Top 10 FLV Player for Phone and Computer

Before, FLV files can be opened directly by Adobe Flash Player. However, since December 31, 2020, Adobe no longer supports Flash Player and blocked Flash content from running in Flash Player. To play FLV video files, you will need an FLV player to replace Adobe Flash Player.

This post collects the top 5 FLV video player for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, and you can watch FLV files conveniently without Adobe Flash Player.

Part 1. Top 5 FLV File Player for Windows/Mac/iPhone/Android

Considering some FLV file players are cross platforms, and here we only list the top 6 FLV player, and you can download them according to your devices.

Tipard Blu-ray Player (Windows | Mac)

Tipard Blu-ray Player is a professional media player, which supports FLV, WMV, MP4, MKV, AVI, SWF, and over 500 formats. Without any ads, it lets you create FLV playlists to play it continuously and easily. The playback window is easy to control to change the playback window, ratio, audio settings, subtitle options, and more. Compatible with Windows 10/8/7 and macOS Sequoia and before, this FLV player can open almost any video and audio files.

Pros

• 1.Play Blu-ray and DVD files apart from FLV.
• 2.Play 4K/1080p HD video and support H.265, H.264, VP8, VP9, DviX, XviD, etc.
• 3.Create playlists for Blu-ray, DVD, and digital files.
• 4.Take screenshots when playing Blu-ray and DVDs.

Cons

• 1.It is not free to play FLV files.
• 2.Lack of other features like streaming, downloading, etc.

VLC (Windows | Mac | iOS | Android)

VLC is a well-known media player on multi-platforms. As an open-source media player, it can play most codecs like FLV, MP4, WMV, WebM, MKV, etc. Besides, it can also play DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. When playing FLV files, VLC can meet all your needs to adjust the subtitles, audio tracks, playback speed, and more.

Pros

• 1.Play FLV files on most platforms.
• 2.Hardware decoding supports 0-copy on the GPU.
• 3.Advanced controls over the subtitle synchronization and video filters.
• 4.Stream and convert FLV files.

Cons

• 1.It always crashes when playing 4K FLV files.
• 2.Some features are missing on iPhone and Android, compared with computer.

5KPlayer (Windows | Mac | iOS | Android)

5KPlayer is another free FLV file player on cross platforms. It integrates video player, music player, AirPlay & DLNA enabled media streamer with the online downloader. No matter what your FLV files are 4K UHD or 1080p HD, this FLV player can open FLV files by dragging and dropping. Empowered by hardware decoding and software decoding tech, 5KPlayer can freely switch from a software player to a GPU-accelerated player.

Pros

• 1.Play 4K/1080p/360° video, DVD, and IPTV on your devices.
• 2.Wirelessly stream audio video via AirPlay & DLNA, zero quality loss.

Cons

• 1.Pop-up ads are annoying.
• 2.It makes all kinds of changes to your system without any notice and not safe.

GOM Player (Windows | Mac | iOS | Android)

GOM Player is a free video player that supports various formats including FLV, AVI, MP4, MKV, WMV, MOV, etc. For Windows users, GOM Player can help you find codecs and play damaged files. It has a subtitle library, which can automatically search and sync subtitles for the movie being played. The interface can be customized and the functional models can be moved as you like to show or hide.

Pros

• 1.Play various video formats including 360-degree videos on Windows 10/8/7.
• 2.Search and find codecs to play almost all video files.
• 3.Have a subtitle library collected for 10 years.

Cons

• 1.The free version of GOM player does not support 4K FLV playback.
• 2.It has bundleware in the installation and ads pop-up.

KMPlayer (Windows | Mac | iOS | Android)

KMPlayer is a free video player for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Like other free FLV players, it supports the most popular formats including FLV, VCD, HDML, DVD, AVI, MKV, OGG, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, AAC, WMA 7, 8, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime. While playing files, its equalizer feature can enrich the audio listening. Its timer feature can set the time to end the video when you want.

Pros

• 1.Play various video formats in 4K and 8K.
• 2.Capture video and save as it an animated GIF image.
• 3.Hardware acceleration can optimize for low-end PC.

Cons

• 1.Install bloatware and show some insane ads at startup.
• 2.The interface is not friendly.

Part 2. How to Play FLV Files on Computer

Though Adobe Flash Player discontinues, you can still open FLV videos via the FLV player. Take Tipard Blu-ray Player as an example and let's show how to watch FLV files on computer.

Free download this FLV file player on your computer, install and run it immediately after following the on-screen instructions.

Then drag and drop the FLV file into this player, and it will start playing. You can create a playlist for the FLV files and watch them later.

Part 3. FAQs of FLV Player

Conclusion

Before, FLV files can be opened easily with its native support, Adobe Flash Player. Since this player was discontinued, you have to find an FLV player to open FLV files. This post list the top 5 FLV player for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. You can easily watch FLV movies on your devices.

Now, it is your turn.

Which FLV player is your No.1?

Or do you have any questions when Playing FLV files?

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