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   VLC Media Player

    7878 likes

   Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

   194 VLC Media Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Windows Mobile
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • iPad
   • AppImageHub
   • Apple Watch
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Apple TV
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Kindle Fire
   • Haiku
   • Android TV
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Xbox
   • OpenAPK

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   MPC-HC

    1329 likes

   A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.

   157 MPC-HC alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   • Poland
   • EU

   

   

   

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   MPV

    588 likes

   Versatile audio and video player featuring support for a wide range of formats, audio and video codecs, subtitle types, hardware acceleration via GPU, OpenGL output with high-quality scaling, on-screen controls, and embeddable C API for integration into applications.

   128 MPV alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Xfce
   • Chocolatey
   • OpenAPK

   • United States

   

   

   

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   MPV vs 5KPlayer Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Oct 10, 2018

   Simple UI, lightweight, no need to load a subrip subtitle file from browse nor pull-down menu. Just drag 'n drop corresponding subtitle file on opened video.

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   • MPV is Free and Open Source5KPlayer is Free and Proprietary
   • MPV is Lightweight, Minimalistic and Privacy focused5KPlayer is not according to our users
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   AIMP

    901 likes

   Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

   381 AIMP alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Android
   • PortableApps.com

   • Russia

   

   

   

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6. 

   

   Clementine

    766 likes

   Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

   267 Clementine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   • United States

   

   

   

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   PotPlayer

    702 likes

   Extensive Windows media player with wide format compatibility, robust customization, ad-free interface, hardware acceleration, advanced and animated subtitle support, smooth seamless playback, 3D output modes, scene preview, bookmarks, OpenCodec, and device support.

   146 PotPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • South Korea

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • South Korea

   

   

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8. 

   

   SMPlayer

    465 likes

   SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.

   141 SMPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • mpv
   • Snapcraft
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • MPlayer
   • Flathub
   • Homebrew

   • Spain
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Audacious

    306 likes

   Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

   151 Audacious alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku
   • Xfce

   • Global

   

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    Strawberry

     251 likes

    Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

    254 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Norway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Mac

    • Norway

    

    

    

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    MPC-BE

     186 likes

    Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) is a fork of MPC and MPC-HC. It moved away from MPC's aim to mimic the look and feel of Windows Media Player with updated player controls and provides additional features on top of MPC-HC such as a video preview tooltip when...

    134 MPC-BE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Russia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Russia

    

    

    

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    Media Player Classic

     764 likes

    Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in...

    144 Media Player Classic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Hungary
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Hungary
    • EU

    

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    DeaDBeeF

     200 likes

    Lightweight desktop music player designed for multiple platforms, supporting major audio codecs, gapless playback, playlist management, customizable global hotkeys, 18-band equalizer, streaming audio, plugin extensions, and command line controls.

    195 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Denmark
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce

    • Denmark
    • EU

    

    

    

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