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3 more ways to get 5KPlayer
Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by DearMob. Prefer the official page above when it works.
Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask 5kplayer
About 5KPlayer
5KPlayer combines a video and music player with wireless streaming and a download tool. It plays 4K, 1080p and 360 degree video, DVDs and IPTV, along with music formats such as MP3, AAC, APE and FLAC, and can use hardware acceleration on Nvidia, AMD and Intel graphics.
Built-in AirPlay and DLNA support lets it send or receive audio and video over the local network, for example from an iPhone to a computer. It can also download videos from sites such as Dailymotion and Vimeo.
Strengths
- AirPlay and DLNA streaming built in
- Plays high-resolution and 360 degree video
- Hardware-accelerated decoding on common GPUs
- Includes an online video downloader
Limitations
- Website heavily promotes the developer's other paid products
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- DearMob
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows and Mac users who want playback and AirPlay or DLNA streaming in one free app
- Categories
- Media players, Video editing
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to 5KPlayer
Compare allSoftware that can replace 5KPlayer for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
VLC media player
A free player that opens almost any video or audio file, disc or stream without installing a codec pack.
VLC media player is open source under GPL-2.0, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, and plays a very wide codec list, but lacks an online video downloader.
Elmedia Player
A macOS video and audio player with native Apple Silicon support and AirPlay and Chromecast streaming.
Elmedia Player is macOS only and freemium, runs natively on Apple Silicon, and streams to AirPlay and Chromecast devices instead of AirPlay and DLNA.
KMPlayer
A free Windows and macOS video player with built-in codecs for most formats, including 4K and 3D.
KMPlayer stays free on Windows and macOS with built-in codecs for 4K and 3D video, but its listing mentions no AirPlay, DLNA streaming or video downloader.
DivX Software
Free video software to play, convert and cast DivX, AVI, MKV and HEVC files up to 4K.
DivX Software is also free on Windows and macOS, plays DivX, AVI, MKV and HEVC up to 4K, and adds a video converter and casting to other devices.
mpv
A minimal, scriptable media player with high quality video output and no real interface to get in the way.
mpv is open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with scripting and high quality output, but has no real graphical interface and is configured through text files.
SMPlayer
A front end for mpv and MPlayer that remembers where you stopped in every file you have ever opened.
SMPlayer is an open-source front end for mpv and MPlayer on Windows, macOS and Linux that remembers playback position per file and downloads subtitles from OpenSubtitles.
IINA
The mpv engine wrapped in a macOS app that actually looks and behaves like a macOS app.
IINA is an open-source, macOS-only player built on mpv with a native interface, picture-in-picture and online subtitle search, and it requires macOS 11 or newer.
GOM Player
A Windows video player with built-in codecs, subtitle search and support for 360-degree video.
GOM Player is Windows only and freemium, adds built-in subtitle search and 360-degree video support, and heavily promotes paid upgrades.
5KPlayer as an alternative
Listings that name 5KPlayer as an alternative.
Screenbox
A LibVLC-based video and audio player for Windows built on the Universal Windows Platform.
5KPlayer is a free, closed source Windows and Mac player that adds AirPlay and DLNA streaming and an online video downloader.
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