Top 50 video players for Windows/Mac/iOS/Android
- Part1: Top 20 video players for Windows 10
- Part2: Top 20 video players for Mac
- Part3: Top 5 video players for iPhone/iPad
- Part4: Top 5 video players for Android
Part1: Top 20 video players for Windows 10
1. VLC Media Player
Developer: VideoLan
Download URL:http://videolan.mirror.neology.co.za/vlc/2.2.1/win32/vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe
Key features:
- Plays everything: Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams
- Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed
- Runs on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix
- Can do media conversion and streaming
Supported formats: MPEG, AVI, ASF / WMV / WMA, MP4 / MOV / 3GP, OGG / OGM
Review by Tech Digest - Icecream Apps:
VLC is a classic media player for Windows that is probably one of the most famous open source players you can think of. It works with an impressive number of formats and on multiple operation systems as well.
Review URL: http://icecreamapps.com/blog/best-free-media-players-windows/
2. KMPlayer
Developer: PANDORA.TV
Download URL: http://cdn.kmplayer.com/KMP/Download/release/chrome/4.0.1.5/KMPlayer_4.0.1.5.exe
Key features:
- KMPlayer makes video playback, quick and hassle-free
- The changing of colour with every new track, and the ability to automatically import album art
- Visualizations, plug-ins and playback options
- KMPlayer also supports 3-D formats and an option to add album Quality
Supported formats: MPEG1, 2, AAC, WMA 7, 8, OGG
Review by Digital Trends:
KMPlayer is a great, light alternative to the many unnecessarily feature-bloated media players available.
Review URL: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-media-players/
3. SMplayer
Developer: Ricardo Villalba
Download URL:http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/en/downloads
Key features:
- Audio track switching, mouse scrolling and multiple speed playback
- Codec free playback, make it an excellent choice
Supported formats: MPEG-1/2 (ES/PS/PES/VOB), AVI file format, ASF/WMV/WMA format
Review by Tech Digest - Icecream Apps:
SMPlayer is an open source media player for Windows and Linux. It has plenty of built-in codecs and works with an impressive number of files.
The review URL is:icecreamapps.com/blog/best-free-media-players-windows/
4. DivX Player
Developer: Neulion
Download URL:http://dist.divx.com/divx/DivXInstaller.exe
Key features:
- Keep track of what you watch
- Get organized with playlists
- Pick your scene
Supported formats: AVI, DIVX, MKV, MP4
Review by Digital Trends:
There is a reason Digital Trends has been following DivX’s progress for more than a decade.
Review URL:http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-media-players/
5. RealPlayer
Developer: Real Networks
Download URL: http://realplayer-download.real.com/free/windows/installer/stubinst/stub/rt1/T10UKDFT/RealTimes-RealPlayer.exe
Key features:
- Lightweight and fast compared to previous releases
- Adds mobile sharing of clips
- TurboPlay and RealVideo 9 improve quality
- Includes Real Player downloader
Supported formats: AVI, DIVX, MKV, MP4
Review by Freemake.com:
Real player is one more free software that you may use to play video files. What differs Real player from all the others is its function to download online videos
Review URL:http://www.freemake.com/blog/top-5-free-video-players/
6. MPC-HC
Developer: MPC-HC Team
Key features:
- It is written in C++
- Supports GPU assisted decoding
- Translated in 37 languages
Supported formats: AVI, DIVX, MKV, MP4
Review by Digital Trends:
Media Player Classic is just what the name implies: a classic media player, yet with modern functionality that cannot be ignored.
Review URL:http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-media-players/
7. Gom Player
Developer: Gom Lab
Download URL:http://player.gomlab.com/download_log.gom?ver=eng
Key features:
- Extreme Customizability
- Codec Finder service
Supported formats: flv,mp4, mov, mpg, ts, avi, divx, asx, wmv, m4v, dat, ifo, vob, 3gp/3gp2, rm/rmvb, mkv, ogm
Review by Digital Trends:
Don’t let the default Halloween-esque exterior fool you, GOM Media Player is a solid all-in-one media hub that is attractive, feature-rich, and laden with customization options for both the newbie as well as the more advanced user.
