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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  1. 🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

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    • Windows
     
  2. Flip Player icon
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    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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  3. 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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    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.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  5. Ghosten Player is a video player compatible with both 📱Android Phone and 📺Android TV, with future support for Windows and macOS under development. It integrates media resources, automatically scrapes metadata, supports IPTV playback, and elegantly builds your...

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    • Android
    • Android TV
     
  6. Watch movies and shows without profanity. The app mutes the audio and displays subtitles without offensive words and phrases. Customize profanity filters to your preferences. Skip inappropriate scenes by choosing their start and end times.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  7. XULPlayer icon
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    XULPlayer is an open-source media player and converter built on Mozilla XUL and MPlayer. It intends to be a flexible, user-friendly desktop media center with support for most popular audio and video formats and rich user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  8. Kitten Player icon
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    Kitten Player is a simple music player, based on foobar2000 functionality. It allows user to view, arrange and download tracks from YouTube.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  9. BZR Player icon
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    A small music player that can play more than 640 file formats! even the retro & old game console's music files like c64 (sid), atari &... with lots of good features like archive formats support, Pattern viewer, Normalizer, Reverb, Pitch, Visualizers &...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app!

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. Clip is a convergent video player and collection manager utilizing MPV as the backend. By using MPV, you can also play remote videos by entering the URL besides local videos.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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