diff --git a/src/assets/locales/en.json b/src/assets/locales/en.json
index 7aa0d3d2..dd2d9fbe 100644
--- a/src/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -565,6 +565,11 @@
         "copyHlsPlaylist": "Copy HLS playlist link",
         "downloadSubtitle": "Download current subtitle",
         "downloadVideo": "Download video",
+        "openIn": "Open in...",
+        "vlc": "VLC",
+        "iina": "IINA",
+        "outplayer": "Outplayer",
+        "hlsOpenInDisclaimer": "Opening HLS streams in an external player MAY NOT WORK!",
         "hlsDisclaimer": "Downloads are taken directly from the provider. P-Stream does not have control over how the downloads are provided.<br /><br />Please note you are downloading an HLS playlist, <bold>it is not recommended to download if you are not familiar with advanced streaming formats</bold>. Try different sources for different formats.",
         "onAndroid": {
           "1": "To download on Android, click the download button then, on the new page, <bold>tap and hold</bold> on the video, then select <bold>save</bold>.",
diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx
index 77294727..43b0d44c 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,75 @@
+import { Listbox } from "@headlessui/react";
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useCopyToClipboard } from "react-use";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/buttons/Button";
+import { OptionItem } from "@/components/form/Dropdown";
 import { Icon, Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
 import { OverlayPage } from "@/components/overlays/OverlayPage";
 import { Menu } from "@/components/player/internals/ContextMenu";
 import { convertSubtitlesToSrtDataurl } from "@/components/player/utils/captions";
+import { Transition } from "@/components/utils/Transition";
 import { useOverlayRouter } from "@/hooks/useOverlayRouter";
 import { usePlayerStore } from "@/stores/player/store";
 
+function PlayerDropdown({
+  options,
+  onSelectOption,
+}: {
+  options: OptionItem[];
+  onSelectOption: (option: OptionItem) => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const defaultLabel = t("player.menus.downloads.openIn");
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-full mb-3">
+      <Listbox onChange={onSelectOption}>
+        {({ open }) => (
+          <>
+            <Listbox.Button className="relative z-[101] w-full rounded-lg bg-dropdown-background hover:bg-dropdown-hoverBackground py-3 pl-3 pr-10 text-left text-white shadow-md focus:outline-none tabbable cursor-pointer">
+              <span className="flex gap-4 items-center truncate">
+                {defaultLabel}
+              </span>
+              <span className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center pr-2">
+                <Icon
+                  icon={Icons.UP_DOWN_ARROW}
+                  className="transform transition-transform text-xl text-dropdown-secondary rotate-180"
+                />
+              </span>
+            </Listbox.Button>
+            <Transition
+              animation="slide-down"
+              show={open}
+              className="absolute z-[102] bottom-full mb-1 w-full max-h-60 overflow-auto rounded-lg bg-dropdown-background py-1 text-white shadow-lg ring-1 ring-black ring-opacity-5 scrollbar-thin scrollbar-track-background-secondary scrollbar-thumb-type-secondary focus:outline-none"
+            >
+              <Listbox.Options static className="py-1">
+                {options.map((opt) => (
+                  <Listbox.Option
+                    className={({ active }) =>
+                      `cursor-pointer flex gap-4 items-center relative select-none py-2 px-4 mx-1 rounded-lg ${
+                        active
+                          ? "bg-background-secondaryHover text-type-link"
+                          : "text-type-secondary"
+                      }`
+                    }
+                    key={opt.id}
+                    value={opt}
+                  >
+                    {opt.leftIcon ? opt.leftIcon : null}
+                    {opt.name}
+                  </Listbox.Option>
+                ))}
+              </Listbox.Options>
+            </Transition>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </Listbox>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export function useDownloadLink() {
   const source = usePlayerStore((s) => s.source);
   const currentQuality = usePlayerStore((s) => s.currentQuality);
@@ -72,6 +132,42 @@ export function DownloadView({ id }: { id: string }) {
     window.open(dataUrl);
   }, [selectedCaption]);
 
+  const playerOptions = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      { id: "vlc", name: t("player.menus.downloads.vlc") },
+      { id: "iina", name: t("player.menus.downloads.iina") },
+      { id: "outplayer", name: t("player.menus.downloads.outplayer") },
+    ],
+    [t],
+  );
+
+  const openInExternalPlayer = useCallback(
+    (option: OptionItem) => {
+      if (!downloadUrl) return;
+
+      let externalUrl = "";
+
+      switch (option.id) {
+        case "vlc":
+          externalUrl = `vlc://${downloadUrl}`;
+          break;
+        case "iina":
+          externalUrl = `iina://weblink?url=${encodeURIComponent(downloadUrl)}`;
+          break;
+        case "outplayer":
+          externalUrl = `outplayer://${downloadUrl}`;
+          break;
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
+
+      if (externalUrl) {
+        window.open(externalUrl);
+      }
+    },
+    [downloadUrl],
+  );
+
   if (!downloadUrl) return null;
 
   return (
@@ -86,6 +182,15 @@ export function DownloadView({ id }: { id: string }) {
               <Menu.Paragraph marginClass="mb-6">
                 <StyleTrans k="player.menus.downloads.hlsDisclaimer" />
               </Menu.Paragraph>
+
+              <PlayerDropdown
+                options={playerOptions}
+                onSelectOption={openInExternalPlayer}
+              />
+              <p className="text-xs pb-4 text-type-danger">
+                <Trans i18nKey="player.menus.downloads.hlsOpenInDisclaimer" />
+              </p>
+
               <Button className="w-full mt-2" theme="purple" href={hlsDownload}>
                 {t("player.menus.downloads.button")}
               </Button>
@@ -141,6 +246,11 @@ export function DownloadView({ id }: { id: string }) {
                 <StyleTrans k="player.menus.downloads.disclaimer" />
               </Menu.Paragraph>
 
+              <PlayerDropdown
+                options={playerOptions}
+                onSelectOption={openInExternalPlayer}
+              />
+
               <Button className="w-full" href={downloadUrl} theme="purple">
                 {t("player.menus.downloads.downloadVideo")}
               </Button>