Review URL:http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-media-players/
8. Adobe Flash Player
Developer: Adobe
Download URL:https://admdownload.adobe.com/bin/live/flashplayer19_d_install.exe
Key features:
- Support for the H.264 video codec
- HE-AAC audio codec, which together offer a much richer, higher-definition picture
Supported formats: F4V, MP4, M4A, MOV, MP4V, 3GP, 3G2
Review by MacUpdate:
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides un-compromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems.
Review URL:http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/4783/adobe-flash-player
9. MPlayerX
Developer: Zongyao Qu
Download URL:http://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/mplayerx-osx/MPlayerX-1.1.0.dmg
Key features:
- MPlayerX will follow your gestures
- MPlayerX will detect and convert the encoding method of the subtitle file automatically and seamlessly
Supported formats: 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
Review by Lifehacker:
It has long been the main competitor to VLC and it's a very good video player. It has a great interface that's very similar to Quicktime Player X and is very easy to use.
Review URL: http://lifehacker.com/5822107/the-best-video-player-for-mac
10. PotPlayer
Developer: Daum Communication
Download URL:http://www.dvbsupport.net/download/index.php?act=viewall
Key features:
- Supports various types of 3D glasses
- Anytime you want, using your 3D TV or PC
Supported formats: Side by Side, Top and Bottom, Page Flipping, DXVA, CUDA, QuickSync
Review by Beebom:
PotPlayer is yet another free video player for your Windows PC, and it has support for devices that are running XP or later and ranges up to Windows 8.1, which is a good thing we hope.
Review URL: http://beebom.com/2015/05/10-best-video-players-for-windows
11. BSPlayer
Developer: BSPlayer Media
Download URL:https://ssl-download10.bsplayer.com/download_free_bsplayer.php?type=1
Key features:
- It is capable of playback of multiple file formats
- Can work with subtitles
- Has a simple-to-navigate interface
Supported formats: DivX, Xvid, avi, mpg, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, 3ivx, YouTube streaming video, AVC HD (avchd player), QT QuickTime mov, RM Real media, OGM, Matroska , mkv, asf, wmv, DV, m1v, m2v, mp4, mpv, swf, vob and wav, mpa, mp1, mp2, mp3, Ogg, aac, DTS, Dolby Surround, Dolby digital DD 5.1 - AC3, aif, ram, wma, flv (Flash and YouTube Video) and much more
Review by Atricks:
BSPlayer is a media player for Android devices: smartphones and tablet PC's, supporting hardware accelerated video decoding, automatic subtitle search and buffered network playback from SMB shares.
Review URL: http://www.ashiktricks.com/top-best-video-player-for-android/?v=1
12. DAPlayer
Developer: Digiarty Software Inc.
Download URL:http://daplayer.en.softonic.com/download
Key features:
- The player offers a wide selection of configuration options for video, audio, subtitles and more
- Hundreds of built-in codecs
- Support for HD video, DVD, Blu-ray and more
Supported formats: AVCHD, MKV, H264 and more
Review by LEAWO:
DAPlayer is a sleek, powerful free video player that works with hundreds of formats, including high definition video.
Review URL: http://www.leawo.org/tutorial/top-6-best-and-free-mkv-players.html
13. JetVideo
Developer: Jet Audio
Download URL:https://ssl-download.cnet.com/jetVideo/3000-13632_4-75448539.html?part=dl-&subj=dl&tag=button
Key features:
- JetVideo can play a video in nearly any format
- On top of that, you can edit tags easily in JetVideo
- JetVideo also comes with an alarm and timer feature
Supported formats: MP4, MOV, QT, AVI, MPEG
Review by List of Freeware.com:
JetVideo is a popular video player application for Windows.
