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We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to Perian. The primary competitors include MPlayer, QuickTime Player. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Perian and QuickTime Alternative, rulesPlayer, Flip4Mac. Also you can look at other similar options here: Audio and Music Software.


MPlayer
Free Open Source

MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation).

rulesPlayer
Free Open Source

rulesPlayer is a clean and easy-to-use GUI for MPlayer under Windows, written in D and DWT.

Play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) on your Mac using QuickTime or a web browser

Perian is an open-source QuickTime addon that adds Quicktime support for a large number of media...

Perian Platforms

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Perian Overview

Perian is an open-source QuickTime addon that adds Quicktime support for a large number of media formats, including AVI, DivX, XviD, and MKV. Perian extends support to:

--File formats: AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW
--Video types: MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivx, H.264, Sorenson H.263, FLV/Sorenson Spark, FSV1, VP6, H263i, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Snow, NuppelVideo, Techsmith Screen Capture, DosBox Capture
--Audio types: Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), and MPEG Layer I & II Audio, True Audio, DTS Coherent Acoustics, Nellymoser ASAO
--AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
--Subtitle support for SSA/ASS and SRT

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