MPlayer is a free and open source media player that can play a variety of audio and video formats, including popular formats like AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MOV, Ogg, and many more. It supports multiple audio and video codecs, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, RealVideo, QuickTime, DivX, XviD, and many more. It has a simple user interface and is highly configurable, allowing users to customize their experience. It also has an extensive library of codecs, allowing users to play any type of media file they may have. Additionally, MPlayer supports various streaming protocols including HTTP, RTSP, and MMS. It can also be used to rip DVD's and CDs, and convert media files to different formats. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Could not play DVD ISO that mplayer was able to play.
Discontinued The currently active fork is Media Player Classic Home Cinema, but MPC can still be downloaded from FreeCodec.com.
Bundleware Tenga cuidado durante la instalaciĆ³n. https://alternativeapp.info/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
Discontinued No new releases and features since 2014. The most recent versions, 2.6.2 (stable) and 2.9.1 (development), released in February and March 2014, still work and can be downloaded from the official website.
Most players play audio instead of video.
Bundleware The installer contains additional bloatware that can hijack your browser settings. Be careful during installation: https://alternativeapp.info/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
Discontinued Stagnant in v0.9.11 since 2015. Last commit 90f18ff on August 12, 2016. See https://github.com/xylosper/bomi
Discontinued No more updates, last downloads 2011: https://sourceforge.net/projects/umplayer/files/
Discontinued The program is no longer updated. The latest version, 3.7 Build 2437, released in August 2011, can still be downloaded from the official website.
The best media player is very simple but needs some skins.