Review URL: http://listoffreeware.com/list-of-best-free-mkv-video-player-for-windows/
14. FreeSmith Video Player
Developer: FreeSmith Inc.
Download URL:http://www.freesmith.com/freesmith-video-player.exe
Key features:
- Screenshot function, subtitles and good playlist options
- Ability to make basic changes to your videos, like cropping and rotating
Supported formats: MKV Video files, DVD, Blu-ray, and some other formats e.g. AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG
Review by List of Freeware.com:
Free Smith Video Player is a nice media player software for Windows.
Review URL: http://listoffreeware.com/list-of-best-free-mkv-video-player-for-windows/
15. MoliPlayer
Developer: Shan Xu
Key features:
- Supports avi, mkv, mp4, h.264, rmvb, wmv, flv, ts, m2ts, and vob
- Displays almost all SUBTITLES
- Hardware decoding HI-DEF (720p/1080) videos
Supported formats: MOV, RMVB, AVI, WMV, MP4, MKV
Review by Windows Central:
MoliPlayer Pro can play videos from your camera roll folder of the internal storage or SD card of your phone.
Review URL: http://www.windowscentral.com/moliplayer-pro-hands
16. Banshee
Developer: Banshee Contributers
Download URL:http://gensho.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/banshee/2.4/Banshee-2.4.0.msi
Key features:
- Sync Devices
- Discover and Subscribe to Podcasts
- Buy New Music
- Queue Tracks
Supported formats: Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, and more
Review by List Dose:
It uses GStreamer and works seamlessly with OFF vorbis, MP3 and FLAC. It can also import CDs and is compatible with Apple devices as well as Android and Creative’s Zen players.
URL: http://listdose.com/top-10-best-pc-media-players-2013/
17. Wondershare Player
Developer: Wondershare
Download URL:https://ssl-download.wondershare.com/inst/player_setup_full1374.exe
Key features:
- Subtitle settings
- Playback mode choosing
- Audio track switching, snapshot taking
Supported formats: MKV, WMV, MPEG, AVI, WMA, MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, ASS, SSA and SRT
Review by Alternativeto.net
Wondershare Player is an all-in-one Video Player & Video Discovery to "Discover latest videos to watch online & offline", no need for other players or codecs. It starts faster and seamslessly plays all your media.
Review URL: http://alternativeto.net/software/wondershare-player/?platform=android
18. Windows Media Player 11
Developer: Microsoft Corporation
Download URL:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-media-player-details.aspx?id=8163
Key features:
- Library has been improved
Supported formats: .asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm, .asx, .wax, .wvx, .wmx and more
Review by CCM:
Windows Media Player for Mac is the media player designed by Microsoft for Mac`s users. It allows playing music and movies usually supported by Windows platform.
Review URL: http://ccm.net/download/download-13439-windows-media-player-for-mac
19. Nero
Developer: CBS Interact Inc
Download URL: http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/47/32/98/Nero2016-17.09.2015_stub_trial.exe?token=1446008593_f9a12a0e0bbd8a11030b70cba6ca1d5a&fileName=Nero2016-17.09.2015_stub_trial.exe
Key features:
- Plays discs and media files
- Converts video and audio
- Creates slideshows and photo albums
Supported formats: MOV, RMVB, AVI, WMV, MP4, MKV
Review by Top10latest.com:
It plans to not tarnish the uniqueness of the video or the song. You can as well form libraries and listen to one song following the other- a feature this is not supported by VLC Media Player.
Review URL: http://top10latest.com/top-10-media-players/
20. Winamp
Developer: Radionomy
Download URL:http://meggamusic.co.uk/winamp/winamp5666_full_en-us_redux.exe
Key features:
- CD playback and CD importing
- Winamp scans your computer for media files and sorts out video and audio, separating them from each other
Supported formats: MOV, RMVB, AVI, WMV, MP4, MKV
Review by Gadgets 360:
Winamp is one of our favourite music players because it handles large music libraries with lots of playlists very well.
