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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VLC Media Player alternatives are mainly Media Players, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Video Streaming Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Linux, Windows, Open Source, Android + Open Source, Mac and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to VLC Media Player.
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  1. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
  2. Aurora Player icon
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    The ambient light player for your favorite videos. This effect will you give you immersive viewing experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
     
  3. Kantaris icon
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    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.

    127 Kantaris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Video Peek icon
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    Videos are broken down as a grid of "moments" instantly, offering you a panoramic interactive view of any video

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    56 Cineplay alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. UFUSoft Blu-ray Player is a powerful Windows 10 Blu ray player that could play any Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folder, Blu-ray ISO file smoothly. You are able to play 4K video files losslessly or any HD/SD video files on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP PC.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. DVD Player+ is a FREE High-quality and powerful DVD Movie & Media Player, specially designed for playback of your CD's, DVD's, Blu-Ray or VCD's. It also provides the user with extra info for the current Movie from imdb (plot, poster, trailers, etc).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Play dvix/xvid movies from RAR files.

    Play dvd, mvk, avi, mpge, ogg, rar(forward), password rar (no forward) Play all files without codecs. Play rar files without extracting. Play AVI, MPGE, RMVB, OGG, MP3, RAR, MKV, MKA and some not popular formats. Subtitles support Automat.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  9. Flip Player icon
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    Flip Player is a free multi-format video player from leading video software developer Telestream. The Pro upgrade provides advanced playback, editing and conversion options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. yxplayer icon
     1 like

    yxPlayer is video player for mobile devices, With yxPlayer you can play DivX/Xvid, WMV, H.264, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • Symbian S60
    • iPad
     
  11. Buzz Player icon
     1 like

    BUZZ Player is a multimedia player supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats, and various streaming protocols.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. niceplayer icon
     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
     
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