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. By it's enormous function range and the support of numerous media formats MEDIARevolution is the only Player you really need on your PC! Apart from playing video and audio files as well as DVD's, you get a complete media administration and a digital video recorder.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. PLAYit is an all-in-one video and audio player for iPhone, providing a variety of functions to meet your needs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
     
  3. 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
     
  4. Power DVD Player is the most beautiful and efficient media and DVD player for Windows 10. It supports over 150 video and audio formats including DVD and Bluray. There is no need to purchase or download any additional codecs or extensions, get them all in one app!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Important: QuickTime 7 for Windows is no longer supported by Apple. New versions of Windows since 2009 have included support for the key media formats, such as H.264 and AAC, that QuickTime 7 enabled. All current Windows web browsers support video without the need for browser...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Macgo Free Media Player is a totally free media solution providing the ability to enjoy region-free DVD and any other digital media on Mac OS X/Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Voya Media is a cross-platform media player that easily plays all your music, pictures and videos.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. A video player designed for English learner.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. xine icon
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    xine is a free multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet.

    40 xine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  10.  2 likes

    Video player for Raspberry-pi, instead of using Raspberry-pi cpu power to play 1080p videos (which Raspberry-pi cannot play smoothly) feeds the video to your TV.

    66 OMXPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  11. Neuview media player professional is a very useful media player utility that will come in handy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. EcoTubeHQ icon
     2 likes

    EcoTubeHQ Video Player offers high quality video playback for many DRM-free streaming services at minimal bitrates. Hardware acceleration is utilised where possible during video playback to optimize quality and minimize CPU usage.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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