Review URL: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/features/the-best-free-mp3-players-for-windows-671080
Part2: Top 20 video players for Mac
1. UMPlayer
Developer: Ori Rejwan
Download URL:https://ssl-download.cnet.com/UMPlayer/3001-13632_4-75332747.html?hlndr=1&part=dl-10121412
Key features:
- Skinnable interface
- Built-in subtitles search
- Audio/subtitles sync
- Enhanced filter rendering and YouTube player/recorder
Supported format: MPEG-1/2 (ES/PS/PES/VOB), AVI file format, ASF/WMV/WMA format
Review by Beebom:
UMPlayer - short form for Universal Media Player - is a worth-checking software if you’d like to watch movies.
Review URL:http://beebom.com/2015/05/10-best-video-players-for-windows
2. Elmedia player
Developer: Eltima
Download URL: http://mac.eltima.com/download/elmediaplayer.dmg
Key features:
- Built-in web-browser
- Open URL option that allows you to watch online videos from the app window
Supported formats: FLV, SWF, WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3, DAT, FLAC, M4V, MPG, MKV
Review by Softonic:
Elmedia Player for Mac Free is a multifunctional media player for Mac OS X, which can play a great variety of formats.
Review URL: http://elmedia-player-free-for-mac.en.softonic.com/mac
3. Flip4mac
Developer: Telestream Inc.
Download URL:http://www.telestream.net/download-files/flip4mac/3-3/Flip4Mac-3.3.7.dmg
Key features:
- Plays WMV files in standalone Flip Player or QuickTime
- Playback support in Office 2011 for Word and PowerPoint
- Supports WMV in Safari, Firefox, Chrome and Mail
Supported formats: ASF files (.wmv, .wma, .wm, .wmp, .asf, etc.)
Review by The Ken Stone Index:
Flip4Mac comes in two flavors, a standard version which includes single pass CBR and VBR and a "Pro/HD" version which adds 2-Pass and WMV HD encoding.
Review URL:http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/review_flip4mac.html
4. 5KPlayer
Developer: DearMob Inc.
Download URL:http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/39/22/17/5kplayer.dmg?token=1445896627_913cc6434d5c3a94ad15a3ad0442246f&fileName=5kplayer.dmg
Key features:
- Work as free DVD player software to play regular and strictly encrypted DVD movies
- Function as a free online video music downloader
- Turn your computer to an AirPlay receiver/sender for video music streaming
Supported formats: MKV, M2TS, TS, MOD, TOD, MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, MPEG, H.264, FLV
Review by File Hippo:
KPlayer is a free HD video player, music player, AirPlay media streamer and online video downloader rolled into one application.
Review URL:http://filehippo.com/download_5kplayer/
5. VLC media player for Mac
Developer: VideoLan
Download URL:http://vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Key features:
- Can playback encrypted DVDs
- Incomplete or damaged videos can be played as well
Supported formats: MOV, MP4, QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, some WMV, DVD ISO file
Review by Digital Trends:
VLC has held the media player crown for years, even before graduating from its beta phase in 2009.
Review URL: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-media-players/
6. Miro
Developer: Participatory Culture Foundation
Download URL: http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/win/Miro_Installer.exe
Key features:
- Works with your current music library
- Download and play almost any video
- Share Your Media on your Network
Review by Download.com:
Providing one-stop shopping for all your video and audio management desires, open-source and cross-platform Miro deserves much of the praise that's been heaped upon it.
Review URL: https://ssl-download.cnet.com/Miro/3000-2139_4-10587758.html
7. Plex
Developer: Plex Inc.
