Windows Media Player Alternatives

Windows Media Player is described as 'Video and audio player developed by Microsoft for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV and the original Windows Media' and is a very popular Audio Player in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Windows Media Player for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Windows Media Player alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Media Player are MPC-HC, foobar2000, MPV and AIMP.

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Alternatives list

  1. Free Mac Media Player is the best video player for Mac and Windows users. You can use it to playback videos in MP4/AVI/MKV/MOV/FLV/WMV and other formats smoothly. Therefore, whether you have downloaded videos from YouTube, or downloaded flash videos from other sites, or recorded...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. Kioo is designed and utilizes a number of open source projects which holds different open source licenses. Without them, the player could not exist.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. JuceVLC icon
     4 likes

    JuceVLC is VLC with a simple MediaCenter-like fullscreen User Interface.

    You can browse and watch movies from your couch with a wireless mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Astra music icon
     2 likes

    Astra is a free, open-source audiophile desktop music player built for people who still maintain a music library. Plays FLAC, MP3, WAV, OGG, AAC, M4A, OPUS, AIFF, WMA natively with FFmpeg fallback for everything else.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Xt7-Player icon
     2 likes

    Xt7-Player (now xt7-player-mpv) is an open source GUI to MPV.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • mpv
    • Gambas
     
  6. TapTunes icon
     1 like

    With TapTunes, you will experience your music collection like never before. Touch, tap, drag, shake, swipe, pinch ? you've never been this close to your tunes!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. The most popular DVD and Video Player on the Microsoft Store in the US, Germany, Japan, France, Switzerland, and many other countries...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Free DVD Player supports a large range of files including DVDs, SD/HD/4K UHD videos and all audio files with great audio and video quality. You can take screenshots by clicking snapshot button as JPEG, PNG and BMP image format.

    23 Free DVD Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. 🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Flip Player icon
     3 likes

    Flip Player is a free multi-format video player from leading video software developer Telestream. The Pro upgrade provides advanced playback, editing and conversion options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Listen runs on gestures, not buttons. It’s perfect for anytime: on your way to work, while exercising, or on the go. Whether you are in your car, on your bike, or running a marathon, you’ll be lost in the music, not the interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12.  2 likes

    Video player for Raspberry-pi, instead of using Raspberry-pi cpu power to play 1080p videos (which Raspberry-pi cannot play smoothly) feeds the video to your TV.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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