A player for everything, a central hub for managing your media collection on your PC, all just one click away, seamlessly integrated into your system.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Germany
EU
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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Most VLC Media Player alternatives are Media Players, but you can also narrow the list to Audio Players or Video Streaming Apps. Other popular filters are Android, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Free.
Alternatives list
Privacy-first desktop video player that encrypts your entire local video library and lets you watch up to 25 videos at once on a single grid.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
Canada
+3
Smart tools that appear only when you need them, paired with a seamless design for an unobstructed view. Lose yourself in the videos you love with Gyuni Player.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
+7
Your ultimate iOS video companion that blends simplicity with power, backed by lightning-fast performance. With an intuitive, polished interface, Outplayer makes enjoying your favorite videos effortless.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
+2
Frame-accurate EXR and video review tool with GPU-accelerated playback, OCIO colour management, and Grease Pencil annotations for animators and VFX artists.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Australia
EVB Player turns a folder of numbered videos or audio files into a playlist that remembers where you stopped. It is made for things you work through over days or weeks: online courses you downloaded, recorded lectures, audiobooks split into many files, language practice.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
+2
A high-performance mobile video player that supports all media formats with smooth playback and intuitive gesture controls.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
India
Mac Classic Player is a media player for macOS built for people who miss the directness of Media Player Classic on Windows. You open a file and it plays, with keyboard shortcuts doing the work instead of menus.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
Japan
+1
M
41 PMVW alternativesPMVW (Poor Man's Video Wall) turns a single Apple TV into a 4-tile video wall. Each tile can be a different source, so you can watch four things at once on one screen.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Apple TV
- Windows
- Mac
- iPad
Türkiye
+1
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
United Kingdom
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
