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24 alternatives to PLAY NOW

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PLAY NOW launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Zoomy▲69

   Awesome HD videos on non-stop music television.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   RealPlayer Cloud▲61

   All your videos in one safe place

   2014 · real.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Make It Fast▲90

   Casual videochat WLYCP. For 140 seconds

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Plays.tv▲74

   The easiest way to share your gaming moments

   2015 · medal.tv · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bionic Commando▲60

   now on Nvidia's streaming!

   2015 · shield.nvidia.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fight Me▲66

   30 sec videos to show off and challenge others

   2014 · fightme.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ⬆ Play Video ▶▲1

   120.325 Views

   2019 · storage.googleapis.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Replay 3.0▲42

   Make amazing videos, in seconds!

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   reddit video player▲4

   watch with others

   2017 · dailyblocks.com · its alternatives →

10. 10LV
    live video rap battles, running on node.js/opentok▲5

    2013 · rapt.fm · its alternatives →

11. 11NW
    NightSofa Watch any movie in HD from Google. Feedback!▲9

    2014 · nightsofa.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    YouTube (Livestream at 60 FPS)▲5

    YouTube takes on Twitch

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13PV
    Play Videos in the Chrome Dev Tools Console▲5

    2020 · snoogism.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PB
    Pay Bitcoin to watch a video▲8

    2015 · theprotocol.tv · its alternatives →

15. 15TM
    The Million Dollar Video. $12 per second▲9

    2016 · milliondollar.video · its alternatives →

16. 164D
    4vid – Download any video. Anytime. For free▲7

    2017 · 4vid.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    VLC Media Player▲8

    A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player

    2014 · videolan.org · its alternatives →

18. 18AW
    A web component for playing back responsive DASH video▲9

    2016 · joinbox.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19VP
    Vidcast, pandora for music videos▲7

    2014 · govidcast.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Better UI For Watching Videos▲7

    2012 · howmo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MN
    My50sTV – Nostalgic TV Simulator▲6

    2023 · my50stv.com · its alternatives →

22. 22YD
    yt – distraction-free YouTube▲7

    2018 · yt.dudzik.co · its alternatives →

23. 23NL
    New live-streaming platform for musicians – 1st live-stream tonight▲7

    2015 · huzza.io · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    Stre.am for Android – Free, live video broadcast▲9

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →