Best DVD Player Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from media player software ranked against DVD Player on the same published basis.
- 1DVD Player vs mpv
- 2DVD Player vs SMPlayer
- 3DVD Player vs MediaPortal
- 4DVD Player vs MPlayer
- 5DVD Player vs Infuse
- 6DVD Player vs 5KPlayer
- 7DVD Player vs DivX Player
- 8DVD Player vs RealPlayer
- 9DVD Player vs OSMC
- 10DVD Player vs BS.Player
- 11DVD Player vs Haruna
- 12DVD Player vs AIMP
- 13DVD Player vs Windows Media Player
- 14DVD Player vs VLC media player
- 15DVD Player vs KMPlayer
- 16DVD Player vs Light Alloy
- 17DVD Player vs doubleTwist
- 18DVD Player vs QuickTime Player
- 19DVD Player vs foobar2000
- 20DVD Player vs Showboard
DVD Player alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mpv | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | SMPlayer | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | MediaPortal | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 4 | MPlayer | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Infuse | 7.9 | Free plan | $1.42/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 6 | 5KPlayer | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | DivX Player | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 8 | RealPlayer | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | OSMC | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 10 | BS.Player | 7.6 | Free plan | €19.90/mo | Android, Windows |
| 11 | Haruna | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | AIMP | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 13 | Windows Media Player | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | VLC media player | 7.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | KMPlayer | 7.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Light Alloy | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 17 | doubleTwist | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | QuickTime Player | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 19 | foobar2000 | 6.9 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Showboard | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
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Questions about DVD Player alternatives
What is the best alternative to DVD Player?
mpv, number 1 in media player software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: SMPlayer, MediaPortal, MPlayer and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to DVD Player?
mpv is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.