Tiny Player uses DirectShow technology, so it can play all audio files, video files and CD/DVD. It can read ID3/Ogg/APE/WMA tags, but cannot modify them. It supports Unicode tags, Unicode file names and UTF-8 freedb records.

Listen: The Gesture Music Player is described as 'Listen runs on gestures, not buttons. It’s perfect for anytime: on your way to work, while exercising, or on the go. Whether you are in your car, on your bike, or running a marathon, you’ll be lost in the music, not the interface' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Listen: The Gesture Music Player for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Listen: The Gesture Music Player alternative is MPC-HC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Listen: The Gesture Music Player are MPV, PotPlayer, SMPlayer and Media Player Classic.
Tiny Player uses DirectShow technology, so it can play all audio files, video files and CD/DVD. It can read ID3/Ogg/APE/WMA tags, but cannot modify them. It supports Unicode tags, Unicode file names and UTF-8 freedb records.


Media player based on Mplayer/FFmpeg technologies. It has a simple interface and many powerful functions:
^3 a.k.a. Cubed is a music player for Android. At its core, ^3 is a visual experiment that explores different visualizations of one's music library.



Potamus is a lightweight GTK-based audio player with a simple interface and an emphasis on high audio quality.
Neuview media player professional is a very useful media player utility that will come in handy.


Cuberok is a music player and a collection manager based on Qt4. It has lightweight interface, music collection support and many features, e.g. music autorating and Last.FM scrobbler.

JuceVLC is VLC with a simple MediaCenter-like fullscreen User Interface.
You can browse and watch movies from your couch with a wireless mouse.

Open-source video player with the following features:


Originating from the Jahshaka project OpenLibraries based Cineplay is a multi platform video player that supports a wide array of codecs.
RhythmCat is a music player which can be running under Linux. It can be used as a normal music player, and it can also show lyrics in a single window, or even on the desktop. It can help you mix your voice into the original music.
