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MPC-HC is just as good as VLC and maybe a little less cluttered. It's Windows only of course, but if that isn't a limiting factor, then it's a very good alternative to VLC in my opinion.

From the home page:

"MPC-HC is not under development since 2017. Please switch to something else."

The version packaged with K-lite is frequently updated to this day, last release today.

It's still actively being developed, the author just created a new project page for it for some reason. You can find it at https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc

I never like vlc approach. It did everything but there was always 7 fingercuts in the process. Or it was slower, less ergonomic. MPC, MPV were more my daily drivers.

VLC is an excellent media player. It is actively developed and runs on many platforms.