Video Player reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 278 Reddit reviews across 37 subreddits and 55 posts to rank the best Video Player brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/macapps, r/software, r/androidapps, r/Stremio, r/nextjs. Top-rated brands include VLC (4.5/5), MPV (4.3/5), IINA (4.3/5).
Stats
Reviews278
Subreddits37
Posts55
Brands81
Products5
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#1
VLC
4.5
(41)
"I usually just use VLC and haven’t had any problems at all."
"Virtual desktop and vlc is the best solution."
"VLC works fine for me"
"Android: MX-Player, VLC"
"The best video player would probably be VLC, for the high compatibility it has."
"VLC is still king of the media players, and has an arm native build."
"I suggest trying VLC (get it from their website), MPV (get unofficial version from Windows Store), and PotPlayer."
"VLC no doubt."
"VLC MEDIA. simple."
"VLC has the largest video file type support."
#2
MPV
4.3
(25)
"MPV is still the best for me."
"MPV does the job. So far no issues."
"I use MPV with UOSC and thumbfast"
"Mpv"
"Mpv is the mvp of Linux media playing."
"I love mpv I've got a script to auto crop black bars."
"MPV might be worth a look. It's pretty much all I've used for the past decade."
"MPV just looks better and is faster for me."
"3. Mpv Player"
"Mpv, NextPlayer"
#3
IINA
4.3
(24)
"The dynamic range was definitely better in IINA with blacker blacks and whiter whites."
"IINA"
"FOSS app IINA is being actively developed and really terrific (not to mention extendable, through extensions!)"
"Sorry, but you’ll have to come to my house, remove my MacBook from my cold dead hands before I use any video player other than IINA."
"IINA, I second that"
"Iina it’s the best in everyway."
"Another vote for [IINA](https://iina.io/)"
"IINA."
"I love IINA, it’s like a modern VLC."
"Iina is good but VLC is more efficient resource wise."
#4
MX Player
4.9
(14)
"Mx player buat gw ga pernah ada issue."
"MX Player sih udah paling bagus menurut saya."
"MX menurutku udah paling best sih"
"Untuk fitur yang lengkap mx player."
"MX player pro still is the one to beat."
"MX Player is the best"
"On phone definitely mx player but on pc vlc all day"
"MX Player"
"MX player pro and vlc is the best video player."
"Mx player (paid), best video player I've used"
#5
Infuse
4.6
(14)
"I use Infuse on all my Apple devices."
"Infuse is excellent."
"I'm pretty happy with Infuse tho tbh, it's an amazing app."
"Infuse and it's phenomenal I think that's the only video player for iPhone that natively support HDR/DV."
"Infuse"
"For me on iOS devices I would say infuse, it’s my go to media player."
"Infuse"
"Best media app period for all Apple devices."
"Infuse is the best but it's sub based."
"[Infuse](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/infuse-video-player/id1136220934)"
#6
PotPlayer
4.7
(10)
"Hands down, it's the best."
"From your requirements I'd say go for PotPlayer I have used it since 2019 and I've never regretted."
"Potplayer"
"I recommend PotPlayer, can do all 3 things you mentioned."
"[PotPlayer] - video player (H/W acceleration, codecs included, border-less, auto-hide controls/playlist."
"PotPlayer is a free video player for Windows."
"Pot Player, it has a lot of features and better than VLC."
"Kalo buat PC ada beberapa pilihan:
1. Pot Player"
"Bros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PotPlayer"
"Not really, I think that PotPlayer is the best."
#7
VLC Media Player
4.7
(10)
"Download the early access Commedia Player. It’s free and connects to network shares without a hitch."
"I use VLC and also File Manger has video playback capability."
"I always used VLC Media Player."
"VLC or MPV."
"VLC is still king"
"I would rather watch literally anything with VLC on my PC."
"I'd rather watch literally anything with VLC on my PC."
"VLC, but PotPlayer is a very close second."
"VLC for most things."
"I still like VLC, and to be honest, all the suggestions here are excellent."
#8
Just Player
4.2
(10)
"Try out "Just (video) Player)!""
"Just player has been amazing and seamless also not getting any buffering or audio codex errors."
"Just player is also good"
"Just player is quite good, it can support almost all format including Dolby Vision."
"Seems like you can't go wrong with Just Player if you want something easy and reliable."
"Kualitas video tapi minim fitur just player karena brightness nya bisa atur dari statbar atau qs jadi gk keterangan atau terlalu gelap"
"Juga jadi external player untuk Jellyfin"
"Same, Just Player."
"Just player."
"Just player.. plays dv and HDR."
