Video players rankings
Video players, ordered by GitHub stars · 136 projects collected, showing the top 24 by stars
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iinaiinaThe modern video player for macOS, built on mpv and designed for macOS 11.0 and above, offering rich video and music playback features.Swift 46.7k 2026.10.032
NewPipeTeamNewPipeA libre, lightweight streaming front-end for Android that allows ad-free viewing of videos and music from YouTube, YouTube Music, PeerTube, and other services.Java 39.9k 2026.08.153
mpvmpv-playerA free and open-source, lightweight command-line media player that supports a wide variety of file formats, audio/video codecs, and subtitle types, with a focus on performance and customizability.C 37.2k 2026.06.044
SmartTubeyuliskovAn open-source media client for Android TV with SponsorBlock, 8K support, and a TV-optimized interface.Java 35.1k 2026.10.175
FreeTubeFreeTubeAppAn open-source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind, featuring no ads and no Google tracking.Vue 22.0k 2026.08.286
mpc-hcclsid2A free and open-source video and audio player for Windows, known for its simple and effective user interface, extensive features, and support for third-party filter extensibility.C++ 16.0k 2026.10.187
LibreTubelibre-tubeAn alternative YouTube frontend for Android designed to protect user privacy from Google tracking, featuring ad-free viewing, subscriptions, and background playback.Kotlin 12.8k 2026.09.028
zyfunHiram-WongA free, minimalist, and versatile cross-platform desktop video player that manages T1-T4 resource types in one place, with a built-in multi-core player and a boss key for instant hiding.TypeScript 9.0k 2026.06.079
mpv_PlayKithooke007A Chinese-annotated mpv player configuration package for Windows (mpv-lazy), including shaders, filters, scripts, and localized documentation for an out-of-the-box high-quality playback solution.GLSL 7.7k 2026.05.1010
PipePipeInfinityLoop1308PipePipe is an open-source Android media client forked from NewPipe that browses YouTube, BiliBili, and more, with background playback, danmaku-style live chat, SponsorBlock skipping, and AV1/VP9 decoding.Shell 7.1k 2026.10.1911
mpv.netmpvnet-playerA media player for Windows based on the popular mpv player, featuring a modern GUI, customizable color themes, a searchable config editor, and near-complete mpv compatibility.C# 5.4k 2026.01.0912
aos-AVPnova-video-playerNOVA is an open source video player for Android, forked from the Archos Video Player Community Edition, supporting browsing and playing videos from local networks and the internet for a smooth video playback experience.HTML 4.7k 2026.10.0913
DashPlayersolidSpoonA video player designed specifically for English learners, helping them improve their English by watching videos and immersing in real contexts, with bilingual subtitles, word lookup, AI sentence learning, and a vocabulary workshop.TypeScript 4.5k 2026.10.1114
pure_liveliuchuancongPure Live is an open-source third-party multi-platform live stream aggregator built with Flutter, supporting Bilibili, Huya, Douyu, Kuaishou, Douyin, NetEase CC, YY Live, Twitch, SOOP and custom sources, covering Android, Android TV, Windows, Linux, macOS, and iOS.Dart 4.1k 2026.10.1015
NeriPlayercwuomA native Android audio player built with Jetpack Compose + Media3, integrating online content from NetEase Cloud Music, Bilibili, and YouTube Music with local playback, downloads, caching, and self-hosted sync.Kotlin 3.8k 2026.10.1816
mpv-androidmpv-androidmpv-android is a video player for Android built on libmpv, supporting hardware and software decoding, gesture controls, and high-quality rendering for local files and network streams.Kotlin 3.6k 2026.09.1717
uosctomasklaenuosc is a minimalist proximity-based UI script for the mpv player, showing or hiding interface elements by cursor proximity with menus, thumbnails, and subtitle download built in.Lua 3.4k 2026.08.0318
mpvExmarlboro-advancempvEx (mpvExtended) is an Android media player built on libmpv and mpv-android with a Jetpack Compose and Material 3 interface, pairing mpv's power with an easy-to-use experience.Kotlin 2.6k 2026.09.2519
SeleneMoonTechLabA cross-platform film and TV client backed by MoonTV v100 / Helios and built with Flutter, supporting Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows for aggregated multi-source search and streaming of movies, TV shows, anime, and variety shows. 2.6k 2026.05.2520
kasetsozercanA native macOS client built with Swift and SwiftUI for seamless YouTube Music and YouTube playback, featuring an Apple Music-style interface, equalizer, lyrics, background audio, and Apple Intelligence support.Swift 2.4k 2026.10.1121
moviewaifu-projectXiaomao Movie is a cross-platform video player that supports VOD and JS extension sourcesTypeScript 2.2k 2025.11.0722
gridplayervzhd1701A simple VLC-based media player that can play multiple videos at the same time, supporting all video formats VLC supports and almost any streaming URL, with configurable grid layout and drag-and-drop video swapping.Python 2.1k 2026.09.2323
mpv.net-DWdiana7127A personally customized Windows media player based on mpv.net, with customized playback interface, context menu, thumbnails, video filters, and shaders, integrated with SVP frame interpolation and AnimeJaNai upscaling filters. 2.0k 2025.01.2724
mpv-configdyphireA pre-configured mpv player configuration package for Windows, including Chinese-annotated configs, scripts, shaders, filters, and fonts for an out-of-the-box high-quality playback experience.GLSL 1.9k 2026.08.12
