MPlayer Alternatives

MPlayer is described as 'Movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs' and is a very popular Media Player in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MPlayer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Flathub apps. The best MPlayer alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MPlayer are MPC-HC, MPV, AIMP and PotPlayer.

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  1. WiiFin icon
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    Experimental client for Nintendo Wii providing browsing and playback of TV, movies, and music libraries with cover art, user profiles, advanced overlays, pointer controls, secure authentication, server transcoding, and resume support.

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    • Dolphin Emulator
    • Nintendo Wii / Wii U
     
  2. Harmonoid icon
     34 likes

    Material-based cross-platform player managing music libraries, playlists, and radio streams with synced and custom lyrics, tag editor, pitch, speed, and volume controls, Discord and Last.fm integration, light-dark themes, and low RAM usage for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.

    61 Harmonoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  3. Infuse icon
     53 likes

    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    117 Infuse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
     
  4. Screenbox icon
     21 likes

    Screenbox is a modern video player that cares about performance and ease of use on a wide range of device types. It features a beautiful, friendly user interface while being fast and lightweight

    43 Screenbox alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. GOM Player icon
     240 likes

    GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.

    132 GOM Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. mpvKt icon
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    A media player for Android based on mpv-android aiming to provide a nicer user interface over the original

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Next Player icon
     11 likes

    Next Player is an Android native video player written in Kotlin. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to play videos on their Android devices

    59 Next Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  8. mpv.net icon
     22 likes

    mpv.net is a modern media player for Windows. mpv is similar to VLC not based on DirectShow like MPC, mpv.net is based on libmpv which in return is based on ffmpeg.

    41 mpv.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
     
  9. mpvExtended icon
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    mpvExtended is a fork of mpv-android, built on the libmpv library. It aims to combine the powerful features of mpv with an easy to use interface and additional features.

    40 mpvExtended alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. 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.

    68 Submarine Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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