Best Video Player Software in 2026
Updated
42 video player software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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7 Oct 2026last checked
Video Player Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 0 of the 17 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 MPC-BE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 IINA
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 28 Mousepad
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 mpv.net
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 30 Next Player
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 Video Hub App
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 32 Clapper
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 Just (Video) Player
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 34 Lumen Player
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 35 MPC-HC
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 36 MPC-Qt
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 37 mpv-android
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 38 RealPlayer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 39 Video.js
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 40 Plyr
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 41 Totem
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 42 Celluloid
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 17 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Codec support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | MPC-BE | 5.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | IINA | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | Mousepad | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | Linux | — |
| 29 | mpv.net | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 30 | Next Player | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | Android, Android TV | Video: H.263, H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1; audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE, MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR, AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD |
| 31 | Video Hub App | 5.8 | No | Yes | 10 one-time | Windows, macOS, Linux | — |
| 32 | Clapper | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Linux, Windows | — |
| 33 | Just (Video) Player | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Android | Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE, MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR, AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, IAMF, MPEG-H; Video: H.263, H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1 |
| 34 | Lumen Player | 5.7 | No | No | 19 one-time | Windows, macOS, Linux | HEVC, AV1, VP9, ProRes, DNxHD, H.264, MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, OGG, Opus, ALAC, M4A, WMA, AIFF, DSD |
| 35 | MPC-HC | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 | HEVC/H.265, VVC/H.266, AV1, AC4 |
| 36 | MPC-Qt | 5.7 | No | — | — | Windows, Linux | — |
| 37 | mpv-android | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Android | H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 Video, VP8, VP9, AV1 |
| 38 | RealPlayer | 5.7 | No | Yes | 24.99 one-time | — | — |
| 39 | Video.js | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Web browsers (evergreen Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge) | — |
| 40 | Plyr | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | iOS, iPadOS | — |
| 41 | Totem | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | Linux | — |
| 42 | Celluloid | 5.4 | No | Yes | — | macOS | — |
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