Looking for alternatives of VLC Media Player? Well, you just landed on the right page. Without any doubt that VLC Media Player (or just VLC) is one of the best yet leading online streaming and offline media player, launched back in February 2001. It has been conquering the no#1 position among other best media players. VLC supports almost all audio and video formats including MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3 as well as FLV or MXF with which you can play all your media files even when they are downloading. Compatibility with almost all major Operating Systems is another brilliant feature of it. But, as we all know where are pros of a software exists, the cons exists as well. VLC might have very few of the unfavorable ones, still, they do exist. Like, no option to burn and rip discs is the major con of VLC media player.
You should know that VLC is not the only good media player, there are many more media player software available online for free having similar or maybe even better features. In this article, we will try our best alternatives of VLC media player.
Note: We had also published the best free PC media players to download back in 2013. However, if you want suggestion for installing best flash player in your Android try this.
Best Alternatives of VLC Media Player
Billions of people worldwide are willing to watch videos on different formats and on different Operating Systems. Hence, a strong competition exists between VLC and various other Media Player. Amongst them, the most popular ones are listed below.
1. Media Player Classic – Home Cinema (MPC-HC)
Media Player Classic – Home Cinema, or simply MPC-HC, is a lightweight compact multi media player which may have the glimpse of the old & vintage Windows Media Player but includes all the modern features in it. To be honest, I myself is a user or MPC-HC. And if you ask me for rating, I will rank it above VLC. Why?? First, it is an all-round player and can be even used as Digital Video Broadcasting Player (DVB Player) to watch Digital Television Channels anywhere in the world. Second, MPC-HC is an extremely customizable media player as it not only allows the users to add custom toolbars but also with its wide range of options, users can personalize them the way they want. Media Player Classic also has the capability of DVD, VCD and SVCD Playback ‘without the installation of additional codecs’. With its built-in codecs, you can add subtitles of any format including SRT, SBV and SUB etc. In simple words, MPC-HC is just a complete media player and a great alternative to VLC.
System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows® XP Service Pack 3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 both 32-bit and 64-bit
- System Requirements: An SSE capable CPU
2. KMPlayer
K-Multimedia Player, commonly as KMPlayer, is another exceptional media player which competes with VLC without any doubt. Recently, we organized a Poll on VK regarding which is the best media player for windows and surprisingly, KMPlayer was voted above than VLC Media Player. You must be thinking how is that possible when VLC offers so many features and all, but the truth is VLC IS NOT THE ONLY MEDIA PLAYER THAT OFFERS THOSE FEATURES. KM Player also supports all the major formats of videos and that too without the download of additional Codecs. For Audio/Sounds Codec, it supports MPEG1, 2, AAC, WMA 7, 8, OGG and etc. Users can customize KMPlayer as it offers many skins and colour schemes as well as extensive configuration option. 3D Format is also supported, Hence, you don’t now need to buy an expensive 3D TV to watch your favorite 3D movies. Just download them and watch them with KMPlayer on your PC. A mobile app for KM Player (Currently Android and iOS only) was also launched back in March, 2014.
System Requirements
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10.
- Direct x9.0
- 30 MB Hard disk space
3. Banshee
If you are looking for an alternative to VLC Media Player for Audio and 
Songs purposes then, Banshee Media Player is the best one. Banshee Media Player (earlier renowned as Sonace) is a multimedia player with which you can not only play your songs from your PC, but also can sync with your Android, Apple etc. and play them directly. It allows you to discover and then subscribe to your favorite podcasts with ease. Banshee has Amazon MP3 store integrated with itself with which you can buy your cherished albums and listen to them anytime. In short, a complete media player to listen your favorite tracks with ease, style and grace. Supported on multiple platforms including Linux, Mac and Windows.
Songs purposes then, Banshee Media Player is the best one. Banshee Media Player (earlier renowned as Sonace) is a multimedia player with which you can not only play your songs from your PC, but also can sync with your Android, Apple etc. and play them directly. It allows you to discover and then subscribe to your favorite podcasts with ease. Banshee has Amazon MP3 store integrated with itself with which you can buy your cherished albums and listen to them anytime. In short, a complete media player to listen your favorite tracks with ease, style and grace. Supported on multiple platforms including Linux, Mac and Windows.
System Requirements
- Windows : Xp or newer
- 20 MB Hard Disk
4. Daum PotPlayer
Daum PotPlayer is a complete multimedia player developed by Daum Communications in March 2015. It is one of the new ones in the market, but with its tremendous features, it is growing rapidly and now have 30 million+ downloads. Well that’s understandable as developers have put a lot in its initial release only. DVD, TV and HDTV support makes it special straight away. PotPlayer has an ability to play and stream almost all the major audio and video formats. And not only that, you can even play incomplete or downloading media files (YES!!) Keyboard shortcuts, video filters, screen and webcam recording are few other great features of Daum PotPlayer and they really makes it a comparable to VLC.
System Requirements
- Windows: Xp or newer (32 and 64 bit)
- 18.3 MB Hard Disk
5. SMPlayer
SMPlayer is a free and simple, yet a powerful multimedia player for Windows and Linux, developed in December 2006. It have various built-in features which allows you to play all major media formats. SMPlayer have filters + equalizers, hence, you can edit your audio as well as videos. If you want to customize a media player, then this is the one. Some experts rate is among the best alternative to VLC. Well, that clearly shows how complete this Media Player is. Radio, TV and YouTube browser support is another brilliant feature of it.
6. Windows Media Player
If you are a windows user, then this media player is a must have. Not only because it got great features in it, but also because it is developed by Microsoft which makes it quite easy to operate in Windows. Windows Media Player allows users to RIP and BURN DISC (this feature is not available in 99% of Media Player). It possesses all the features that a great media player should have. The only reasons it is rated a bit low on few sites is because it targets Windows only. (Obviously Mac and Linux lovers won’t rate it high)
Features
- All Major File Support
- Windows Media Player Mobile App (On windows phone)
- Visualizations
- Device Sync
- Enhanced Playback Features
- Streaming Feature
- Various Skins
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