Windows Media Player (Groove) AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Windows Media Player (Groove)

Windows Media Player (Groove) is described as 'All your tunes, all in one place, on all your devices Enjoy all the music you love in one simple, fast, and elegant Windows 10 app' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Windows Media Player (Groove) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Windows Media Player (Groove) alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Media Player (Groove) are foobar2000, AIMP, Clementine and MusicBee.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
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    Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

    166 VLC Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
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    Comments about VLC Media Player as an Alternative to Windows Media Player (Groove)
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    VLC is an excellent video player, but it lacks a good media library management functionality, imho.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    VLC is no alternative to Groove Music. It just does not have the feature to manage a music library.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    vasbinde
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    Groove has Music Library awareness and management. VLC does not.

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    • Most users think VLC Media Player is a great Windows Media Player (Groove) alternative.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Windows Media Player (Groove).

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Media Player (Groove).

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player (Groove) is Free and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player (Groove) is not according to our users
  2. foobar2000 icon
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    Audio player offering MP3, FLAC support, gapless playback, customizable interfaces, CD ripping, advanced tagging, ReplayGain, plugins, and is known for its freeware model, running on various Windows versions with high audio fidelity.

    199 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. AIMP icon
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    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    341 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
     
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  4. Clementine icon
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    Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and...

    251 Clementine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  5. MusicBee icon
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    Offers library and playlist management, auto folder monitoring, podcast downloads, web radio, advanced tagging, custom ID3 tags, CD ripping with validation, syncing to iPods, iPhones, MTP, USB, converts and normalizes audio, fetches album art and tags from web.

    124 MusicBee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  6. Winamp icon
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    Media player for Windows offering ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, and support for plug-ins, playlists, music library, and various audio formats. Known for extensibility, music visualization, and online community support.

    259 Winamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • Winamp is the most popular Web-based alternative to Windows Media Player (Groove).

    • Winamp is Free and ProprietaryWindows Media Player (Groove) is also Free and Proprietary
    • Winamp is LightweightWindows Media Player (Groove) is not according to our users
  7. Audacious icon
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    Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

    133 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
     
  8. Strawberry icon
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    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.

    243 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  9. Amarok icon
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    Amarok is a powerful music player with an intuitive interface. It makes playing the music you love and discovering new music easier than ever before — and it looks good doing it.

    167 Amarok alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
     
  10. Rhythmbox icon
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    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    151 Rhythmbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
  11. MediaMonkey icon
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    MediaMonkey is a music player and a music library manager with support for 50,000+ files and many features for organizing, tagging, converting and burning your music. It also has advanced podcasting and syncing features.

    123 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  12. DeaDBeeF icon
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    DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys, gapless playback, streaming audio, command line control, and has an 18-band equalizer.

    180 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
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