Download URL is: https://ssl-download.cnet.com/Plex-Media-Server/3000-2141_4-75754343.html
Key features:
- Save it now, watch it later
- Share your media with friends and family
Review by Beebom:
Plex is another new-generation way of watching movies from not only your desktop but a wide range of devices. It offers online space to store your favorite video files for later access
Review URL: http://beebom.com/2015/05/10-best-video-players-for-windows
8. QuickTime
Developer: Apple
Download URL:https://support.apple.com/downloads/DL923/en_US/QuickTimePlayer7.6.6_SnowLeopard.dmg
Key features:
- Slick and easy to use
- Integrated with OS X
- Pro version allows editing and conversion
Supported formats: MOV, .MP4, H.264…
Review by Toplisttips.com:
QuickTime is the default video player for Mac OS, developed by Apple Computer Inc. It’s the great option for Mac user.
Review URL: http://www.toplisttips.com/top-8-video-players-mac-os-x/#7-QuickTime-Media-Player
9. Any Video Player
Developer: Tipard studio
Download URL: http://www.tipard.com/download/mac/mac-video-converter-platinum.dmg
Key features:
- Videos on wide screen with perfect visual effect
- Bring you lifelike audio effect with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD codecs
- Easily enjoy home-theater effect at home for free
Supported formats: MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, MKV, M4V
Review by Allscoop:
Any video converter has been able to convert everything I have thrown at it.
Review URL: https://www.allscoop.com/any-video-converter-does-it-all.php
10. Mac Media Player
Developer: Macgo International Limited
Download URL: http://www.macblurayplayer.com/user/download/d/Mac_Media_Player.dmg
Key features:
- The built-in DTS5.1 technology will provide you fantastic stereo outputs.
Supported formats: 3gp, amv, asf, avi, m4v, mkv, mov, mp2, mp4, mpg
Review by Softonic:
It does offer a good number of features for playing video, audio, and image files.
Review URL: http://mac-media-player.en.softonic.com/mac
11. Movie Time
Developer: Sans
Download URL:http://movie-time.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Key features:
- Fullscreen playback
- Playlist, sort, shuffle, looping
- Resume unfinished playlist
- Subtitles support, custimizable encoding, frame rate
- Full control of the movie size
Supported formats: All movies supported by QuickTime
Review by Kevin M:
An awesome little app. Thanks, dev!
Review URL:http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14774/movie-time
12. Wide Screen Movie Player for Mac
Developer: AlphaOmega Software
Download URL:https://ssl-download.cnet.com/Wide-Screen-Movie-Player/3000-2139_4-44114.html
Key features:
- It turns your Mac and its display into a real movie theater
- You can play your movies full screen and even more by removing useless black borders
- It is 100% compatible with QuickTime
- It doesn't need any installation which makes it very easy to use
Supported formats: QuickTime movies
Review by Gabrielep:
With Wide Screen Movie Player you can easily set the size of the player while keeping a nice black background that doesn't disturb your eyes.
Review URL:http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/13037/wide-screen-movie-player
13. Perian
Developer: Perian
Download URL:http://perian.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Kenya features:
- It also offers subtitle support for SSA and SRT
- Users also like that Perian offers AVI support for H.264 and audio files like MP3 or AAC
Supported formats: AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats, MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2
Review by Toplistips.com
Perian is one of the components for QuickTime that is open source and allows QuickTime to play a wide variety of video formats that are not supported natively by the Mac OS X’s QuickTime.
Review URL: http://www.toplisttips.com/top-8-video-players-mac-os-x/#7-QuickTime-Media-Player
14. Total Video Player
Developer: Effectmatrix
Download URL:https://ssl-download.cnet.com/Total-Video-Player/3000-13632_4-76209528.html
Key features:
- Batch Convert Any Format Video to the format you need
- Video Combiner
- Video & audio Trimer
- Video Extractor
Supported formats: AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, WMV, ASF, RM, RMVB
Review by MacUpdate:
With a perfect playlist manager and pinned-screen feature, it is really a very convenient media player. It can give you an incredibly enjoyable visual experience.
