Best Kodi Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from video player software ranked against Kodi on the same published basis.

Kodi alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	mpv	6.7	Free plan	Free	Android, API, Linux, Mac, Windows
2	5KPlayer	6.5	Free plan	Free	iOS, Mac, Windows
3	Infuse	6.5	Free plan	$1.42/mo	iOS, Mac
4	MPlayer	6.5	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Windows
5	reEmbed	6.5	Free plan	Free	Android, iOS, Web, Windows
6	SMPlayer	6.5	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Windows
7	DivX Player	6.3	Free plan	Free	Mac, Windows
8	NOVA Video Player	6.3	Free plan	Free	Android
9	Bitmovin Player	5.7	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
10	VLC media player	5.7	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
11	KMPlayer	5.6	No	—	Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
12	GOM Player	5.5	No	$22/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
14	QMPlay2	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
15	ALLPlayer	5.3	No	—	Windows, iOS, Android
16	Cisdem Video Player	5.3	No	—	Windows, Mac
17	FFplay	5.3	No	—	Windows, Mac, Linux
18	Flowplayer	5.3	No	—	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
19	Haruna	5.3	No	—	Linux, Windows
20	MediaElement.js	5.3	No	—	Web, iOS, Android
21	Movist Pro	5.3	No	$17.99/mo	Mac

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What is the best alternative to Kodi?

mpv, number 1 in video player software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: 5KPlayer, Infuse, MPlayer and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Kodi?

mpv is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.