Infuse comparisons
Infuse is compared head-to-head with VLC media player, mpv and KMPlayer and more: 7 head-to-heads in Media Player Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Infuse head-to-head
- Infuse vs VLC media player
- Infuse vs mpv
- Infuse vs KMPlayer
- Infuse vs SMPlayer
- Infuse vs MPlayer
- Infuse vs MediaPortal
- Infuse vs 5KPlayer
Infuse vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Network playback | Subtitle support | Format support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Infuse | Yes | $16.99/yr | iOS, macOS, Apple TV, visionOS | Yes | Yes | 3GP, AVI, AV1, ASF, BDMV, DIVX, DVDMEDIA, DVR-MS, FLV, H.264, H.265, H.266, ISO/IMG, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MTS/M2TS, MXF, OGM, OGV, RMVB, STRM, STRMLNK, TS, VC1, VIDEO_TS, VOB, VP9, WEBM, WMV, WTV; AAC, AC3, DOLBY, DTS, E-AC3, FLAC, MP3, OGG, PCM, TTA, WMA | 8.6 |
| 1 | VLC media player | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | Yes | Yes | MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, MKV, MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, MP3, AAC, FLAC, DVD, Audio CD, VCD | 9.4 |
| 2 | mpv | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android | Yes | Yes | Matroska (MKV), MP4 | 9.1 |
| 3 | KMPlayer | Yes | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Yes | Yes | AVI, MP4, MKV, MOV, WMV, FLV, MPEG, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, SRT, ASS, SSA, WebVTT | 9.0 | |
| 4 | SMPlayer | Yes | Free | Windows, Linux, macOS | Yes | Yes | AVI, ASF/WMV/WMA, QT/MOV/MP4, RealAudio/RealVideo, Ogg/OGM, Matroska, MPEG-1/2, H.264, MPEG-4, MP3, AAC, AC3, DTS, and more | 8.8 |
| 5 | MPlayer | Yes | Free | 8.7 | ||||
| 7 | MediaPortal | Yes | Free | web, windows, ios, android | Yes | Yes | MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MOV, H.264, VC-1, DivX, Xvid, AC3, DTS, MP3, AAC, Matroska, DVD, Blu-ray | 8.5 |
| 8 | 5KPlayer | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS | Yes | Yes | MP4, MKV, AV1, MOV, WMV, FLV, AVI, MPEG, MTS, M2TS, VOB, WebM, MP3, AAC, FLAC, APE | 8.4 |
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