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 Windows, Linux, Android Tablet, iPhone, Kindle Fire, Android and Open Source. 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. Musique icon
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    Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.

    128 Musique alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre is your all-in-one media player that plays videos, DVDs, Blu-ray and 3D discs, online video and more with cinema-like experience. It delivers stunning Blu-ray 3D and HD video playback and supports almost all video files like WMV, FLV, MPEG, AVI, MP4...

    86 ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    The modern music Player for Windows. Waveform manages your music library in a beautiful, user-friendly application. It automatically finds music from your PC to populate your library, where you can browse your music by Track, Album, Artist, Genre and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. ampcast icon
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    Ampcast is a music player for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Navidrome and Subsonic. With additional support for Apple Music, Spotify and TIDAL. It integrates with last.fm and ListenBrainz and features the Milkdrop visualizer (among others).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
     
  5. KPlayer icon
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    KPlayer is a video playback app. If 'H.264 Hardware Acceleration' is supported, it can play 720p, and 1080p video files more smoothly. Also you can enjoy a movie in the concise interface with the high-quality subtitles that are displayed quickly.

    81 KPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. 8K Player icon
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    8K Player acts as a top Bluray/DVD player, HEIC viewer, SD/HD/4K video player, ISO player, audio/music player, which contains all media playback solutions you need for your leisure entertainment, and supports video looping/recording, gif making, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Vidmore Player is professional software which could play Blu-ray disc/folder/ISO files without losing the video quality. In addition, it could also play the DVD disc/folder/ISO files smoothly.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Movist icon
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    Movist is a movie player for Mac OS based on QuickTime & FFmpeg.

    A Simple and clean interface and high codec compatibility make this a real challenger to VLC.

    91 Movist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. mpvExtended icon
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    mpvExtended is a fork of mpv-android, built on the libmpv library. It aims to combine the powerful features of mpv with an easy to use interface and additional features.

    34 mpvExtended alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Look-See icon
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    A simple professional media player and image viewer for Windows. Look-See gets out of the way and lets you review your work. It includes needed professional features like SMPTE Timecode, frame stepping, and image sequence support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. 5KPlayer icon
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    5KPlayer is a new-style free media player for Mac OS as all-in-one HD video/music player, AirPlay streamer and free online video/music downloader. It plays 4K/5K, MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, YouTube video, MP3 music & DVD on Mac flawlessly.

    197 5KPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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