Best Video Player Software 2026

Free, open-source Windows video and audio player with HEVC, VVC, AV1 and AC4 support.

Free Android video player based on libmpv with hardware and software decoding, gestures and styled subtitles.

Kotlin video player for Android with AV1 video, FLAC audio and external subtitle support.

NOVA suits Android users who have video files stored on their devices, external USB storage, or indexed network shares.

Mac media player for common formats that streams to Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku and DLNA TVs.

GNOME video player for local, network and streamed media with speed, aspect and subtitle controls.

Free Windows and macOS video player with network playback.

Paid macOS player with network playback, subtitles, hardware acceleration and HEVC, AV1 and Dolby Vision support.