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Add to SafariWhen comparing MplayerX vs Kodi, the Slant community recommends Kodi for most people. In the question“What are the best video players for macOS?” Kodi is ranked 4th while MplayerX is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Kodi is:
Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Xbox, Apple TV (jailbroken), and more.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Pleasant Mac Style view
MplayerX fits in OSX environment perfectly with it’s hot keys and plain, but stylish design, giving pleasure to work with
Pro Players “memory” of a last reproduced file
If turned off, player will start file reproduction from exact spot it was interrupted on
Pro Smart-play or automatic next video file search
For example, if number of files with sequent names are mashed up and thrown in the playlist, MplayerX is able to reproduce them in right order
Pro Smart multi-touch control
Convenient track pad commands, that allows user to toggle full screen, change frame size, aspect ratio and volume. To learn more, watch an easy and understandable "how-to" youtube video in the sources.
Pro Compatibility with other Apple products
File reproduction can be controled with an Apple remote, that awards user with more freedom. Furthermore, dirrect pass through is possible. Start streaming, connect and enjoy your home theatre
Pro Softwere was designed specially for OS X
As OS X is the only supporting system, the amount of bugs and problems is minimized. This also means, that player can play .m4p, .mp4 & .mov video files.
Pro Can install on several devices
Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Xbox, Apple TV (jailbroken), and more.
Pro Lots of plugins available
Like PlutoTV, Curiosity Stream, and YouTube. 3rd party repositories, such as the SlyGuy Repository, contain more plugins like Disney+, Paramount+, Hulu, and Netflix.
Pro Free
Pro Open source
Completely FOSS, licensed under GPL 2.0
Pro Great customization/multiple skins
You can change navigation flow and other aspects of Kodi with the plethora of customization options and skins.
Pro Can play many different file formats
It supports Blu-ray Discs, CDs, DVDs, USB Flash Drives, local Hard Disk Drives, AirPlay, network file shares, basically every video, audio, and image format available, subtitle files, and even retro game console ROMs.
Cons
Con System crash is more frequent
MPlayerX creshes occur more often than in usual video players. They should be tackled properly.
Con High CPU usage is possible
Sometimes after the player or OS X update file reproduction can demand a significant part of CPU usage
Con No proper playlist feature
In spite of easy and comfy smart-play, in general playlist isn’t user friendly
Con No retina display support on old OSX
MPlayerX does not support retina display on OS X older than Mountain Lion, but amount of Mac’s with older OS X are quite rare nowadays
Con You may have to jailbreak some devices
This is only for things like a Fire stick, but Android TV boxes etc. should be fine.
Con Terrible navigation
Menus over menus with dozens of submenus.
Con Not Client/Server Capable
While most solutions provide a client/server setup the KODI developers REFUSE to adopt this approach forcing individual setups for every device.
Con Poorly optimized
Often not a fluid experience on low-end devices.
Con No official AAA addons for streaming services
It does not have any official AAA addons and fully relies on the community which result in often broken packages/addons.
