Open Source MX Player Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to MX Player for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is VLC Media Player. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MX Player and 11 are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to MX Player are MPV, Next Player, Just (Video) Player and Nova Video Player.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7699 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.

    168 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Comments about VLC Media Player as an Alternative to MX Player
    InsaneFromEarth
    Positive
    5

    Open source alternative on Android

    ab1
    Positive
    0

    Worse performance but no ads.

    franciscomendez
    Positive
    8

    Can read all usual formats. That's most important.

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    • Almost everyone thinks VLC Media Player is a great MX Player alternative.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceMX Player is Freemium and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is Privacy focusedMX Player is not according to our users
  2. MPV icon

    MPV

     551 likes

    MPV is an 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.

    114 MPV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  4. Next Player icon

    Next Player

     8 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

    56 Next Player alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Next Player screenshot 1
     
  5. Just (Video) Player icon

    Just (Video) Player

     14 likes

    Android video player based on ExoPlayer library. It uses ExoPlayer's ffmpeg extension with all its audio formats enabled (it can handle even special formats like AC3, EAC3, DTS, DTS HD, TrueHD etc.).

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  7. mpvExtended icon

    mpvExtended

     5 likes

    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.

    36 mpvExtended alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  9. Fermata icon

    Fermata

     1 like

    Fermata Media Player is a free, open source audio, video and TV player with a simple and intuitive interface. It is focused on playing media files organized in folders and playlists.

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    • Android
    • Android TV
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  11. Audiofy icon

    Audiofy

     1 like

    Audiofy is a next-generation Android Media player that delivers a simple, lightweight, and high-performance experience. Powered by ExoPlayer, Media3, and Jetpack Compose.

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    • Android
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  12. 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...

    60 Ghosten Player alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android TV
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  13. Pretty Good Music Player icon

    Pretty Good Music Player

     4 likes

    Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app!

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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