Alternatives to Windows Media Player for all platforms with Open Source License

VLC Media Player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.
- The library features of WMP is far more intuitive. Guest • Sep 2018 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Can actually play most media files and actually fulfil its purpose unlike wmp RasheedAZ • Jul 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- VLC, while an awesome media player, lacks WMP's library features. Thus, it is not an all-in-one system like WMP is. Guest • Jun 2015 • 26 agrees and 11 disagrees
- VLC media player is an excellent alternative to Windows Media Player. Although, its UI isn't appealing, neither is Windows Media Player's. Guest • May 2017 • 4 agrees and 5 disagrees
- VLC can play just about every video and audio file in existence. Guest • Dec 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- This media player has so many features I don't know where to start. Half of the features I didn't even know existed before I started using it. Everything you will ever need in a media player, and more are packed into this gem. I can't believe its free, its unreal. Guest • Oct 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Vlc is a great alternative: it opened all my files fast, and they look great. Guest • May 2016 • 3 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Apple TV PortableApps.com Kindle Fire Haiku Xbox
Lightweight Ad-free Built-in Media converter Support for subtitles ... Video playback Replay Gain Playlists management Supports loads of file formats Automatic subtitles download Apps with Chromecast Support Integrated codecs Create PlayList Customizable Support for Themes Audio playback Hotkeys In built video player Interface Multiple languages Optimal performance Playback speed control Plugins Portable UI customization 360 Videos Audio Recording Sync Audio & Video Automatic conversion to multiple formats Automatic Tagging Built-in subtitle search Built-in video/audio codecs Google Drive integration Internet Radio Low memory usage Media Streaming Music Library Music Player Network Traffic Obfuscation Resume video after shutdown Scripting language Subtitle Effects for Custom Fonts Video converter Video streaming Visualize Music Voice pitch visualization Add a feature

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MPC-HC

MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. The tool was...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Lightweight Support for 4K Automatic subtitles download Minimalistic ... Supports H265 Codec Audio Recording Apps with Chromecast Support Codec Tweak Tool Customizable Media Streaming Support for subtitles Add a feature

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Clementine

Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer based on Amarok 1.4.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Smart playlists Dynamic/Intelligent Playlists Lightweight Moodbar ... Podcast Player Ratings Subscribe to podcast Album shuffle mode Audio visualization Built-in Equalizer Built-in Tag editor IDevice sync Integrated last.fm scrobbler Internet Radio iPhone/iPod sync iTunes integration Last.FM Scrobbler Music Library Music Player Playlists management Add a feature

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MPV

MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of...
- MPV is an open source and professional project Guest • Jul 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD ... Xfce
Lightweight Lua scripting Minimalistic Command line interface ... GNU/linux-libre HDR source support Minimalistic UI Integrated codecs Download YouTube Playlist Drag n drop Low resource footprint MPlayer support Mplayer2 support Video playback Add a feature

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SMPlayer

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...

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD mpv PortableApps.com ... Haiku MPlayer
Lightweight Customizable 3D Support Ad-free ... Built-in subtitle search Apps with Chromecast Support Integrated codecs Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Multiple languages Portable Secondary Subtitle Support for subtitles UI customization YouTube background listening Youtube support Add a feature

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Media Player Classic

Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built...
- Discontinued
  The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is https://alternativeto.net/software/mpc-hc/ . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com
Free Open Source Windows
Support for subtitles Add a feature

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MPC-BE

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...

Free Open Source Windows
Integrated Youtube support Music Player Night mode/Dark Theme Portable ... Add a feature

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Audacious

Audacious is an advanced audio player. It is free, lightweight, based on GTK+, runs on Linux and many other *nix platforms and is focused on audio quality and supporting...
- Windows Media Player is not Light Weight and audacious is light weight and only an Audio player. Win Media Player is Multimedia Player/RIpper with library functions. Guest • Jan 2019 • 1 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD Xfce
Dynamic Range Compressor Windows Compatible 3D visualization Automatic Lyrics Finder ... Integrated codecs Create PlayList Crossfading Drag n drop Equalizer Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Last.FM Scrobbler Lightweight Music Library Music Player Parametric Equalizer Playlists management Plugins Queued Operations Skinnable Supports audio media keys Add a feature

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Rhythmbox

Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software...

Free Open Source Linux BSD
CD Ripper Crossfading Internet Radio iPhone/iPod sync ... Music Player Spotify integration Add a feature

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Strawberry

Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It's written in C++ using the Qt 5 framework.

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD
Advanced fading Goal setting Music Library Audio conversion ... Auto fetch album covers Automatic album art download Automatic Lyrics Finder Automatic Tagging Cross-platform Custom cover image Customizable Gapless Playback Hotkeys Last.FM Scrobbler Lightweight ListenBrainz scrobbling Music collection Music Player Playlists management Replay Gain Stream audio Add a feature

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Windows Media Player

Alternatives to Windows Media Player for all platforms with Open Source License

VLC Media Player

MPC-HC

Clementine

MPV

SMPlayer

Media Player Classic

MPC-BE

Audacious

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Rhythmbox

Strawberry

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