Windows Media Player AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Internet Radio Services

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1. 

   

   VLC Media Player

    7783 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.

   176 VLC Media Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • 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

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Rasheed AZ

   Jul 30, 2018

   6

   Can actually play most media files and actually fulfil its purpose unlike wmp

   Top Negative Comment

   Guest

   Jun 21, 2015

   21

   VLC, while an awesome media player, lacks WMP's library features. Thus, it is not an all-in-one system like WMP is.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   tpc1095

   Positive comment•May 6, 2023

   1

   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.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • VLC Media Player is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
   • VLC Media Player is Customizable, Decentralized and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
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   foobar2000

    1559 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.

   209 foobar2000 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Audio Player
   • CD Ripper

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

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

   

   

   

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   tvgoing1

   Negative comment•Jan 27, 2021

   1

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

   GGhz

   Positive comment•Jun 1, 2017

   0

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

   Guest

   Negative comment•Jul 18, 2019

   0

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

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • 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
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   AIMP

    898 likes

   Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

   364 AIMP alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Android
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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   Gustavo D

   Negative comment•Oct 27, 2024

   0

   AIMP is awesome, no question about it, but it's not a all media player. It explicitly doesn't play video. With plug-ins it can pull video content from say, YouTube, but it won't show the video, the reason is stated as something about focusing on being a audio player. I'm paraphrasing. If you are replacing WMP as audio player though, maybe first try iTunes. AIMP may be a little much for you.

   

   

   • AIMP is Free and ProprietaryWindows Media Player is also Free and Proprietary
   • AIMP is Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
5. 

   

   Clementine

    762 likes

   Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

   254 Clementine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   

   

   

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   154pinkchairs

   Positive comment•Jul 29, 2021

   0

   one of the greatest FOSS players, but tbh I prefer quodLibet since it's more lightweight

   

   

   • Clementine is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
   • Clementine is Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
6. 

   

   PotPlayer

    700 likes

   Extensive Windows media player with wide format compatibility, robust customization, ad-free interface, hardware acceleration, advanced and animated subtitle support, smooth seamless playback, 3D output modes, scene preview, bookmarks, OpenCodec, and device support.

   135 PotPlayer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Media Player
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • South Korea

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Nov 5, 2022

   0

   Video, audio and image capture from any devices in various format.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jul 14, 2022

   0

   Built in image, video and audio capture any sources.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jul 31, 2017

   0

   very customisable, allows the user to search and download subtitles through the program itself, without having to go to the browser to search. It also allows the user to synchronize the subtitles/audio via shortcuts and change the filters over the video.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • PotPlayer is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
   • PotPlayer is Customizable and MinimalisticWindows Media Player is not according to our users
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   Winamp

    901 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.

   272 Winamp alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • Belgium
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   

   

   

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   Audacious

    305 likes

   Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

   141 Audacious alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Player

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku
   • Xfce

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jan 8, 2019

   -3

   Windows Media Player is not Light Weight and audacious is light weight and only an Audio player. Win Media Player is Multimedia Player/RIpper with library functions.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Audacious is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
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    Strawberry

     249 likes

    Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

    245 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Audio Player
    • Media Player

    Origin

    • Norway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Mac

    

    

    

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    zokris

    Positive comment•Dec 2, 2021

    1

    Unlike VLC, Strawberry is not a "file player" but a complete management software for your music collection. Very convenient UI, can rip CDs, gives you the choice of encoders/decoders, ...

    Guest

    Positive comment•Sep 11, 2024

    0

    Strawberry is very good option to play CDs extract them, organize and many more

    Review by a new / low-activity user.

    

    

    • Strawberry is Freemium and Open SourceWindows Media Player is Free and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Media Player is not according to our users
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    Rhythmbox

     437 likes

    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    158 Rhythmbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    • Audio Player
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME

    

    

    

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    MX Player

     197 likes

    a) HARDWARE ACCELERATION - Hardware acceleration can be applied to more videos with the help of new HW+ decoder.

    133 MX Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Media Player
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet

    

    

    

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    Elisa

     36 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.

    76 Elisa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Audio Player
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

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

    

    

    

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    Exaile

     109 likes

    Exaile is a cross-platform music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python and is easily extensible via plugins. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, streaming Internet radio...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    • Audio Player
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce

    

    

    

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