Best Media Player Software in 2026
Updated
76 media player software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
76ranked
4free plans on this page
$0.83/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Media Player Software 25 channels on this page · 127 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSupported platformsNetwork playbackSubtitle supportFormat supportHardware acceleration4K playback Spec sheet Score
26 PLAYit Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsAndroid, iOS, WindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportWAV, MP3, AAC, 4K, 1080p, MKV, FLV, 3GP, M4V, TS, MPG, M4AHardware accelerationNo4K playbackYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.3
27 nPlayer Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsiOS, Android, macOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportMP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, ASF, FLV, OGV, RMVB, TP, MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, APEHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
28 VOX Music Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, iOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportAIF, AIFF, ASF, DSD, PCM, WAV, AAC, M4A, M4B, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP+, MPC, MPP, OGA, OGG, OPUS, RA, RM, WMA, ALAC, APE, DFF, DSF, FLAC, TTA, WMA Lossless, WVHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.2
29 netjukebox Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, FLACHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.2
30 QuickTime Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportMOV, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 audio, AACHardware accelerationYes4K playbackYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
31 Elmedia Player Free planYesPaid from$19.99one-timeSupported platformsmacOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat support3GP, AVI, MP4, MPEG, VOB, FLV, MOV, MKV, M4V, MPG, WMV, MP3, M4A, WMA, AAC, AC3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WebM, SWF, DivXHardware accelerationYes4K playbackYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.2
32 AnyTV Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacos, ios, androidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.2
33 PotPlayer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindowsNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportYesFormat supportSMI, SRT, Vobsub, Blu-ray subtitles, ASS/SSA, SMI Ruby tagsHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
34 MPC-BE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportAVI, MKV, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, MP4, FLV, WMV, RF64, WavPack, Wave64, AV1, HEVC, VVCHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
35 Audacious Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsLinux, BSD derivatives, macOS, WindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, AAC, M4A, WAV, WavPack, Ad-lib chiptunes, Audio CD, MIDI, Nintendo DS 2SF, PlayStation Audio PSF, MOD, XM, FFmpeg-supported formatsHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.1
36 jetAudio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, AndroidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportWAV, MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, OGG, AIF, AIFF, AU, SND, RA, RAM, RM, MIDI, MOD, APE, MPC, FLAC, SPX, TTA, WV, AVI, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, DIVX, OGM, MKV, MP4, FLV, QT, MOVHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
37 Showboard Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportFLAC, DSD, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, WavPack, MP3, AAC, OGGHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.1
38 Celluloid Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsLinux, WindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
39 Light Alloy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformswindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportMP3, AAC, OGG, OGG-FLAC, OGG-OPUS, WMA, H.264, HEVC/H.265, VP9, MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, MPEG, Opus, Speex, TAKHardware accelerationYes4K playbackYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
40 Movist Pro Free plannot statedPaid from$17.99one-timeSupported platformsmacOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportH.265/HEVC, AV1, MXF, TrueHD, Dolby Vision, JPEGHardware accelerationYes4K playbackYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
41 Exaile Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformswindows, macos, linuxNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.9
42 Haihaisoft Universal Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsweb, windows, macos, ios, androidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportWMV, ASF, FLV, RM, RMVB, MP4, WebM, AVI, MPG, 3GP, MOV, NUT, OGG, OGM, MKV, MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3, ALAC, AMR, DTS, RAM, DVD, VCD, SVCD, SWF, MPEG, M4A, MIDI, GIF, JPEGHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
43 NewPipe Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsAndroidNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportYesFormat supportMPEG-4, 3GPP, WebM, M4A, MP3, MP2, Opus, Ogg, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, ALACHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbackYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
44 GeeXboX Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformslinux, windows, macosNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportMPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, H.264, RealMedia, Windows Media, OggMedia, Matroska, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, WAV, AC3, DTS, MusePack, FLACHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
45 JRiver Media Center Free planNoPaid from$79.98one-timeSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportWAV, AIFF, FLAC, APE, WMA Lossless, Apple Lossless, WavPack, DVD, Blu-rayHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
46 Mopidy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsLinux, macOS, Raspberry PiNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLACHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
47 Neutron Music Player Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported platformswindows, ios, androidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, FLAC, OGG, WMA, AAC, M4A, MP4, ALAC, APE, WV, MPC, WAV, AIFF, OPUS, DSD, MOD, XM, S3M, SPEEXHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
48 OnlineTV Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, Linux, AndroidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
49 Syncplay Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, Linux, *BSD, macOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.6
50 Avee Music Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, AndroidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP4, MP3, WAVHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbackYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Network playback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PLAYit | 7.3 | No | $0.83/mo | Yes | — | Android, iOS, Windows | Yes |
| 27 | nPlayer | 7.2 | No | — | No | — | iOS, Android, macOS | Yes |
| 28 | VOX Music Player | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, iOS | Yes |
| 29 | netjukebox | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | Yes |
| 30 | QuickTime Player | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | macOS | Yes |
| 31 | Elmedia Player | 7.2 | Free plan | $19.99/mo | Yes | $19.99one-time | macOS | Yes |
| 32 | AnyTV | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | macos, ios, android | Yes |
| 33 | PotPlayer | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 34 | MPC-BE | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 35 | Audacious | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux, BSD derivatives, macOS, Windows | Yes |
| 36 | jetAudio | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, Android | Yes |
| 37 | Showboard | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | macOS | Yes |
| 38 | Celluloid | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux, Windows | Yes |
| 39 | Light Alloy | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 40 | Movist Pro | 6.9 | No | $17.99/mo | — | $17.99one-time | macOS | Yes |
| 41 | Exaile | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | windows, macos, linux | Yes |
| 42 | Haihaisoft Universal Player | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, ios, android | Yes |
| 43 | NewPipe | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Android | — |
| 44 | GeeXboX | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | linux, windows, macos | Yes |
| 45 | JRiver Media Center | 6.8 | No | $79.98/mo | No | $79.98one-time | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes |
| 46 | Mopidy | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi | Yes |
| 47 | Neutron Music Player | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | windows, ios, android | Yes |
| 48 | OnlineTV | 6.7 | No | €2.50/mo | No | — | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android | Yes |
| 49 | Syncplay | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, Linux, *BSD, macOS | Yes |
| 50 | Avee Music Player | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, Android | Yes |
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