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. Foobnix icon

    Foobnix

     27 likes

    Foobnix audio player for Linux, Windows and Android.

    Main features player

    Support for CUE (also wv, iso.wv) is the best under Linux (zavlab); Formats MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND ... Converter any format to any (mp3.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  2. Free Mac Media Player icon

    Free Mac Media Player

     2 likes

    Free Mac Media Player is the best video player for Mac and Windows users. You can use it to playback videos in MP4/AVI/MKV/MOV/FLV/WMV and other formats smoothly. Therefore, whether you have downloaded videos from YouTube, or downloaded flash videos from other sites, or recorded...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Free Mac Media Player screenshot 1
     
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  6. Kioo Media Player icon

    Kioo Media Player

     1 like

    Kioo is designed and utilizes a number of open source projects which holds different open source licenses. Without them, the player could not exist.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Kioo Media Player screenshot 1
     
  7. JuceVLC icon

    JuceVLC

     4 likes

    JuceVLC is VLC with a simple MediaCenter-like fullscreen User Interface.

    You can browse and watch movies from your couch with a wireless mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. gPlayer for Google Play Music icon

    gPlayer for Google Play Music

     Like

    The app offers unique and convenient features than your typical streaming music app. Search and listen to music on Google Play Music; listen to tracks in your own library; sort music by track, artist, and album; listen to cached songs and much more.

    22 gPlayer for Google Play Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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  10. Xt7-Player icon

    Xt7-Player

     2 likes

    Xt7-Player (now xt7-player-mpv) is an open source GUI to MPV.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • mpv
    • Gambas
    Xt7-Player screenshot 1
     
  11. TapTunes icon

    TapTunes

     1 like

    With TapTunes, you will experience your music collection like never before. Touch, tap, drag, shake, swipe, pinch ? you've never been this close to your tunes!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    TapTunes screenshot 1
     
  12. Nero DVD Player icon

    Nero DVD Player

     1 like

    The most popular DVD and Video Player on the Microsoft Store in the US, Germany, Japan, France, Switzerland, and many other countries...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Nero DVD Player-1
     
  13. Free DVD Player icon

    Free DVD Player

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    Free DVD Player supports a large range of files including DVDs, SD/HD/4K UHD videos and all audio files with great audio and video quality. You can take screenshots by clicking snapshot button as JPEG, PNG and BMP image format.

    25 Free DVD Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Free DVD Player screenshot 1
     
  14. Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player icon

    Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player

     1 like

    Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player is one of the first products that can be bought that allows legal/licensed DVD playback for Unix/Linux users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Fluendo OnePlay DVD Player screenshot 1
     
  15. Lime Seed Media icon

    Lime Seed Media

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    🎬? Supporting every major audio and video file type through DirectShow playback.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Lime Seed Media screenshot 1
     
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