Windows Media Player Alternatives for Linux

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   VLC Media Player

    7943 likes

   Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

   205 VLC Media Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Windows Mobile
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • iPad
   • AppImageHub
   • Apple Watch
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Apple TV
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Kindle Fire
   • Haiku
   • Android TV
   • OpenAPK
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Xbox
   • Android Auto

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   VLC Media Player vs Windows Media Player Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Rasheed AZ · Jul 30, 2018

   Can actually play most media files and actually fulfil its purpose unlike wmp

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jun 21, 2015

   VLC, while an awesome media player, lacks WMP's library features. Thus, it is not an all-in-one system like WMP is.

   Positive comment by tpc1095 · May 6, 2023

   Not an alternative to Windows Media Player at all because the main function of WMP is to organize song tracks into albums by artist. Just playing a file isn't a big deal.

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   • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
   • VLC Media Player is a Media Player Windows Media Player is an Audio Player
   • VLC Media Player is Customizable, Decentralized and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
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   MPV

    595 likes

   Versatile audio and video player featuring support for a wide range of formats, audio and video codecs, subtitle types, hardware acceleration via GPU, OpenGL output with high-quality scaling, on-screen controls, and embeddable C API for integration into applications.

   135 MPV alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Xfce
   • Chocolatey
   • OpenAPK

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Jul 14, 2017

   MPV is an open source and professional project

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   • MPV is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
   • MPV is a Media Player Windows Media Player is an Audio Player
   • MPV is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
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   Clementine

    767 likes

   Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

   279 Clementine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Clementine vs Windows Media Player Comments

   Positive comment by 154pinkchairs · Jul 29, 2021

   one of the greatest FOSS players, but tbh I prefer quodLibet since it's more lightweight

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   • Clementine is Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
5. 

   

   SMPlayer

    467 likes

   SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.

   145 SMPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • mpv
   • Snapcraft
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • MPlayer
   • Flathub
   • Homebrew

   • Spain
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Audacious

    306 likes

   Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

   158 Audacious alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku
   • Xfce

   • Global

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Jan 8, 2019

   Windows Media Player is not Light Weight and audacious is light weight and only an Audio player. Win Media Player is Multimedia Player/RIpper with library functions.

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   • Audacious is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
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   Strawberry

    255 likes

   Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

   268 Strawberry alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Norway

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku
   • Flathub

   • Norway

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by zokris · Dec 2, 2021

   Unlike VLC, Strawberry is not a "file player" but a complete management software for your music collection. Very convenient UI, can rip CDs, gives you the choice of encoders/decoders, ...

   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 11, 2024

   Strawberry is very good option to play CDs extract them, organize and many more

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   • Strawberry is Freemium and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
   • Strawberry is Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
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   Rhythmbox

    438 likes

   Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

   178 Rhythmbox alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Internet Radio

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • GNOME

   • United States

   

   

   

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    DeaDBeeF

     200 likes

    Lightweight desktop music player designed for multiple platforms, supporting major audio codecs, gapless playback, playlist management, customizable global hotkeys, 18-band equalizer, streaming audio, plugin extensions, and command line controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Denmark
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce

    • Denmark
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Amarok

     410 likes

    Cross-platform music player featuring customizable interface, dynamic playlists, powerful tagging and sorting, contextual views, drag-and-drop menus, robust file tracking, language localization, bookmarking, database importing, script support, and audio CD playback.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-2.1)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

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    Haruna

     31 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • mpv
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    MPlayer

     342 likes

    MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    146 MPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Hungary
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    • MorphOS
    • Haiku

    • Hungary
    • EU

    

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    Euphonica

     18 likes

    Euphonica is an MPD client with integrated spectrum visualiser, metadata downloading & more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Vietnam

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    • Vietnam

    

    

    

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