The media player provided pre-installed with all modern Windows versions (7 and higher): Windows… Created by Microsoft Windows Media Player is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The most popular Linux alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Windows Media Player and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Windows Media Player are Clementine (Free, Open Source), MPV (Free, Open Source), SMPlayer (Free, Open Source) and Audacious (Free, Open Source).
Find Top 10
Windows Media Player
Alternatives
| # | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
| 2 |  |
Amarok | Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 3 |  |
BSPlayer | Windows Android Kindle Fire |
Freemium | Website | |
| 4 |  |
plaYUVer | Linux Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 5 |  |
MPC-HC | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 6 |  |
TapTunes | iPhone Apple Watch iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 7 |  |
CyberLink PowerDVD | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
| 8 |  |
Tomahawk | Discontinued | Mac Windows Android Linux |
Free | Website |
| 9 |  |
QMPlay2 | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 10 |  |
AVPlayer | iPhone iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 11 |  |
MPlayer WW |
Discontinued MPlayer |
Windows | Free | Website |
| 12 |  |
QuickTime Player | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 13 |  |
Soube | Discontinued | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website |
| 14 | Resonic Player Alternatives and Similar Software | Windows | Free for personal use | Website | ||
| 15 |  |
Stellio Music Player | Android Android Tablet Android Wear |
Freemium | Website | |
| 16 |  |
Zoom Player | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
| 17 |  |
MediaMonkey | Windows S Windows Android |
Freemium | Website | |
| 18 |  |
GOM Media Player | Bundleware | Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website |
| 19 |  |
Kantaris |
Discontinued Warning |
Windows | Free | Website |
| 20 |  |
WACUP | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 21 |  |
Scorpio Player | Android Windows |
Free Personal | Website | |
| 22 |  |
Haihaisoft Universal Player | Mac Windows Android |
Free | Website | |
| 23 |  |
GOM Audio | Android Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 24 |  |
VUPlayer | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 25 |  |
Videos | Linux | Free | Website | |
| 26 |  |
nPlayer | iPhone iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 27 |  |
XMPlay | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 28 |  |
PlayerXtreme | Android Tablet Android |
Freemium | Website | |
| 29 |  |
Byte ( music player ) | Linux | Free | Website | |
| 30 |  |
MOC | Linux Xfce |
Free | Website | |
| 31 |  |
UMPlayer | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website |
| 32 |  |
Kaffeine | Linux | Free | Website | |
| 33 |  |
Kaseto | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 34 |  |
MPlayer for Windows | MPlayer | Windows | Free | Website |
| 35 |  |
ExMplayer | Discontinued | Windows Linux |
Free | Website |
| 36 |  |
Media Player Classic | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 37 |  |
Musique | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 38 |  |
mpv.net | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 39 |  |
JuceVLC | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 40 |  |
Winamp | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
| 41 |  |
Tonomat | Web | Mac Chrome OS Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Free Personal | Website |
| 42 |  |
5KPlayer | Mac Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 43 |  |
VLC Media Player | Xbox Linux iPad Windows S Mac Android iPhone Haiku Apple TV Windows Phone Android Tablet PortableApps.com Chrome OS Windows BSD Apple Watch Kindle Fire |
Free | Website | |
| 44 |  |
MPC-BE | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 45 |  |
Banshee | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website |
| 46 | Gnome MPlayer |
Discontinued MPlayer |
Xfce BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 47 |  |
Audacious | Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 48 |  |
niceplayer | Discontinued | Mac | Free | Website |
| 49 |  |
C* Music Player | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 50 |  |
MPlayer | Mac Xfce Windows BSD MorphOS Linux AmigaOS |
Free | Website | |
| 51 |  |
Cmdradio | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 52 |  |
ALLPlayer | Android Windows |
Free Personal | Website | |
| 53 |  |
DivX | Mac Windows |
Freemium | Website | |
| 54 | DeaDBeeF Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux BSD Xfce |
Free | Website | ||
| 55 | jetAudio Alternatives and Similar Software | Windows Android |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
| 56 |  |
Tiny Player | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 57 |  |
Archos Video Player | Android | Freemium | Website | |
| 58 |  |
MX Player | Android Tablet Android |
Freemium | Website | |
| 59 |  |
SPlayer | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 60 |  |
RealPlayer | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Kindle Fire iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
| 61 |  |
Evil Player | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 62 |  |
Clementine | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 63 |  |
Parole | Linux Xfce |
Free | Website | |
| 64 |  |
PotPlayer | Bundleware | Windows | Free | Website |
| 65 |  |
Cineplay | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 66 |  |
AIMP | Windows Android PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | |
| 67 |  |
QtAV | Mac Windows Android Linux Windows Phone |
Free | Website | |
| 68 |  |
Free Mac Media Player | Mac Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 69 |  |
Universal Viewer | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
| 70 |  |
MPV-EASY Player | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 71 |  |
Media Jukebox | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 72 |  |
Roon (Music Player) | Synology Cloud Station | Mac Windows Android iPhone Linux |
Commercial | Website |
| 73 |  |
Rocket Player | Android Tablet Android |
Freemium | Website | |
| 74 |  |
ZPlayer | Android Tablet Android |
Commercial | Website | |
| 75 |  |
Celluloid | mpv | Linux | Free | Website |
| 76 |  |
Quod Libet | Mac Xfce Windows Debian Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 77 |  |
foobar2000 | Windows Android iPhone Windows Phone |
Free | Website | |
| 78 |  |
SmoothVideo Project | Mac Windows Linux |
Commercial | Website | |
| 79 |  |
QuickTime Alternative | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 80 |  |
Rhythmbox | Linux BSD |
Free | Website | |
| 81 |  |
Elisa | Windows Android Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 82 |  |
SMPlayer |
MPlayer mpv |
Windows BSD Haiku Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website |
| 83 |  |
MPlayerX |
Discontinued Warning MPlayer |
Mac | Free | Website |
| 84 | MPV Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Android BSD Xfce Linux |
Free | Website | ||
| 85 |  |
Strawberry | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 86 |  |
Listen: The Gesture Music Player | iPhone | Free | Website | |
| 87 |  |
Movist | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 88 |  |
MPlayer OSX Extended | MPlayer | Mac | Free | Website |
| 89 |  |
Kitten Player | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 90 |  |
Real Alternative | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 91 |  |
Splash | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 92 |  |
Foobnix | Discontinued | Xfce Windows Linux |
Free | Website |
| 93 |  |
Videku | Web
Chrome |
Free | Website | |
| 94 |  |
Media Player .NET | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 95 |  |
KMPlayer | Bundleware | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website |