Best Media Players

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VideoLAN is open-source software. This means that if you have the skill and the desire to improve one of our products, your contributions are welcome.

MusicBee makes it easy to manage, find, and play music files on your computer. MusicBee also supports podcasts, web radio stations and SoundCloud integration. Sync your music collection with devices you use. MusicBee supports playlist and podcast syncing, even supports audio books with 2 way syncing. Convert formats on the fly if your device does not support certain formats. MusicBee has native support for Groove Music (formerly Xbox Music). You can stream directly from MusicBee or add to your existing playlist, get song recommendations from the vast Groove catalog. MusicBee is rated one of the best music managers and players available for Windows. It packs features that will WOW you. We have a dedicated thread for users to share their experience or check reviews from trusted sources.

foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supported audio formats include MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND, and more with additional components. Gapless playback with easily customizable user interface layout. Advanced tagging capabilities. Support for ripping audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the converter component. Full ReplayGain support. Customizable keyboard shortcuts. The open component architecture allows third-party developers to extend the functionality of the player. Appearance can be customized with skin files (basic black and white themes included with the app). Supports playback and downloading of music from UPnP media servers. Automatic playback volume adjustment. Enabled decoding of Opus audio in MP4 files. Additional advanced options, plus an added help button.

AIMP Is powerful free audio player for Windows and Linux (through Wine) that supports for local files, NAS, clouds and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files. Supported formats: aac, ape, dff, dsf, flac, it, m4a, m4b, mo3, mod, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpc, mpga, mtm, ogg, opus, s3m, tta, umx, wav, webm, wv, xm. Support for multiple playlists and smart-playlists based on folders. Volume normalization using replay gain or peak-based normalization. Support for OpenSL / AudioTrack / AAudio output methods. Support for OTG-storages and custom file providers.