Review URL: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/52739/total-video-player
15. Movavi
Developer: Movavi
Download URL: http://files.movavi.com/dl/movavimediaplayer.dmg
Key features:
- Play any video or audio on your Mac
- Watch smooth HD video. No slowdowns or crashes
- Additional settings, frame navigation
Supported formats: MP4, MOV, AVI, and FLV
Review by Mac App Store:
Movavi Media Player for Mac is the ultimate video and music player that can handle your entire media collection.
Review URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/movavi-media-player/id674450396?mt=12
16. MPlayer
Developer: The MP Project
Download URL: https://mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html
Key features:
- Supported output drivers
- MPlayer has an onscreen display (OSD) for status information
Supported formats: MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4
Review by Listsworld.com:
Another best player for your system is M Player. Basically, this M Player is a command line Video/Audio player.
Review URL: http://www.listsworld.com/top-10-media-player-for-windows/
17. Movist
Developer: Movist
Download URL: https://movist.googlecode.com/files/Movist_v0.6.8.zip
Key features:
- Extremely lightweight
- Great for subtitles
- Encode and decode Quicktime and FFmpeg formats
Review by Mac App Store:
Movist is an easy-to-use and powerful movie player.
Review URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/movist/id461788075?mt=12
18. Infuse Pro
Developer: FireCore
Download URL:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infuse-pro/id893249751?mt=8
Key features:
- Stream from other devices
- Powerful airplay & googlecast options
- Trakt 2-way sync
- Optimized subtitles powered by open subtitles
Supported formats: MP4, M4V and MOV
Review by Gadgets 360:
This iOS exclusive video player is the best looking one out of all the ones I've used on both iOS and Android.
Review URL:http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/features/10-best-media-players-for-android-and-ios-751208
19. Nice Player
Developer: Jbtule
Download URL:http://niceplayer.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Key features:
- Chapter Support
- Transparent Playback
- Apple Remote Support
Review by Makeuseof.com:
Nice Player is a relatively unknown application, but it’s a pretty impressive video player for Mac.
Review URL: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-free-universal-video-players-mac/
20. DoubleTwist
Developer: DoubleTwist Corp
Download URL:http://doubletwist.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Key features:
- Play here, there, everywhere
- Sync, made simple
Review by Androidcentral:
DoubleTwist became a favorite of Android users that had deep roots in the iTunes ecosystem, and still is.
Review URL: http://www.androidcentral.com/best-music-players-android#slide2
Part3: Top 5 video players for iPhone/iPad
1. Movie Player Pro
Developer: Dominic Rodemer
Download URL:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/movie-player-pro-plays-any/id731343507?mt=8
Key features:
- Stream movies from your local UPnP media server
- Adjust color and brightness of your movies
- Movie Player even plays Videos from E-Mail attachments, from your Web-Browser and from many other Apps
Supported formats: mpeg, mpg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, divx, flv, avi, wmv, mov, mp4
Review by Top Apps:
Now, you can watch all your favorite films on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using Movie Player.
Review URL:http://www.topapps.net/apple-ios/top-video-player-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad.html/
2. RockPlayer 2
Developer: Shanghai ChangeTech
Download URL:https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/rockplayer2/id548674471?mt=8
Key features:
- Designed for touch screen, the whole progress bar is draggable
- Gesture control
- NetworkStreaming
Supported formats: flv, mvb, mp4, mp3, mkv, wmv, flac, avi, aac
Review by Talk Android:
RockPlayer is unique in that it plays almost everything - 720p, 1080p, Full HD, and even 2K or 4K Ultra HD content.
Review URL: http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/best-apps/best-media-player-apps/
3. Playerxtreme HD
Developer: PentaLoop
Download URL:https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/playerxtreme-media-player/id456584471?mt=8
Key features:
- Mac Finder/Window Explorer like interface
- SMB, UPNP and Wifi support
- Play files from your email attachments
- Set Passcode on your library to restrict anyone from accessing your folders/files
Supported formats: wmv, 3gp, wm, asf, webm, avi, vob, divx, ts, dv
Review by Lifehacker:
Thanks to Apple's restrictions you can't get a perfect video player that handles all formats and performs with the same processor and battery efficiency as Apple's built-in Videos app.
