Windows Media Player AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

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1. 

   

   VLC Media Player

    7878 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.

   194 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
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Xbox
   • OpenAPK

   • 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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   MPC-HC

    1329 likes

   A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.

   157 MPC-HC alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   • Poland
   • EU

   

   

   

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4. 

   

   foobar2000

    1567 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.

   228 foobar2000 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • CD Ripper

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • Poland
   • EU

   

   

   

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   foobar2000 vs Windows Media Player Comments

   Negative comment by tvgoing1 · Jan 27, 2021

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

   Positive comment by GGhz · Jun 1, 2017

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

   Negative comment by Guest · Jul 18, 2019

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

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   • 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
5. 

   

   Winamp

    903 likes

   Media player for Windows offering ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, and support for plug-ins, playlists, music library, and various audio formats. Known for extensibility, music visualization, and online community support.

   286 Winamp alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Belgium
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   • Belgium
   • EU

   

   

   

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6. 

   

   SMPlayer

    465 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.

   141 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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8. 

   

   Media Player Classic

    764 likes

   Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in...

   144 Media Player Classic alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Hungary
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Hungary
   • EU

   

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9. 

   

   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.

   195 DeaDBeeF alternatives

   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.

    183 Amarok alternatives

    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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    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.

    143 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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    Haruna

     29 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

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

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Elisa

     37 likes

    Elisa is a music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use. We also recognize that we need a flexible product to account for the different workflows and use-cases of our users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    mpv.net

     24 likes

    mpv.net is a modern media player for Windows. mpv is similar to VLC not based on DirectShow like MPC, mpv.net is based on libmpv which in return is based on ffmpeg.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • mpv

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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