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
1free plans on this page
€0.83/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Media Player Software 25 channels on this page · 83 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSupported platformsNetwork playbackSubtitle supportFormat supportHardware acceleration4K playback Spec sheet Score
51 Avee Music Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, AndroidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP4, MP3, WAVHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbackYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
52 Fidelia Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacOS, iOSNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportWAV, AIFF, FLAC, Apple Lossless, CAF, MP3, AAC, OGG Vorbis, Opus, AC3, Wave64, Sound Designer II, AU/SND, DSF, DFFHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.5
53 IINA Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacOS, Chrome extensionNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
54 Minitube Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbackYes 2/8spec lines stated 6.3
55 Harmony Music Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsandroid, windows, linuxNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
56 Quod Libet Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformslinux, windows, macosNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Opus, FLAC, Musepack, MOD, XM, IT, WavPack, MPEG-4 AAC, WMA, MIDI, Monkey's AudioHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
57 DivX Converter Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsnot statedNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.3
58 Swinsian Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacosNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, AAC, ALAC, WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, AIFF, Opus, AC3, APE, WavPack, MusePack, DSF, WMAHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
59 Soundnode Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
60 Museeks Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsLinux, macOS, WindowsNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, MP4, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG, 3GPPHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
61 Winyl Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindowsNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3, OGG, WMA, M4A, MPC, APE, FLACHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.1
62 XMPlay Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportOGG, MP3, MP2, MP1, WMA, AAC, MP4, AC3, WAV, AIFF, CDA, MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX, ZIP and GZIP; additional formats via pluginsHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
63 Screamer Radio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportAAC, AAC+, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, WMAHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
64 RealPlayer Free planYesPaid from$24.99one-timeSupported platformsWindows, iOS, AndroidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat support3GP, 3G2, AAC, AIFF, AVI, CDA, DivX, FLAC, FLV, MKV, MP3, MPEG, MOV, Ogg, QuickTime, RealAudio, RealVideo, WAV, WebM, WMA, WMVHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.1
65 mpv.net Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformswindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportYesFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationYes4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
66 Cantata Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsLinux, macOS, WindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.0
67 Odio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsiOS, macOSNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.0
68 Poweramp Equalizer Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsnot statedNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.0
69 DVD Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacOSNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportYesFormat supportDVD, DVD movie files (VIDEO TS)Hardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
70 Stellio Music Player Free planYesPaid from$14.99one-timeSupported platformsAndroidNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportFLAC, MP3, CUE, APE, M4AHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
71 Kaku Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.9
72 gmusicbrowser Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsLinuxNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportOgg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Opus, MPC, APE, M4A, WMAHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.8
73 TapinRadio Free planNoPaid from$25one-timeSupported platformswindowsNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportMP3Hardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
74 swmpc Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsmacOS, iOSNetwork playbacknot statedSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.6
75 Vinyl Music Player Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported platformsandroidNetwork playbackYesSubtitle supportnot statedFormat supportnot statedHardware accelerationnot stated4K playbacknot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Network playback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Avee Music Player | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, Android | Yes |
| 52 | Fidelia | 6.5 | No | $29.99/mo | No | — | macOS, iOS | Yes |
| 53 | IINA | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | macOS, Chrome extension | Yes |
| 54 | Minitube | 6.3 | No | €0.83/mo | — | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | — |
| 55 | Harmony Music | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | android, windows, linux | Yes |
| 56 | Quod Libet | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | linux, windows, macos | Yes |
| 57 | DivX Converter | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 58 | Swinsian | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | macos | Yes |
| 59 | Soundnode | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes |
| 60 | Museeks | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux, macOS, Windows | — |
| 61 | Winyl | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 62 | XMPlay | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 63 | Screamer Radio | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 64 | RealPlayer | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | $24.99one-time | Windows, iOS, Android | Yes |
| 65 | mpv.net | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 66 | Cantata | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Linux, macOS, Windows | Yes |
| 67 | Odio | 6.0 | No | $1.67/mo | Yes | — | iOS, macOS | — |
| 68 | Poweramp Equalizer | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | DVD Player | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | macOS | — |
| 70 | Stellio Music Player | 5.9 | No | $14.99/mo | Yes | $14.99one-time | Android | — |
| 71 | Kaku | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes |
| 72 | gmusicbrowser | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | Linux | — |
| 73 | TapinRadio | 5.7 | No | $25/mo | No | $25one-time | windows | Yes |
| 74 | swmpc | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | macOS, iOS | — |
| 75 | Vinyl Music Player | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | android | Yes |
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