#9
Media Player Classic
4.7
(7)
"[Media Player Classic] gets my vote -- can do multiple windows, zoom, and trim."
"[Media Player Classic](https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc) is my vote."
"MPC-HC with madVR."
"I use Media Player Classic aka MPC."
"Try Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC), it's a nice light media player."
"It's as simple and straightforward as it gets."
"[Media Player Classic - Black Edition] and [Zoom Player Free & Max]."
#10
Kodi
4.3
(7)
"Kodi still the best."
"Kodi does the trick for me."
"Kodi player"
"Kodi or plex"
"With Kodi it's synced perfectly."
"Im testing kodi on r36s and run very good."
"Kodi if you can live with clunky ui"
#11
MPC-HC
4.3
(6)
"I've tried everything MPC-HC is still irreplaceable"
"MPC is the only way to go for me."
"Try **MPC-HC**. It offers frame-by-frame control and stable video playback."
"Install K-Lite codec pack, it includes MPC-HC or download installer only for MPC-HC."
"Mpc hc or pot player."
"MPC-HC."
#12
Elmedia Player
4.4
(5)
"Elmedia Player actually works and feels like a real macOS app."
"Elmedia Player, absolutely beyond competition."
"However, according to the user's requirements, Elmedia Player is what he's looking for."
"Elmedia player"
"The interface is clean, and it handles various formats effortlessly."
#13
Plex
4.2
(5)
"Plex, skybox, moon vr. I use mainly PLEX and 4XVR now."
"Plex?"
"PLEX uses almost no resources when not in use."
"Plex maybe? On windows its free, and has a web player with transcoding."
"R/plex"
#14
VidHub
4.3
(4)
"VidHub is incredibly fast and works very well!"
"I absolutely love it. It's already great, especially with the new HDR and Dolby updates."
"Just downloaded the app! Been looking for an alternative to Infuse and this is looking great!"
"It works great on my iPhone 14 and M1 MacBook, however it’s a stuttering mess on my Apple TV 4K."
#15
Next Player
4.3
(4)
"Next player. It's awesome."
"You can try using [Next Player]."
"Try Next player or VLC."
"Next player has been pretty solid so far. Also love the UI"
#16
MPC-BE
4.0
(4)
"MPC-BE with MPC VR"
"MPC-BE is pretty lightweight and has support for almost everything."
"MPC-BE."
"MPC-BE OR MPC-HC."
#17
Outplayer
4.7
(3)
"Outplayer is much better imo."
"I'd use outplayer."
"I use Outplayer over VLC cause I can have Outplayer open and cover half the screen."
#18
Vidstack
4.3
(3)
"It's really well made"
"Vidstack"
"What about vidstack?"
#19
Elmedia
4.3
(3)
"Elmedia wins easily. Super smooth playback with no choppiness or buffering."
"Try elmedia and watch 3 movies without a single lag or jitter."
"Something I like with this app is that you can make bookmarks with notes pressing command-P while playing."
#20
KMPlayer
4.0
(3)
"Kmp is nice"
"Try KMPlayer; it is modern and has a bunch of useful features."
"* KMPlayer * SMPlayer * PotPlayer"
#21
Movist
4.0
(3)
"Movist"
"Movist is pretty nice but not free"
"Supports multiple formats and has a decent interface."
#22
Bigscreen
4.0
(3)
"Bigscreen Beta probably"
"Bigscreen is another option."
"I use Bigscreen beta for Quest 3."
#23
4XVR
5.0
(2)
"I had no problem skipping ahead on a 50gb file with 4XVR."
"I regularly play 70 gb+ files on 4xvr with no issue."
#24
Vimu
5.0
(2)
"Vimu media player, plays all you can throw at it."
"I really like Vimu."
#25
NextPlayer
5.0
(2)
"NextPlayer"
"So I suggest using Next Player available in Play Store."
#26
Shaka Player
4.5
(2)
"I am using Shaka player. Everything Works out of the box."
"What about Shaka player ? Still not used it myself, I'm searching about this topic too and as it seem Shaka has all the features you mentioned."
#27
Samsung Browser
4.0
(2)
"Samsung browser: Rotate videos, zoom."
"Samsung Browser's video assistant is really good."
#28
SMPlayer
4.0
(2)
"[SMPlayer] using the [MPV] backend."
"My default is smplayer"
#29
Movist Pro
4.0
(2)
"Movist Pro for me"
"Movist Pro > IINA > Infuse Pro > VLC"
#30
MEGA
4.0
(2)
"Mega is good"
"Mega works for me"
#31
React Player
4.0
(2)
"React player is great."
