The Best MP4 Player for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS

How to Fix can't Play Any MP4 on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS?

Speaking of MP4 format, many users are familiar with it and they may have stored many MP4 files on their computers or hard drives. However, due to MP4 ability in wrapping many codecs, playing MP4 on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS is not smooth if the MP4 is encoded with a codec unsupported by your device or system. If you happen to encounter the MP4 playback issue you must want to find a solution to solve it. The following article just introduces the best MP4 players to help users to play literally any MP4 on users ' devices or systems.

Top 3 MP4 Players for Windows

The default media player, Windows Media Player, has poor support for MP4 file and Windows Media Player only supports to play MP4 MPEG-4 after users install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs. The following top 3 Players for Windows will get users out of MP4 playback issues very easily.

VLC Media Player

VLC media Player for Windows can help users to play almost all MP4 files wrapped with any codec, like H.263, H.264, XviD, etc. VLC media player for Windows works well with any Windows system, from Windows XP to Windows 7, 8, 10. The most attractive feature is that VLC media player for Windows is a free player and anyone can install and use it to play MP4 file on Windows. Besides, VLC media player for Windows also supports to play other unsupported FLV, MKV, MOV, etc on Windows.

RealPlayer

RealPlayer is also popular when working as a MP4 player on Windows. RealPlayer not only supports to play MP4 on Windows, but also DivX, MKV and many other video formats on Windows. Other benefits installing RealPlayer for Windows is that RealPlayer can help users to convert videos, burn music CDs, trim videos, etc.

KMPlayer

KMPlayer also works well when playing MP4 on Windows. Just like the above two MP4 players, KMPlayer also supports to play a bunch of video formats on Windows, like MPEG, OGM, RM, TS, FLV, etc. Another good feature is that KMPlayer supports to play 3D video. Also, KMPlayer has the downloading function which enables to download online videos from Dailymotion, YouTube, Instagram, etc.

 

Top 3 MP4 Players for MAC

The default player for MAC can not play all MP4 files, either. The top 3 MP4 players for Mac can easily enable smooth MP4 playback on Mac.

VLC media player for Mac

VLC player does not only support to play MP4 on Windows, but also on Mac. VLC player can better work with Mac OS X 10.7.5 and higher versions. Just like VLC media player for Windows, VLC media player for Mac also helps to play WMV, ASF, MKV, FLV, and other video formats on Mac. Users only need to download VLC media player for Mac from VLC official website.

Elmedia Player

Elmedia Player is one free MP4 player for MAC and it also supports to play other unsupported video formats on Mac. The best part for Elmedia Player is its user-friendly interface which will enable playing MP4 on Mac very comfortable.

DivX Player

DivX Player for Mac also makes playing MP4 on Mac very simple. Also, DivX Player for Mac supports to play many other unsupported video formats on Mac. DivX Player for Mac also brings much more other benefits, like burning media to discs, streaming videos, photos, audios to DLNA devices.

 

Top 3 MP4 Players for Android

MP4 is more supported by Android devices and tablets compared with other devices and programs, but still not all MP4 are supported by Android, in which case, the following top 3 MP4 players for Android will come to help.

VLC Player for Android

First, we also need to mention that VLC player for Android is a good choice for Android users. Except for playing all MP4 on Android, VLC player for Android also supports to play many other video formats, 360 video, 3D audio, network streams, like HLS, Dash, etc on Android.

Archos Video Player

Archos Video Player is also famous when playing MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, etc on Android applications. Besides, Archos Video Player also supports to play many subtitle types, like SRT, SUB, ASS, etc.

Simple MP4 Video Player

Simple MP4 Video Player is also one free Android MP4 player which can perfectly help to play any MP4 with any codec on any Android mobile or tablet. Not only MP4 that Simple MP4 Video Player supports to play on Android devices, but also AVI, MKV, FLAC are also supported by this Simple MP4 Video Player. This Simple MP4 Video Player does not need users to install any plug-in on their Android devices. However, some users reported that some ads may appear when using Simple MP4 Video Player and compared with other Android MP4 player, the file formats supported by Simple MP4 Video Player are very limited.

 

Top 3 MP4 Players for iOS

It is really a headache for iOS users to play MP4 files, except MP4 MPEG-4, MP4 H.264. Now the following top 3 MP4 players for iOS will easily get users out of the dilemma.

VLC for iOS

VLC is a very powerful media player and it only helps users to play MP4 on Windows, Mac, Android, but also on iOS devices. VLC for iOS easily helps to play MP4 and other unsupported FLV, AVI, MKV, WTV, WMV, etc on iOS devices, including iPad, iPod, iPhone, etc. However, keep in mind that VLC for iOS only works for iOS 9.0 and higher systems.

Rock Player 2

Rock Player 2 supports to play MP4 and a bunch of other video formats on iOS devices, like MPG, AVI, FLV, MKV, etc. Rock Player 2 also supports to transfer files between your computer and your iOS devices. Also, Rock Player 2 supports to directly share videos with other compatible devices. However, keep in mind that Rock Player 2 works for iOS 7.0 and the higher systems.

viPlay Lite

viPlay Lite helps users to play MP4, MPG, FLV, WMV, MKV and lots of other video formats on your iOS devices. Besides, viPlay Lite also has a very user-friendly interface to enable any user to simply play the video file. Also, viPlay Lite allows users to create playlist, play video in a very fast speed, etc