What is the best video player for linux besides VLC?

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  • FFmpeg

    Mirror of https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git

  • It sounds like you do not have the proper codecs installed for the videos you are watching. One of the compromises that I wish people didn't have to make is that you often are forced to install non-free or proprietary software to get videos and other content to work properly. Might be a chance you could convert it to a supported format with ffmpeg?

  • mpv-plugins

    A essential list of MPV plugins for me

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  • yt-dlp

    A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

  • I like SMPlayer combined with yt-dlp and the Smooth Video Project.

  • mpv

    🎥 Command line video player

  • here: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts

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