Due to the rising craze of VR, various VR devices like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, VR Box, etc are springing up to meet different levels of requirements for customers. However, the popular formats used for watching VR videos, SBS (Side By Side 3D) and 360-Degrees, are not supported by some popular media player like VLC and MX player currently. To fix the issue of how to watch VR videos on PC and mobile devices, you need a virtual reality player. So here are the best free VR video players for multi-platform and a simple guide for VR. List of the Best VR Players 1. VR Player FREE Platform: iOS/Android/Windows Pros: VR Player is a powerful free VR player designed specifically for watching immersive content on head mounted displays (HMD). It can not only play VR video, but also play 2D, 3D SBS, 3D Top/Bottom, 360 degree videos.

The best MacOS High Sierra VR video converter, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is the high-quality software that has been developed with the latest codec and new device support. The video conversion speed is excellent. Nearly original output quality is also one of its big advantages. # 5: Total Cinema 360 Oculus Player. Total Cinema 360 VR Player lets you watch live action 360 videos on Windows and Mac. You can use TC 360 Oculus Player to play 360 videos on virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift. In addition, it also supports Android, iOS, MAC OS as well as on Windows 10/8/7.

Cons: Sometimes you may come across some performance issues with Oculus Rift DK2, but it's still a good VR player. Homido 360 VR Player Platform: iOS/Android For iOS: For Android: Pros: It is used for the Homido HMD headset. You can watch 360° spherical videos as if you were seated in an IMAX theater. The first ever HMD internet browser allows you to watch any VR content directly from YouTube or other VR video sites in the headset.

Also, you can record SBS videos from your headset. Cons: Again, to fully enjoy this app, you will need a Homido virtual reality headset. AAA VR Cinema Cardboard 3D SBS Platform: Android Pros: AAA VR Cinema Cardboard 3D SBS is a free and great VR video player Android app. Except for the wide ranges of options to play 360 as well as normal 3D VR videos, rotation killer mode and pure gyro mode is added to head tracking option in the newest version 1.6.1. This player only supports MOV, MP4 and M4V format. You may need some VR video converter app if your video format is excluded. Cons: Pay attention, this app will crash when you open a file that contains '%' in the file name.

Please rename before open the file. And Bluetooth mouse is disabled temporary in the current version 1.6.1. Mobile VR Station Platform: iOS Pros: Mobile VR Station is free VR player which is designed for iOS users and it works with every headset. It's an alternative to Homido 360 Player or even better, you can view your Photos, Panoramas, Videos & Files projected onto a virtual screen floating in space for a unique heater experience. You can watch HTML5 videos from mobile safari with Micro VR Station extension and get better viewing experience on 3D content, 360/ Spherical movies.

Cons: But remember, the app won’t display any content that are DRM-protected, for example the content you bought from iTunes. LiveViewRift Platform: Windows/Mac Pros: LiveViewRift is one of the most popular virtual reality players which allows you to watch different sorts of media files with the Oculus Rift. With its powerful distortion and field-of-view-correction functions, LiveViewRift lets you enjoy media as your eyes would be where the camera is. Cons: You can only download it free for Mac OS X 10.9 and Windows 7/8 so far.

There’s no version for windows 10 currently. GoPro VR Player Platform: Windows/Linux/Mac/ Pros: GoPro VR Player (named as Kolor Eyes before) is a free VR player PC software tool. It actually enables users to interact and play with 360 degree videos either on PC or on an Oculus Rift device. You can turn at 360 degrees, zoom in and out, change the projection and also apply visual effects.

Even it can be used as the VR movie player and 3D VR video player. Cons: Be clear with its minimal requirements on computer system: Mac 10.10+; Windows 7+; Ubuntu 16.04+ 7.

SKYBOX VR PLAYER Platform: Windows 64bit Pros: Like Kolor Eyes, Skybox VR Player is a great and free VR video player on Windows 64bit computers. You are able to stream local videos from PC to mobile devices with zero quality loss when connecting Wi-Fi network. It also supports watching one video with multiple devices and can play nearly all video formats. You can experience HD, full HD, and 4K playback on this one. Cons: It does not have Mac version right now but it will come soon. So, these are the best free VR players for multi-platform to watch VR videos with ease.