A free and opensource very popular media player. VLC Media Player supports a wide variety of media formats and known for its stability. Developed by VideoLAN
License: Open Source
MPC-HC is a lightweight and highly customizable media player primarily suited for local media playback, while VLC Media Player offers extensive streaming capabilities and multi-platform support, making it more versatile for a variety of media types. Both players are free and open-source, but their focus and feature sets cater to different user needs.