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The best alternative to MPV is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MPV and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to MPV are MPC-HC, SMPlayer, Media Player Classic and MPlayer.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    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

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    • 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
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    • European Union flagEU
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  2. MPC-HC icon

    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

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. SMPlayer icon

    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
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    Playing video - Default Skin
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  5. Media Player Classic icon

    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
    Media Player Classic screenshot 1
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  6. MPlayer icon

    MPlayer

     342 likes

    MPlayer is a 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.

    143 MPlayer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku
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    • European Union flagEU
    MPlayer on Ubuntu (Linux)
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  8. Haruna icon

    Haruna

     29 likes

    Open source video player leveraging Qt/QML and libmpv, featuring dual subtitle support, customizable shortcuts, auto chapter skipping by keyword, YouTube and online video playback, integrated playlist overlay, dynamic navigation, and KDE ecosystem compatibility.

    56 Haruna alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • European Union flagEU
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  9. mpv.net icon

    mpv.net

     24 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.

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    • Windows
    • mpv
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    • European Union flagEU
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  11. Ray Media Player icon

    Ray Media Player

     4 likes

    Watch anything. Understand everything. The world's first AI media player that generates and translates subtitles instantly in 200+ languages.

    51 Ray Media Player alternatives

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    • Paid
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    MOC

     29 likes

    MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.

    123 MOC alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    • European Union flagEU
    MOC screenshot 1
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    Parole

     19 likes

    Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.

    85 Parole alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    • European Union flagEU
    Parole screenshot 1
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  14. Lunettes icon

    Lunettes

     2 likes

    This is the next generation of VLC for Mac also called Lunettes.

    We want to make sure youll get the best experience ever when watching your favorites TV shows or Movies using VLC.

    For instance, if I am watching a TV show, and then quit Lunettes. At next launch Lunettes will off.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • European Union flagEU
    Program startup Resume Video
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