What are the best media players for Linux?

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Ryan

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Needs no additional codecs

Everything MPlayer needs to play media files is contained within which means no outside codecs are needed.

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Ryan

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Multiple forks

Some of the more popular forks include MPlayer2 and mpv.

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Ryan

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Works via CLI and has multiple frontends to choose from

Some of the more popular frontends include Deepin Media Player, GNOME MPlayer, KPlayer, KMPlayer, Rosa Media Player, SMPlayer and Xt7-Player.

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Easy shortcut keys

Quick skip ahead buttons and other shortcut keys.

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Lacks a built-in visualizer

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MPlayer
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Plays anything, easy shortcut keys.
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 Works via CLI and has multiple frontends to choose from
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 Multiple forks
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 Needs no additional codecs
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