Windows Media Player AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Converters

The best Audio Converter alternative to Windows Media Player is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or AIMP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Windows Media Player and 13 are Audio Converters so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Converter alternatives to Windows Media Player are MediaMonkey, DeaDBeeF, jetAudio and EZ CD Audio Converter.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1564 likes

    Audio player offering MP3, FLAC support, gapless playback, customizable interfaces, CD ripping, advanced tagging, ReplayGain, plugins, and is known for its freeware model, running on various Windows versions with high audio fidelity.

    227 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.
     
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    foobar2000 vs Windows Media Player Comments
    tvgoing1
    Negative
    2

    foobar is not windows media player, it does not play videos

    GGhz
    Positive
    0

    Light weight MUSIC player, has everything you need. about 4MB installer and 15MB on ram ,light on CPU

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Difficult to use, I couldn't work out how to rip CDs with it.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Privacy focused and MinimalisticWindows Media Player is not according to our users
  2. AIMP icon

    AIMP

     898 likes

    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    376 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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    AIMP vs Windows Media Player Comments
    Gustavo D
    Negative
    1

    AIMP is awesome, no question about it, but it's not a all media player. It explicitly doesn't play video. With plug-ins it can pull video content from say, YouTube, but it won't show the video, the reason is stated as something about focusing on being a audio player. I'm paraphrasing. If you are replacing WMP as audio player though, maybe first try iTunes. AIMP may be a little much for you.

    • AIMP is Free and ProprietaryWindows Media Player is also Free and Proprietary
    • AIMP is Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
  4. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     250 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.

    254 Strawberry alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Mac
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    Strawberry vs Windows Media Player Comments
    zokris
    Positive
    1

    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, ...

    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    • 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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  6. MediaMonkey icon

    MediaMonkey

     492 likes

    MediaMonkey is a music player and a music library manager with support for 50,000+ files and many features for organizing, tagging, converting and burning your music. It also has advanced podcasting and syncing features.

    134 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  8. DeaDBeeF icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1
     
  9. jetAudio icon

    jetAudio

     55 likes

    JetAudio is integrated, multimedia software made of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats.

    122 jetAudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. XMPlay icon

    XMPlay

     85 likes

    A tiny and portable audio player. With a size of about 280 KiB it plays OGG, MP3, audio CDs, WMA and several less used formats like XM, IT, MOD, UMX and others. Furthermore it supports a wide range of plugins, skins and visualizations, works with tags, creates media library from...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    XMPlay 4 – Default look
     
  12. ExMplayer icon

    ExMplayer

     6 likes

    Play any media files,convert,extract,animate and more...Official page of ExMplayer

    50 ExMplayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. VUPlayer icon

    VUPlayer

     11 likes

    Open-source multi-format audio player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main UI
     
  14. fmedia icon

    fmedia

     1 like

    fmedia is a fast media player/recorder/converter for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and FreeBSD.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • FreeBSD
    fmedia screenshot 1
     
  15. Roxio Creator icon

    Roxio Creator

     7 likes

    Comprehensive multimedia suite with over 20 integrated applications offering disc burning, video capture and editing, photo editing, file conversion, DVD authoring, and encryption, ensuring versatile media management and online sharing capabilities.

    316 Roxio Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Roxio Creator screenshot 1
     
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