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 Linux, CD Ripper, Windows, Android Tablet, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android. 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. Videku icon
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    Browser based, Chromecast compatible video player with subtitle support, automated subtitle fetching, remote control and voice synthesis. It works on your tab and doesn't require any plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. MOC icon
     30 likes

    MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.

    123 MOC alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  3. Player icon
     Like

    Player is a Gracenote enabled freeware CD player for Windows.

    Features include:

    • support for multiple CD-ROM drives
    • system tray support
    • timer playback/screen saver feature
    • maintains a playback history for each disc
    • support for cover artwork
    • cdplayer.ini import &.
    86 Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. By it's enormous function range and the support of numerous media formats MEDIARevolution is the only Player you really need on your PC! Apart from playing video and audio files as well as DVD's, you get a complete media administration and a digital video recorder.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. C Media Player is meticulously developer media player aims to serve all around the world. You can play almost all media files such as (.mp4, .mkv, .avi, .wmv, .mp3. etc.) smoothly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. One media player for everything you own or stream; whether it's music or videos, online or offline Rise Media Player does it all. And it's beautiful and native with the latest version of WinUI.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. FreeSmith Video Player is a totally free video player which play videos, music with various kinds of popular formats such as AVI, MP4, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPG etc and even support play online videos, DVD movies and blu-ray discs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Aurora Player icon
     2 likes

    The ambient light player for your favorite videos. This effect will you give you immersive viewing experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
     
  9. MoonPlayer icon
     2 likes

    All-in-One video player based on mpv that can play videos from Youtube, Bilibili etc. as well as local videos.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
  10. Azul is a media player that allows you to download video directly from the web and play it immediately, no matter the format. You can also transfer files to Azul over iTunes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. A simple and beautiful music player with pretty and stylish user interface, no more stretched images, and user-friendly functions!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Blackberry
     
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