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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Windows Media Player alternatives are mainly Media Players, but if you're looking for Audio Players or Internet Radio Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include CD Ripper, Linux, Android Tablet, iPhone, Kindle Fire, Android and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Windows Media Player.
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  1. Quod Libet icon
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    A extensible Music player with Podcast support, web radio, playlists and many more. As it is written in Python, writing new plug-ins is really easy.

    166 Quod Libet alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
  2. Harmonoid icon
     32 likes

    🎵 Plays & manages your music library. Looks beautiful & juicy. Playlists, visuals, synced lyrics, pitch shift, volume boost & more.

    59 Harmonoid alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Mac
     
  3. Infuse icon
     51 likes

    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    112 Infuse alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
     
  4. Haruna icon
     24 likes

    Open source video player leveraging Qt/QML and libmpv, featuring dual subtitle support, customizable shortcuts, auto chapter skipping by keyword, YouTube and online video playback, integrated playlist overlay, dynamic navigation, and KDE ecosystem compatibility.

    45 Haruna alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Elisa icon
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    Elisa is a music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use. We also recognize that we need a flexible product to account for the different workflows and use-cases of our users.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
     
  6. mpvKt icon
     13 likes

    A media player for Android based on mpv-android aiming to provide a nicer user interface over the original

    71 mpvKt alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Screenbox icon
     16 likes

    Screenbox is a modern video player that cares about performance and ease of use on a wide range of device types. It features a beautiful, friendly user interface while being fast and lightweight

    40 Screenbox alternatives

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    • Windows
     
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    Screenbox vs Windows Media Player Comments
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    Does exactly the same thing but in a more lightweight and aesthetically pleasing package

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Screenbox is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
    • Screenbox is Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
  8. Crates icon
     22 likes

    Crates is a user-focused, next generation music app, that merges all user’s music collections into one, enables them to own their data, listen from any source and discover new music recommended by the community.

    52 Crates alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Rune Player icon
     10 likes

    Enhance your music experience with a player that combines classic design and advanced tech. Features dynamic playlists, community-driven development, and privacy-first approach, all tailored for seamless and visually appealing music exploration.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
     
  10. GOM Player icon
     239 likes

    GOM Player is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player.

    134 GOM Player alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Bundleware

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  11. Exaile icon
     109 likes

    Exaile is a cross-platform music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python and is easily extensible via plugins. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, streaming Internet radio...

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
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