Media player
Media player is a word that describes computer software that can play more than one type of media (multimedia). Media players can usually play both audio (sound) and video files.
Microsoft Windows comes with a media player already on it, Windows Media Player. Some other media players are Quicktime, iTunes, Real Player and Winamp.
List of media players
| Name | Audio | Video | Operating System | License | Developer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1by1 | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| AIMP | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| AlbumPlayer | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| ALLPlayer | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Amarok | Yes | No | Linux/UNIX (KDE), Mac OS X and Windows (testing, QT/KDE dependent) | GPL | ||
| aTunes | Yes | No | Windows, Linux, Solaris | GPL | ||
| Bearshare | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| broadPlayer | Yes | Yes | Web based - works in modern browsers | own | ||
| BS.Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Chroma | No | Yes | Mac | own | ||
| cmus | Yes | No | POSIX-compatible | GPL | ||
| Exaile | Yes | No | Linux | GPL | ||
| Extended Module Player | Yes | No | Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD | GPL | ||
| Festastic! Archived 2021-12-03 at the Wayback Machine | Yes | No | Linux, Mac, Windows | own | ||
| Flash MP3 Player | Yes | No | Web based - works in modern browsers | own | ||
| Flash player update | Yes | Yes | Linux, Windows | open source | flash player update Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine | |
| FLV-Media Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | Proprietary (Freeware) | ||
| flv player | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux | Open-source | flv player Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine | |
| foobar2000 | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| GOM player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Kantaris | Yes | Yes | Windows | GPL / LGPL | ||
| KMPlayer | Yes | Yes | Linux, Mac, Windows | GPL | ||
| LoomTV 1.0 | Yes | Yes | Mac, Windows | proprietary (freeware) | ||
| iMesh | Yes | Yes | Mac, Windows | own | ||
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | Mac, Windows | own | ||
| jetAudio | Yes | Yes | Windows | Freeware (basic edition) | Cowon America | |
| J. River Media Center | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| MediaMonkey | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| Media Player Classic | Yes | Yes | Windows | GPL | ||
| MPlayer | Yes | Yes | POSIX-compatible, Mac OS X, Windows, AmigaOS, MorphOS | GPL | ||
| Mplayerxp | Yes | Yes | POSIX-compatible, Windows | GPL | ||
| mufin player | Yes | No | Windows | own | mufin.com | |
| MusicMatch Jukebox | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| Napster | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| Narrowstep Player | Yes | Yes | All | own | ||
| Ogle | Yes | Yes | *BSD, Linux, POSIX OSes | GPL | Chalmers University of Tech. Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Open Cubic Player | Yes | No | DOS/Windows 9x/me, POSIX OSes | GPL | ||
| Oregan Media Browser | Yes | Yes | All | own | ||
| OS FLV Player | Yes | Yes | All | GPL | ||
| PowerDVD | No | Yes | Windows | own (CyberLink) | ||
| QuickTime | Yes | Yes | Mac OS X, Windows | own (Apple) | ||
| QuuxPlayer | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| RealPlayer | Yes | Yes | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Symbian OS | own | ||
| Ruckus Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Snow Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Songbird | Yes | No | Windows, Mac, Linux | GPL | ||
| Spider Player | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| Splash Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Spotify | Yes | No | Windows, Mac | own | ||
| The KMPlayer | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Tronme | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| ViewOn.tv Media Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| VLC Media Player | Yes | Yes | Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, BSD, AmigaOS, MorphOS | GPL | ||
| Winamp | Yes | Yes | Windows[1], Linux (only version 3) | own | ||
| Windows Media Player | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile | own | ||
| WinDVD | No | Yes | Windows | own (InterVideo) | ||
| XBMC (Xbox Media Center) | Yes | Yes | Xbox game-console, Windows (partial port to Win32), Linux, Mac | GPL / LGPL | ||
| xine | Yes | Yes | Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, IRIX, Mac OS X | GPL | ||
| XMMS | Yes | No | POSIX-compatible | GPL | ||
| XMPlay | Yes | No | Windows | own | un4seen Developments | |
| Yahoo! Music Jukebox | Yes | No | Windows | own | ||
| yasssu.com Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine | Yes | Yes | Windows & Mac | yasssu GmbH | ||
| Zinf | Yes | No | Linux, Windows | GPL | ||
| Zoom Player | Yes | Yes | Windows | own | ||
| Zune | Yes | Yes | Windows | own |
Many media players use libraries. The library helps you organize, or catalog, your music into categories such as genre, year, rating or other. Good examples of media players that include media libraries are Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes, RealPlayer, Amarok and ALLPlayer.