What is MPCStar?
MPCStar is an open-source, cross-platform media player application designed to be a one-stop solution for managing and playing your local media library. It is based on the classic Media Player Classic codebase but has been updated with a modern UI and tons of useful features.
Some key capabilities and features of MPCStar include:
- Plays all common audio and video file formats like MP3, AAC, FLAC, MKV, MP4, etc.
- Automatically downloads metadata like descriptions, posters, ratings for media
- Library management with filtering, sorting, and tagging capabilities
- Create and manage playlists, queues, favorites, and ratings
- Hardware-accelerated video decoding for smooth playback
- Highly customizable interface and configuration options
- Completely free and open-source software
MPCStar works great as an everyday media player for your music, movies, and other media. It brings back the simplicity of classic players but with all the useful management tools you need for large libraries. And being open-source means maximum flexibility and control over your player.
MX Player, VLC Media Player, MPC-HC, Media Player Classic, AIMP, Clementine, KMPlayer, SMPlayer, Strawberry, MPC-BE, DeaDBeeF are some alternatives to MPCStar.