AVPlayer Alternatives for Windows
AVPlayer is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to AVPlayer and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to AVPlayer are foobar2000, MPC-HC, MPV and PotPlayer.
AVPlayer alternatives are mainly Media Players but may also be Audio Players or Internet Radio Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AVPlayer.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Windows S
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Blackberry 10
- Apple Watch
- Apple TV
- F-Droid
- Kindle Fire
- Haiku
- PortableApps.com
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
foobar2000 is an advanced multi-platform freeware audio player.
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. Media Player Classic Home Cinema supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.
Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to choose from and lots of functionality.
Bundleware
Several antivirus detect a potentially unwanted application (adware) PUA.FusionCore in the file F.dll dropped by the installer of PotPlayer in the Temp folder. Once that file is blocked by the antivirus, the program is installed with no problems and ads.
Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.
Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.
Discontinued
No stable release since 2016. Newer release candidate seems to be available on Github.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- mpv
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- MPlayer
- Mac
SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.
MPC-BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows.
MPC-BE is based on the original Guliverkli project and "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" project, contains additional features and bug fixes.
Winamp is a media player for Windows developed by Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev by their company Nullsoft, which they later sold to AOL, who sold to Radionomy in January 2014.
