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. KPlayer icon

    KPlayer

     2 likes

    KPlayer is a video playback app. If 'H.264 Hardware Acceleration' is supported, it can play 720p, and 1080p video files more smoothly. Also you can enjoy a movie in the concise interface with the high-quality subtitles that are displayed quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. EcoTubeHQ icon

    EcoTubeHQ

     2 likes

    EcoTubeHQ Video Player offers high quality video playback for many DRM-free streaming services at minimal bitrates. Hardware acceleration is utilised where possible during video playback to optimize quality and minimize CPU usage.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. Audience Media Player icon

    Audience Media Player

     3 likes

    Audience is a modern video player that brings the lessons learned from the web home to the desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    PlayerFab

    All-in-one media player supporting UHD, HEVC, 4K, and multiple formats; plays local files, encrypted DVD/Blu-ray/UHD discs, folders, and ISO, plus streams from Amazon, Netflix, and more with FHD 1080p video, EAC3 5.1 audio, menu ...

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  6. Videku icon

    Videku

     20 likes

    Browser based, Chromecast compatible video player with subtitle support, automated subtitle fetching, remote control and voice synthesis. It works on your tab and doesn't require any plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    Use Videku to watch a movie from the internet or file right in your browser.
     
  8. Ghosten Player icon

    Ghosten Player

     1 like

    Ghosten Player is a video player compatible with both 📱Android Phone and 📺Android TV, with future support for Windows and macOS under development. It integrates media resources, automatically scrapes metadata, supports IPTV playback, and elegantly builds your...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
    Ghosten Player screenshot 1
     
  10. X

    xplayer

     1 like

    A generic media player for Linux Mint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
     
  11. Dragon Player icon

    Dragon Player

     5 likes

    Dragon Player does one thing, and only one thing, which is playing multimedia files. Its simple interface is designed not to get in your way and instead empowers you to simply play multimedia files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  12. CornPlayer icon

    CornPlayer

     3 likes

    very simple Media Player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CornPlayer screenshot 1
     
  13. plaYUVer icon

    plaYUVer

     3 likes

    Open-source video player with the following features:

    • Support for libavformat and libavcodec;
    • Support for wide range of raw video formats;
    • Support for OpenCV imag/video processing library
    • Advanced frame zoom with easy to use pan function
    • Useful information in status ba.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    plaYUVer screenshot 1
     
  14. G

    Gnome MPlayer

     22 likes

    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.

    73 Gnome MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MPlayer
    Gnome MPlayer playing a movie
     
  15. Haihaisoft Universal Player icon

    Haihaisoft Universal Player

     11 likes

    A powerful media player which supports almost all popular digital media formats and can also play digital media files protected by DRM-X platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    Haihaisoft Universal Player screenshot 1
     
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