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 CD Ripper, Linux, Android Tablet, iPhone, Kindle Fire, Android and Windows. 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. 5KPlayer icon

    5KPlayer

     19 likes

    5KPlayer is a new-style free media player for Mac OS as all-in-one HD video/music player, AirPlay streamer and free online video/music downloader. It plays 4K/5K, MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, YouTube video, MP3 music & DVD on Mac flawlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
    5KPlayer screenshot 1
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  2. Movist icon

    Movist

     57 likes

    Movist is a movie player for Mac OS based on QuickTime & FFmpeg.

    A Simple and clean interface and high codec compatibility make this a real challenger to VLC.

    102 Movist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. PLAYit Video Player icon

    PLAYit Video Player

     1 like

    PLAYit is an all-in-one video and audio player for iPhone, providing a variety of functions to meet your needs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
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  6. MPlayer for Windows icon

    MPlayer for Windows

     3 likes

    The award-winning OpenSource media player MPlayer for the Windows platform. With frontends SMPlayer and MPUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MPlayer
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    MPlayer for Windows screenshot 1
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  7. Elmedia Player icon

    Elmedia Player

     29 likes

    Elmedia is the best free video player for Mac that boasts compatibility with all commonly used video and audio formats, including AVI, FLV, SWF, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP3, DAT, FLAC, M4V, MPG, DivX and MP4. This video player app delivers an outstanding HD experience without putting a...

    166 Elmedia Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple TV
    • US flagUnited States
    Elmedia Player screenshot 1
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  9. MellowPlayer icon

    MellowPlayer

     11 likes

    MellowPlayer is a free, open source and cross-platform desktop application for music streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Home Window
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  10. Cantata icon

    Cantata

     15 likes

    A graphical (Qt5) client for MPD.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
    Cantata screenshot 1
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  11. PlayerXtreme icon

    PlayerXtreme

     10 likes

    PlayerXtreme Media Player is the most popular cross-platform audio, video, movie and online streaming Player for your device. With this Free Media Player you can watch movies, music, videos, and others with mesmerizing audio video results, on the go from anywhere even if they’re...

    217 PlayerXtreme alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • IN flagIndia
    PlayerXtreme screenshot 1
    PlayerXtreme screenshot 2
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  12. MediaPlay DVD Player icon

    MediaPlay DVD Player

     1 like

    MediaPlay DVD Player – Play DVDs & More is a free multimedia application for PC. Formerly known as Power DVD Player, it is a full-featured video player designed to provide users with an easy way to play DVDs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CA flagCanada
    MediaPlay DVD Player screenshot 1
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  13. OPlayer icon

    OPlayer

     2 likes

    OPlayer boosts your iPhone/iPod's media abilities, allowing it to stream audio and video of almost format.

    45 OPlayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • CN flagChina
    OPlayer screenshot 1
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  14. ampcast icon

    ampcast

     3 likes

    Ampcast is a music player for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Navidrome and Subsonic. With additional support for Apple Music, Spotify and TIDAL. It integrates with last.fm and ListenBrainz and features the Milkdrop visualizer (among others).

    76 ampcast alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    ampcast screenshot 1
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  15. MPlayerX icon

    MPlayerX

     71 likes

    MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.

    103 MPlayerX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer
    • CN flagChina
    MPlayerX with player controller showing
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