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. VVave icon
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    VVave manages your music collection by retrieving semantic information from the web, create playlists, tag music tracks, support for remote streaming using Nextcloud, and allows you to watch YouTube content.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Buzz Player icon
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    BUZZ Player is a multimedia player supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats, and various streaming protocols.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. xine icon
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    xine is a free multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet.

    40 xine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
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    Play & View your favourite saved media locally or quickly search them. Syncronised Lyrics Viewer With Editor. No personalized tracking or ads

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. ExMplayer icon
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    Play any media files,convert,extract,animate and more...Official page of ExMplayer

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. DAPlayer icon
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    DAPlayer is powerful, free video/audio player software for Windows.

    It supports playing most popular video formats like MPEG1/2, AVI, FLV, MP4, and High-definition videos which include Bluray, AVCHD, TS, MKV, MPEG4, H264 video formats as well as all 1-6 region locked DVDs and.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. VUPlayer icon
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    Open-source multi-format audio player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. nPlayer icon
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    nPlayer provides high quality video play performance and easy control-UI supporting almost all kinds of video formats and codecs without file converting efforts.

    199 nPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    An Interactive video player for websites that allows content producers to monetize products/services and engage with viewers on a micro level.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Boss Video Player is the most popular SaaS alternative to Windows Media Player.

    • Boss Video Player is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
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    MVX Player is an excellent Video Player and Music Player its a fairly standard Media Player. It has a neat and easy to use interface and supports most popular video and audio formats along with some extras.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Voya Media is a cross-platform media player that easily plays all your music, pictures and videos.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Media Player S - productive media player for your Windows device! High-quality and stunning playback with perfect audio settings for 200 supported formats.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
     
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