MPV Alternatives

MPV is described as 'Audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types' and is a leading Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MPV for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best MPV alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MPV are MPC-HC, AIMP, PotPlayer and SMPlayer.

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MPV alternatives are mainly Media Players, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Internet Radio Services you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MPV.
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  1. Listen runs on gestures, not buttons. It’s perfect for anytime: on your way to work, while exercising, or on the go. Whether you are in your car, on your bike, or running a marathon, you’ll be lost in the music, not the interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. FreeSmith Video Player is a totally free video player which play videos, music with various kinds of popular formats such as AVI, MP4, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPG etc and even support play online videos, DVD movies and blu-ray discs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. A simple media player for GNOME that supports libvlc, xine-lib and libgstreamer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Watch movies and shows without profanity. The app mutes the audio and displays subtitles without offensive words and phrases. Customize profanity filters to your preferences. Skip inappropriate scenes by choosing their start and end times.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. If you want to : search, preview, watch, manage, sort, copy, move or delete media files, this software might interest you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Kioo is designed and utilizes a number of open source projects which holds different open source licenses. Without them, the player could not exist.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. d11amp icon
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    d11amp is a frontend to MPG123, trying to resemble WinAmp, utilizing its treasure trove of themes. It has been published under the BSD 2-clause license. It uses GTK4 and portaudio.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  8. MPlayer GUI with multiple playlists. Each playlist stores information about last played file and position inside file allowing to resume playback. Borderless interface mimics MPlayer itself during playback.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Xt7-Player icon
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    Xt7-Player (now xt7-player-mpv) is an open source GUI to MPV.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • mpv
    • Gambas
     
  10. Hermit Crab is a video organizer and video player for Mac that offers Photos-like UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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