iinaiinaThe modern video player for macOS, built on mpv and designed for macOS 11.0 and above, offering rich video and music playback features.Swift 46.7k 2026.10.032NewPipeTeamNewPipeA libre, lightweight streaming front-end for Android that allows ad-free viewing of videos and music from YouTube, YouTube Music, PeerTube, and other services.Java 39.9k 2026.08.153mpvmpv-playerA free and open-source, lightweight command-line media player that supports a wide variety of file formats, audio/video codecs, and subtitle types, with a focus on performance and customizability.C 37.2k 2026.06.044SmartTubeyuliskovAn open-source media client for Android TV with SponsorBlock, 8K support, and a TV-optimized interface.Java 35.1k 2026.10.175FreeTubeFreeTubeAppAn open-source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind, featuring no ads and no Google tracking.Vue 22.0k 2026.08.286mpc-hcclsid2A free and open-source video and audio player for Windows, known for its simple and effective user interface, extensive features, and support for third-party filter extensibility.C++ 16.0k 2026.10.187LibreTubelibre-tubeAn alternative YouTube frontend for Android designed to protect user privacy from Google tracking, featuring ad-free viewing, subscriptions, and background playback.Kotlin 12.8k 2026.09.028zyfunHiram-WongA free, minimalist, and versatile cross-platform desktop video player that manages T1-T4 resource types in one place, with a built-in multi-core player and a boss key for instant hiding.TypeScript 9.0k 2026.06.079mpv_PlayKithooke007A Chinese-annotated mpv player configuration package for Windows (mpv-lazy), including shaders, filters, scripts, and localized documentation for an out-of-the-box high-quality playback solution.GLSL 7.7k 2026.05.1010PipePipeInfinityLoop1308PipePipe is an open-source Android media client forked from NewPipe that browses YouTube, BiliBili, and more, with background playback, danmaku-style live chat, SponsorBlock skipping, and AV1/VP9 decoding.Shell 7.1k 2026.10.1911mpv.netmpvnet-playerA media player for Windows based on the popular mpv player, featuring a modern GUI, customizable color themes, a searchable config editor, and near-complete mpv compatibility.C# 5.4k 2026.01.0912aos-AVPnova-video-playerNOVA is an open source video player for Android, forked from the Archos Video Player Community Edition, supporting browsing and playing videos from local networks and the internet for a smooth video playback experience.HTML 4.7k 2026.10.0913DashPlayersolidSpoonA video player designed specifically for English learners, helping them improve their English by watching videos and immersing in real contexts, with bilingual subtitles, word lookup, AI sentence learning, and a vocabulary workshop.TypeScript 4.5k 2026.10.1114pure_liveliuchuancongPure Live is an open-source third-party multi-platform live stream aggregator built with Flutter, supporting Bilibili, Huya, Douyu, Kuaishou, Douyin, NetEase CC, YY Live, Twitch, SOOP and custom sources, covering Android, Android TV, Windows, Linux, macOS, and iOS.Dart 4.1k 2026.10.1015NeriPlayercwuomA native Android audio player built with Jetpack Compose + Media3, integrating online content from NetEase Cloud Music, Bilibili, and YouTube Music with local playback, downloads, caching, and self-hosted sync.Kotlin 3.8k 2026.10.1816mpv-androidmpv-androidmpv-android is a video player for Android built on libmpv, supporting hardware and software decoding, gesture controls, and high-quality rendering for local files and network streams.Kotlin 3.6k 2026.09.1717uosctomasklaenuosc is a minimalist proximity-based UI script for the mpv player, showing or hiding interface elements by cursor proximity with menus, thumbnails, and subtitle download built in.Lua 3.4k 2026.08.0318mpvExmarlboro-advancempvEx (mpvExtended) is an Android media player built on libmpv and mpv-android with a Jetpack Compose and Material 3 interface, pairing mpv's power with an easy-to-use experience.Kotlin 2.6k 2026.09.2519SeleneMoonTechLabA cross-platform film and TV client backed by MoonTV v100 / Helios and built with Flutter, supporting Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows for aggregated multi-source search and streaming of movies, TV shows, anime, and variety shows. 2.6k 2026.05.2520kasetsozercanA native macOS client built with Swift and SwiftUI for seamless YouTube Music and YouTube playback, featuring an Apple Music-style interface, equalizer, lyrics, background audio, and Apple Intelligence support.Swift 2.4k 2026.10.1121moviewaifu-projectXiaomao Movie is a cross-platform video player that supports VOD and JS extension sourcesTypeScript 2.2k 2025.11.0722gridplayervzhd1701A simple VLC-based media player that can play multiple videos at the same time, supporting all video formats VLC supports and almost any streaming URL, with configurable grid layout and drag-and-drop video swapping.Python 2.1k 2026.09.2323mpv.net-DWdiana7127A personally customized Windows media player based on mpv.net, with customized playback interface, context menu, thumbnails, video filters, and shaders, integrated with SVP frame interpolation and AnimeJaNai upscaling filters. 2.0k 2025.01.2724mpv-configdyphireA pre-configured mpv player configuration package for Windows, including Chinese-annotated configs, scripts, shaders, filters, and fonts for an out-of-the-box high-quality playback experience.GLSL 1.9k 2026.08.12