VLC Media Player Alternatives

VLC Media Player is described as 'Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more' and is a leading Media Player in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to VLC Media Player for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best VLC Media Player alternative is MPC-HC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VLC Media Player are MPV, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and MX Player.

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VLC Media Player alternatives are mainly Media Players, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Video Streaming Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Linux, Open Source, Windows, iPhone, Mac and Android + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to VLC Media Player.
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  1. Quickfire icon
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    Quickfire is a video player for film, video, animation and VFX professionals - or anyone who wants advanced control over their movies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. 🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 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
     
  4. myVideos 3D+ icon
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    myVideos 3D+ is an innovative cloud media player that extends the visual feeling. Play, View, Edit or Share directly any video or audio file from your phone storage or SD card, or Play/Download any video/audio from your OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox or from Youtube (using a...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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
     
  6. A simple media player for GNOME that supports libvlc, xine-lib and libgstreamer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Me TV is a user-friendly desktop application for watching digital television services that use the DVB standard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Imagen is a multimedia player initially developed for playing HAV files, later extended to support numerous other media formats. Imagen has a unique capability to play sequentially numerated images as if they belong to a video file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Not only is Free Video Player a completely FREE video player, with its built-in support for all the most popular video and Media Player formats, tons of advanced features, extreme customizability, and the Codec Finder service, Free Video Player is sure to fulfill all of your...

    27 Free Video Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Player for DVD's Lite - Professional Windows 10 software to play DVD's and many popular formats such as HEVC, VOB, MKV, MPG, AVI, MOV, FLAC, ALAC, OGG, MP3, and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Videux Play LT is a video player and organizer for the Mac. With ratings, pick/rejected flag, sorting, and more, Videux makes playing and organizing video clips fast and easy.

    Videux Play Lt is the "light" version of Videux Pro.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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