supports almost all popular digital media formats and can also play digital media files protected by DRM-X platform.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
China
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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- 101 Haihaisoft Universal Player alternatives
A GTK+2 interface to MPlayer. The power of MPlayer combined with a friendly interface for your desktop; You can play all your multimedia (audio, video, CD, DVDs, and VCDs, streams etc.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
- MPlayer
United States
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Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Singapore
The critically acclaimed Archos Video Player app offers an uncompromised video experience on tablets, phones and AndroidTV devices.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
France
EU
+9
Cisdem Video Player is a free video and audio player that can play media files in any format on Mac and Windows. It fully supports 1080p, 4K, 5K, and 8K resolution, ensuring stunningly sharp visuals. With full playback options, you can enjoy an exceptional viewing experience.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Hong Kong SAR China
+3
You have a computer full of video files, and you want to stream them to your TV, but your Apple TV or Chromecast won't let you play your AVI and MKV files. No problem! PopCast brings you freedom by letting you stream ALL of your videos to your TV streaming device, no matter...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
Media Player S - productive media player for your Windows device! High-quality and stunning playback with perfect audio settings for 200 supported formats.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Mobile
- Windows Phone
+5
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
F
51 Bino alternativesBino 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
Oka Files is a comprehensive document management application that integrates file browsing, video playback, photo browsing, text editing, and audio recording.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
“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
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
Portugal- EU
+3
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
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