"Have you tried react-player?"
#32
Nova Video Player
4.0
(2)
"Nova Video Player, mpv."
"/r/NovaVideoPlayer/"
#33
Mux
4.0
(2)
"Last time I used MUX and it was nice."
"Player.style is pretty good by the fine folks at Mux."
#34
Telegram
5.0
(1)
"Telegram"
#35
Dropbox
5.0
(1)
"Dropbox has been good to me. Even videos upward of 50-70gb in size"
#36
Google Photos
5.0
(1)
"Google Photos seems to work for me. Exo Player also works."
#37
Magic UI
5.0
(1)
"I use it in my landing page and it's amazing."
#38
StyleUI
5.0
(1)
"It has a custom video player that looks nice."
#39
Vimu Player
5.0
(1)
"Vimu player for dolby vision,i can convert dolby vision"
#40
Screen
5.0
(1)
"I’m a big fan of Screen."
#41
Optimus Player
5.0
(1)
"It’s hands down the best."
#42
Musicolet
5.0
(1)
"I've been liking Musicolet a lot."
#43
ExoPlayer
5.0
(1)
"Exoplayer supports all that. If your device supports it."
#44
Skybox
5.0
(1)
"I can play big files using both Skybox and DEO VR."
#45
Presto Player
5.0
(1)
"You need Presto Player. Probably the paid version but honestly the best investment I have ever made."
#46
Skybox VR
5.0
(1)
"Never had any crash here with Skybox VR."
#47
YouTube
5.0
(1)
"I just use YouTube"
#48
MPC
5.0
(1)
"Mpc. for years without klite codecs and it plays "everything"."
#49
OneDrive
5.0
(1)
"For me it’s onedrive, it works rlly good, u can choose the quality, it’s quite fast(mobile and pc), buffering rarely happens"
#50
K-Lite Codec
4.0
(1)
"K-Lite Codec - media player classic"
#51
Omni Player
4.0
(1)
"Omni Player"
#52
React Video
4.0
(1)
"React-video or react-player search on npm"
#53
Google TV
4.0
(1)
"Have you thought of using Google TV for films instead of downloading them?"
#54
AIMP
4.0
(1)
"Also look at AIMP, it has a nicer interface."
#55
Celluloid
4.0
(1)
"Celluloid .. with the plugins"
#56
mpv
4.0
(1)
"MPV & SMPLAYER (WHICH IS BASED ON MPV)."
#57
Stremio
4.0
(1)
"Default Stremio player ;)"
#58
Fig Player
4.0
(1)
"Is a decent contender as well."
#59
4XVR Video Player
4.0
(1)
"Seems to be very popular and feature rich."
#60
SkyBox VR Player
4.0
(1)
"I use SkyBox VR Player."
#61
Quetta
4.0
(1)
"Quetta has a built-in feature to import videos as playlists."
#62
Emby
4.0
(1)
"I use Emby for Android TV."
#63
Soul Browser
4.0
(1)
"Soul browser (android) has ad blocker as well as gesture to control volume and brightness."
#64
MediaCMS
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried MediaCMS?"
#65
pCloud
4.0
(1)
"I just tried Pcloud for the first time today and the video player looks decent."
#66
Starchive
4.0
(1)
"Starchive is good."
#67
Ente
4.0
(1)
"Ente is probably the best (but a bit expensive), but Filen is an amazing alternative as well."
#68
Infuse Pro
4.0
(1)
"Infuse pro has an amazing interface and can pull for you metadata and neatly arrange your media files."
#70
Nova
4.0
(1)
"Try Nova or Kodi"
#71
Elmedia Player Pro
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Elmedia Player Pro for a while now and mainly for playing back educational audio books. It’s pretty good."
#72
MPC-BE/HC
4.0
(1)
"Can only second MPC-BE/HC (with K-Lite Codec Pack)"
#73
Video.js
4.0
(1)
"I think you are looking for [Video.js], it can do all the mention points."
#74
AirFlow
4.0
(1)
"I’ve resorted to using AirFlow for any AirPlay streaming."
#75
Cyberlink PowerDVD
4.0
(1)
"Cyberlink Power DVD was pretty good."
#76
GOM Player
4.0
(1)
"2. Gom Player"
#77
XPlayer
4.0
(1)
"XPlayer"
#78
Jitter Video
4.0
(1)
"How about jitter.video?"
#79
Mux Player
4.0
(1)
"What about Mux Player?"
#80
JRiver
4.0
(1)
"Jriver"
#81
QuickTime
3.0
(1)
"QuickTime"
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