Review URL: http://lifehacker.com/the-best-video-player-for-iphone-582294
4. Video Stream
Developer: Collect3
Download URL:https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/video-stream-watch-movies/id342124650?mt=8
Key features:
- Full-screen mode
- Stream videos from your computer
- Convert any video to the default .MOV format from within the app
Review by Download3k:
It actually gets its name because it makes it incredibly easy to stream content from your PC to your mobile device via WiFi or 3G/4G.
Review URL:http://www.download3k.com/articles/The-Top-10-Media-Players-for-iOS-Replace-the-Stock-Player-with-One-of-These-0029
5. iTunes
Developer: Apple Inc.
Download URL: https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/itunes12/031-36006-20151020-2B818C00-6035-4311-8ABA-D5F8E4FED1CF/iTunesSetup.exe
Key features:
- Wirelessly stream what's on your iOS device onto a big TV.
- AirPlay-enabled output devices
Supported formats: MOV, .MP4, .MV4
Review by Top10latest.com:
You can play both media and video files surrounded by good ease. The library can accommodate thousands of songs and your computer could not freeze up.
Review URL:http://top10latest.com/top-10-media-player
Part4: Top 5 video players for Android
1. VLC Media (beta)
Developer: VideoLabs Organization
Download URL:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon&hl=en
Key features:
- Simple, fast and powerful media player
- Plays everything: Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams
- Runs on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix...
- Can do media conversion and streaming
Supported formats: MPEG, AVI, ASF / WMV / WMA, MP4 / MOV / 3GP
Review by Talk Android:
VLC for Android is an open source video player that will play most video and audio files, streaming protocols, and even DVD ISOs.
Review URL: http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/best-apps/best-media-player-apps/
2. MX Player
Developer: J2 Interactive
Download URL:http://mx-video-player.en.softonic.com/android/download
Key features:
- Network streaming is supported which makes it stands first
- Great onscreen control feature makes it top. ex: Long press to Zoom while playing videos
- Almost all the Subtitles are supported which makes it premium.
Review by Talk Android:
MX Player is another great video player, particularly because of how powerful it is
Review URL: http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/best-apps/best-media-player-apps/
3. Mobo Video Player
Developer: euphmia
Download URL:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clov4r.moboplayer.android.nil&hl=en
Key features:
- Great User Interface (UI) for easier navigation
- Library Management feature
- Floating Window for Easier Multitasking benefit
Supported formats: SRT, ASS, and SAA, Subtitles built in MKV, MPV, MOV
Review by Talk Android:
The developer, Euphmia, says MoboPlayer offers some of the best video playback and quality and, in testing, competitors do have some high standards to live up to.
Review URL:http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/best-apps/best-media-player-apps/
4. Dice Player
Key features:
- Network Support
- Multiple subtitle track
- HW Accelerations
Supported formats: AVI, MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, ASF, WMV, MP4
Review by Tom’s Guide:
An uncluttered viewing pane comes with a view lock, playback controls, a playback speed controller, multiple audio track and subtitle support, aspect ratio adjustment and even subtitle sync calibration.
Review URL: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/629-best-android-video-players.html
5. GPlayer
Developer: Ginkgo Tech
Download URL:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo&hl=en
Key features:
- USB Sync
- WIFI Upload
- File Management
- Movie Thumbnail
- Different Play Mode
Supported formats: XVID/DIVX, AVI, WMV, RMVB, ASF, H264, MKV
Review by Tom’s Guide:
Main draw is it's ability to play videos in windowed mode, allowing users to view multiple videos simultaneously.
Review URL: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/629-best-android-video-players.html
