Windows Media Player (Groove) Alternatives for Android

Windows Media Player (Groove) is not available for Android but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android 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 Windows Media Player (Groove) and many of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Windows Media Player (Groove) are foobar2000, AIMP, Winamp and MediaMonkey.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

     7736 likes

    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.

    170 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    VLC Media Player vs Windows Media Player (Groove) Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    VLC is an excellent video player, but it lacks a good media library management functionality, imho.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    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
    Negative
    1

    Groove has Music Library awareness and management. VLC does not.

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    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player (Groove) is Free and Proprietary
    • VLC Media Player is Customizable, Decentralized and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player (Groove) is not according to our users
  2. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1549 likes

    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.

    204 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     885 likes

    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.

    351 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. Winamp icon

    Winamp

     898 likes

    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.

    266 Winamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  6. MediaMonkey icon

    MediaMonkey

     489 likes

    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.

    126 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  7. Tomahawk icon

    Tomahawk

     111 likes

    Tomahawk gives you to access to all of your favorite music in one powerful media player. Seamlessly jump from playing a song off your local machine, to one streaming from your other machines, to a recommendation from Spotify, to a pre-release on SoundCloud to your favorite...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  9. Roon icon

    Roon

     9 likes

    Roon identifies your music files and streams, and then overlays a ton of rich metadata to add context to what you're listening to. That information drives Roon's unique experience of browsing, discovering, and organizing music.

    227 Roon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Synology C2
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  10. Plexamp icon

    Plexamp

     12 likes

    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    176 Plexamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Volumio icon

    Volumio

     13 likes

    Volumio is a free and Open Source Linux Distribution, designed and fine-tuned exclusively for music playback. It runs on a variety of devices, typically small and cheap computers like the Raspberry PI, but also on low power PCs, notebooks or thin clients.

    155 Volumio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. GOM Audio icon

    GOM Audio

     14 likes

    GOM Audio is a free audio player designed to make it simple to listen to CDs, MP3s, M4As, and other popular audio formats on your PC. GOM Audio implements many of the features and shortcuts used in GOM Media Player to further enhance the playback experience.

    FEATURES

    • Play au.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  13. GoneMAD icon

    GoneMAD

     6 likes

    GoneMAD Music Player focuses on providing tons of features and options to allow for a personalized listening experience. With 250+ customizable options, you can listen to music the way you want to.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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