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Rise Media Player brings together playback for videos, music, discs, and streaming services in a WinUI application.
Alternatives
The Best Screenbox Alternatives in 2026
24 alternatives0 free · 24 open source
Looking for something like Screenbox? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
Screenbox provides media playback through LibVLC on Windows and Xbox consoles.
Top picks at a glance
First suggestionRise Media PlayerRise Media Player brings together playback for videos…Another optionMpc QtMPC-QT reimplements much of the Media Player Classic…
Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise Media Player | — | Yes | Windows |
| 2 | Mpc Qt | — | Yes | Linux, Windows |
| 3 | Flower's MPV Config | — | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 4 | ImPlay | — | Yes | Linux, macOS |
| 5 | Syncplay | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | SnapCast | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Synko | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | H5player | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | Astra | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | Exaile | — | Yes | — |
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MPC-QT reimplements much of the Media Player Classic interface with Qt and uses libmpv for video playback.
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Flower’s MPV Config provides mpv settings for movies, TV, and anime, with scripts that include a manga reader and playback tools.
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ImPlay offers cross-platform desktop media playback built on mpv and ImGui, with scripting and command-line options.
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Syncplay synchronizes playback position and play state across media players such as mpv, VLC, MPC-HC, and MPC-BE over the internet.
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Snapcast synchronizes audio playback across rooms, according to its project description.
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Synko implements a minimal Syncplay client as a Kodi service for synchronized movie playback.
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H5player enhances audio and video playback on websites, with listed features including playback speed controls, screen capture, and downloads.
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Astra plays music with gapless playback, parametric EQ, AutoEQ import, and real-time DSP visualizers.
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Exaile combines cross-platform music playback with music library management capabilities.
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Nora offers music playback through an application built with Electron and React.
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Plyr supports HTML5, YouTube, and Vimeo playback; its maintainers now direct visitors to Video.js.
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Strawberry provides music playback through its player project, with source code and releases on GitHub.
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Kawaii-Player combines multimedia playback, media library management, and a portable media server with PC-to-PC casting.
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MPC-BE is a Windows player for audio and video files, derived from Media Player Classic code.
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Play media on Windows, Linux, or macOS with SMPlayer, which also supports YouTube.
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Jellyfin Desktop is a desktop client built with Qt WebEngine and libmpv, with downloads listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Use MPC-HC to play video and audio on Windows, with support for third-party filters in this free, open-source project.
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CatNip provides a terminal audio visualizer for Linux, Unix, macOS, and Windows.
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Streamlink pipes streams from supported services into a media player through its command-line utility and Python library.
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Extensions for PotPlayer to watch Twitch streams without streamlinks or any crap.
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ThumbFast generates on-the-fly thumbnails for mpv and is designed to work alongside an interface script.
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mpv-webm adds a simple WebM creation script to mpv without external dependencies.
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Musikcube combines a terminal music player with an audio engine, metadata indexer, and server in C++.
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What is the best alternative to Screenbox?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to Screenbox are Rise Media Player, Mpc Qt, and Flower's MPV Config.
Are there open-source alternatives to Screenbox?
Yes: Rise Media Player, Mpc Qt, Flower's MPV Config, and ImPlay.
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