Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Linux Mobile
United States
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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Clapper is a modern media player designed for simplicity and ease of use. Powered by GStreamer and built for the GNOME desktop environment using GTK4 toolkit, it has a clean and stylish interface that lets you focus on enjoying your favorite videos.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- GNOME
- GTK
171 QMPlay2 alternativesQMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Haiku
47 Nova Video Player alternativesNOVA is an open source video player for Android. It consists in a fork of the original Archos Video Player Community Edition.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Android TV
- OpenAPK
France
EU
+6
123 jetAudio alternativesJetAudio is integrated, multimedia software made of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
South Korea
+4
114 Splash alternativesThe only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash.
Platforms
- Windows
Poland- EU
+9
Struggling to find subtitles for your videos? Submarine Player automatically generates and shows subtitles as you watch, so you can easily enjoy videos in any language.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
+1
112 BSPlayer alternativesBSPlayer is the first software movie player ever to enable its users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around looking for a proper setting and codec. Also, it has very low CPU and RAM requirements.
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- Kindle Fire
Croatia- EU
126 SPlayer alternativesSPlayer is a player that supports all popular formats, including DVDRip, HDTV, RMVB, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AC3/DTS, VP3/6/7, Indeo, XVD, OGG / OGM, APE, FLAC, TTA, AAC, MPC, 3GP/AMR, and subtitles.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
China
+2
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
+1
105 CyberLink PowerDVD alternativesSupports Ultra HD 4K, 8K, Blu-ray, 3D playback, and DTS-HD 7.1 surround sound, enhances quality using TrueTheater, upscales SD videos, stores media in the cloud, streams to mobile via PowerDVD Mobile, enables remote control, and offers Instant Karaoke.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Taiwan
Movist is a movie player for Mac OS based on QuickTime & FFmpeg.
A Simple and clean interface and high codec compatibility make this a real challenger to VLC.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- South Korea
