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. Movies & TV icon
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    Movies & TV (Canada and the US) or Films & TV (UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), previously Xbox Video and Zune Video, is the default video player of Windows 10 and Xbox One.

    267 Movies & TV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
     
  2. Play your favorite movies and video files without hassle. Showtime features simple playback controls that fade out of your way when you're watching, fullscreen, adjustable playback speed, multiple language and subtitle tracks, and screenshots — everything you need for a...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  3. MPV-EASY Player is a movie player based on MPV .It comes with an easy-to-use interface, you can quickly adjust many parameters, carefully adjusted default settings will be able to stimulate all the performance of the MPV player, so that...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv
     
  4. Light Alloy icon
     27 likes

    Light Alloy is a multimedia player for Windows.

    Features

    Timeline So you can see graphically how much is played and how much is still to play

    WinLIRC Allows you to remotely control Light Alloy, for example if you are laying on the sofa

    Live.

    56 Light Alloy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Light Alloy as an Alternative to VLC Media Player
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    Fast video rewind, load subtitles, bookmarks in the list or timeline, preview window on the timeline.Built-in video/audio codecs.Independent video settings for each file (brightness, contrast, saturation, subtitle, volume) keep current playing position and resume later, etc

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    • Light Alloy is Free and ProprietaryVLC Media Player is Free and Open Source
  5. RealPlayer icon
     48 likes

    RealPlayer with RealTimes (aka “RealPlayer” for short) still includes the legacy features, such as Video Player, Downloader, Converter, Organizer and Web Videos. It also includes RealTimes features, such as Photos and RealTimes Stories, the automatic video collage feature.

    124 RealPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  6. DivX icon
     53 likes

    The best version of DivX Software is now available. Get an unparalleled video experience with an advanced video player and video converter. All for free.

    58 DivX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Switch Player icon
     4 likes

    Switch allows you to play a variety of web and professional media formats, inspect and adjust the properties of the file and export a new file.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. UMPlayer icon
     109 likes

    UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. MPlayer WW icon
     12 likes

    MPlayer for Windows (modified by william0wang) with many additional features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MPlayer
     
  10. PlayerFab  icon
     8 likes

    All-in-one media player supporting UHD, HEVC, 4K, and multiple formats; plays local files, encrypted DVD/Blu-ray/UHD discs, folders, and ISO, plus streams from Amazon, Netflix, and more with FHD 1080p video, EAC3 5.1 audio, menu navigation, and subtitle support.

    46 PlayerFab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. Vidi icon
     4 likes

    The modern video player your Mac deserves. Vidi combines universal format support (MKV, AVI, WebM) with best-in-class performance and battery efficiency. Features include a Pro Audio Suite, Advanced PiP for multitasking, and seamless casting to AirPlay, Chromecast, and DLNA.

    46 Vidi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. bomi icon
     26 likes

    bomi is a multimedia player aiming for easy usage but also providing various powerful features and convenience functions

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • mpv
     
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