MPlayer

MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation).

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MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). 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. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5, WMV and even H.264 movies.

Links to official MPlayer sites

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Command line interface Integrated codecs

The Best 96 MPlayer Alternatives

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VLC Media Player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

Free Open Source Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet Chrome OS Mac Windows S

Portable Google Drive integration Multiple languages Automatic conversion to multiple formats Lightweight Automatic Tagging Cross platform Media Streaming Automatic subtitles download Built in subtitle search Music Library Support for subtitles Integrated codecs Playlists management
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MPC-HC

MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100% spyware free, there are no advertisements or toolbars.

Free Open Source Windows

Customizable Lightweight Audio recording Support for subtitles Support for 4K
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Media Player Classic

media player classic was designed to look just like windows media player 6.4, but with many additional new features.

Free Open Source Windows
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KMPlayer

The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format.

Free Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
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PotPlayer

Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to choose from and lots of functionality. The application supports Blu-ray, DVD, Audio CD, and countless other media formats.

Free Windows

Customizable Minimalistic Portable Ad free Support for QuickSync acceleration Skinnable Automatic subtitles download Built in subtitle search Support for subtitles Gapless Playback Capture image from video Integrated codecs Support for CUDA acceleration Live Looping Skin Randomization
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SMPlayer

SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD Haiku MPlayer mpv

Customizable Portable UI customization Ad free Multiple languages Lightweight Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Built in subtitle search Support for subtitles Integrated codecs
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Banshee

play your music and videos. stay entertained and up to date with podcasts and video podcasts. discover new music with last.fm radio. sync your g1 phone, ipod, and other devices.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
245 Like

Windows Media Player

The media player provided pre-installed with all modern Windows versions (7 and higher): Windows Media Player 12 plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library! Organize your...

Free Windows
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GOM Media Player

GOM Media Player (Gretech Online Movie Player) is a freeware media player.

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

Skinnable Support for subtitles Integrated codecs
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MPV

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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android BSD Xfce

Minimalistic Lightweight Drag n drop Lua scripting Command line interface Integrated codecs
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MX Player

MX Player - The best way to enjoy your movies. a) HARDWARE ACCELERATION - Hardware acceleration can be applied to more videos with the help of new H/W decoder.

Freemium Android Android Tablet
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QuickTime Player

Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

Freemium Mac OS X

Audio recording Record videos
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UMPlayer

UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
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Videos

Videos (previously Totem) is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer. It features a playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as keyboard navigation.

Free Open Source Linux

Support for subtitles Capture image from video Nautilus integration
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SPlayer

SPlayer is a player that supports all popular formats, including DVDRip, HDTV, RMVB, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AC3/DTS, VP3/6/7, Indeo, XVD, OGG / OGM, APE, FLAC, TTA, AAC, MPC, 3GP/AMR, and subtitles.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Integrated codecs
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MPC-BE

MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows. MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Integrated Youtube support
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RealPlayer

RealPlayer with RealTimes (aka “RealPlayer” for short) still includes the legacy features, such as Video Player, Downloader, Converter, Organizer and Web Videos.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire

Cloud sync Multiple languages Photo Organization Chromecast support
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MOC

MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.

Free Open Source Linux Xfce
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Flip4Mac

Play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) on your Mac using QuickTime or a web browser.

Commercial Mac OS X
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qAllInOne

qAllInOne (aka qAIO) is a free open-source software built using Qt to provide users an All-In-One media player, so it can view images, play videos and audio.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Portable Support for HD videos

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MPlayer

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The Best 96 MPlayer Alternatives

VLC Media Player

MPC-HC

Media Player Classic

KMPlayer

PotPlayer

SMPlayer

Banshee

Windows Media Player

GOM Media Player

MPV

MX Player

QuickTime Player

UMPlayer

Videos

SPlayer

MPC-BE

RealPlayer

MOC

Flip4Mac

qAllInOne

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