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Open source alternatives to VLC media player

50 open source Photo & Video apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

  1. J

    Jellyfin

    Launch

    Free, open source media server that lets you collect, manage, and stream your personal library to any device, with no fees, tracking, or vendor lock-in.

  2. I

    Immich

    Launch

    Back up, organize, search, and browse your personal photo and video library on your own server, with no third-party cloud access.

  3. L

    LosslessCut

    Launch

    Desktop app for lossless video and audio editing. Cut, trim, merge, and remux files in seconds without re-encoding, using FFmpeg under the hood.

  4. O

    OBS

    Launch

    OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding.

  5. O

    OpenCut

    Launch

    Browser-based, open source video editor built for privacy. No installs, no account required, works on any platform.

  6. E

    Etherpad

    Launch

    Etherpad is a modern, really-real-time collaborative document editor designed to facilitate seamless collaboration between multiple users. Its intuitive interface and robust functionality make it an ideal tool for teams and individuals look

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Y

Yt DLP

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

Launch
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M

MPV Config

High-quality configuration for mpv media player

Launch
9
F

Frigate

Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI

Launch
10
T

Tox

Distributed, secure messenger with audio and video chat capabilities

Launch
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E

Ente

End-to-end encrypted cloud storage

Launch
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I

Invidious

Open source front-end for YouTube

Launch
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P

PeerTube

Create your own video hosting platform with PeerTube

Launch
14
P

Pixelfed

Decentralized social media

Launch
15
S

Screenity

Privacy-friendly screen recorder & video editor

Launch
16
S

Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open source and simple cross-platform video editor

Launch
17
I

IINA

The modern video player for macOS

Launch
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N

NewPipe

A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android

Launch
19
P

PhotoPrism

Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow

Launch
20
M

MeTube

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support

Launch
21
M

Manim

Animation engine for explanatory math videos

Launch
22
S

SRS

A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC

Launch
23
P

Photocraft

An open-source, photo editor written by scratch in pure Rust

Launch
24
D

Docs

Transform document collaboration

Launch
25
F

Fluxer

Free, open-source instant messaging and VoIP platform

Launch
26
K

Kap

Capture, edit, and share your screen with ease

Launch
27
K

kdenlive

Open source video editor. Free and easy to use for any purpose, forever

Launch
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K

Kodi

Plays videos, music, TV shows, photos, and games from a single interface

Launch
29
O

Owncast

Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server

Launch
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C

Compositor

Mac-native Photoshop alternative built around compositing

Launch
31
C

CryptPad

Open-source collaboration suite offering encrypted document editing

Launch
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R

ray.so

Turn your code into beautiful images

Launch
33
T

Tube Archivist

Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection

Launch
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L

LibrePhotos

Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs

Launch
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P

PixelFed

Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation

Launch
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I

ImageGlass

A fast, open-source, modern image viewer for 90+ formats

Launch
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P

Photoview

Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers

Launch
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S

SnapOtter

Suite of 200+ web tools for converting and editing images, videos

Launch
39
Z

Zoneminder

Closed-circuit television

Launch
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P

PicGo

The Ultimate Image Uploader for Efficient Creators

Launch
41
A

Anthias

Free open-source digital signage software

Launch
42
C

Chalk.ist

Turn your source code into beautiful images

Launch
43
L

Lychee

Free photo management tool that runs on your server

Launch
44
P

Piwigo

Open source photo management software

Launch
45
R

RawTherapee

Free, cross-platform raw image processor

Launch
46
P

Piped

An efficient, privacy-focused alternative to YouTube

Launch
47
M

MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS

Launch
48
I

Invidious

Alternative YouTube front-end

Launch
49
C

Cat Catch

猫抓 浏览器资源嗅探扩展 / cat-catch Browser Resource Sniffing Extension

Launch
50
S

Seal

Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp

Launch

About VLC media player

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VLC media player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. It can play all your movies, shows and music in most formats directly without conversion. It allows file synchronization with Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive, Box, iCloud Drive, iTunes, direct downloads and through Wi-Fi sharing as well as streaming from SMB, FTP, SFTP, NFS, UPnP/DLNA media servers and the web.

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Price
Free
Made by
VideoLAN
Category
Photo & Video
Website
videolan.org