Best Alternative to Windows Media Player
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Best Alternative to Windows Media Player
There has been a rumour that Microsoft is removing windows media player from Windows 10. Below is some alternative software to WMP.
These media players will play music, movies, tv shows, photos, stream and more.
List for software below
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Media Monkey
Foobar2000
iTunes
SMPlayer
WinAmp
Pot Player
VLC
Media Player Classic (MPC-HC)
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AIMP for music and VLC for everything else...VLC does a ton of other things all buried away in menuse, screen capure, format converters, streaming etc etc
Came to the comments to suggest AIMP as well. I loved it flashing the Artist - Track across the top of the screen when it switched tracks, as well as it feeling very similar to winamp.
Tag Editor; Sound Recorder; Online Radio; Equalizer; Radio Recorder; Skins; Plugins and more.
And only 23k kb of the RAM ;). Actually depends from extension (FLAC;MP3) and kbps (320 or 1000~1030)
Used AIMP for years, best music player out there IMHO. Also use VLC for video.
Vlc sucks when rendering video quality! MPC is best when watching Bright colors!
VLC is great for out of the box compatibility, but yes MPC-HC with MadVR and LAV Filters looks so much better.
if you listen to music with large libraries the only replacement for wmp is wmp. i've been researching this for YEARS. ooohhh but, foobar and amp blah blah blah. i think i'm gonna make a video on WMP does some very serious and needed things that NONE of the the other media players do out of the box.
My vote goes to PotPlayer - plays everything you wanna throw at it, and plays it well.
Thanks
I also use Pot Player...only thing it has trouble with is 10 bit HEVC videos.
I tried PotPlayer and I liked it.Thank you !
Awesome video as always. I personally wouldn't recommend iTunes based on the personal information it's proven to send to Apple. VLC is the best for me music organization may be a bit lacking but the software is light, highly customizable and there's no a single format of media file I haven't seen it play. Back in the day, I used to use Media Player Classic, but it was somewhat easily corruptible and even the most complete versions lacked codecs.
BTW, best music player ever was Sonique. I hope I'm not the only one who remembers it. It was awesome beyond words.
It's end of June Saturday 6/29/24 end of June 2024 and there was too much of a selection for me to choose from. Making a decision is important, so I need 3 things, 1 = can I use it on all my computers or do I have to pay for a license on each computer, 2 = can I use older 20+ years older mp3 collections without getting copyright strikes which I don't get using VCL media player and 3 = what is the simplest and always updated player
I don't know how many people still rip their music cds, but that's my main reason for continuing to use Windows Media Player, and the only one on this list that would be a suitable replacement is Media Monkey. Clementine Music player on the other had is completely free and available for both Windows and Linux.
How do I stop MP4 video clips on Flash drive repeating time after time?
1. Groove is awful 2. AIMP is very good.
Great video , the MusicBee media player is superb.Great array of different skins for customized appearance and simple album cover search function , plus great equalization and sound quality.This is hands down the best music player software i have ever used.
Point of Interest: 4th Jan 2020 - Microsoft update, and Windows Media Player decided to stop working. Attempted to re-install WMP and Failed to Install (4 times) - maybe they have finally pulled the plug ???
I've been using VLC since 2008, it's the best.
If you are running Windows 10 or 11, try AIX Video Player. I wish I could be on Android because it is so powerful and feature-rich.
I haven’t used windows media player in about 15 years and I pretty much stream everything now and remember many hours wasted ripping discs to iTunes in the early 2000’s glad those days are over!
I do wonder how long these types of software will exist for I imagine Apple wants to transition iTunes into more of an Apple Music app.
I did use until version 11 , they forced then Xp user go back to 10.5 with a download from Microsoft site only - they change the codec so its not comptible - you cant play some wma on windows media player - which is astonishing - I used then Mediamonkey - tuv-ogg and mpc was the best formats but it was a old mediamonkey - mpc format is not in mediamonkey anymore same with tuv-ogg.
I use the RealPlayer and have been doing so for many years. But what is your opinion of RealPlayer?
Brian I don't think I have used Media player much however it is good to know about alternatives. You bring so much information even to viewers who do not have much computer experience. I really enjoy the way you explain things and I enjoy your channel. KC
I use VLC for streaming and recording. I love it :)
MerrieMelodies Fan Yes indeed.
What plays Blu-ray and DVDs well?
CnX Player is the best alternative to Windows Media Player. It is the best 4k HDR free video player
Which of the current new ones is the most similar to Winamp? I'm very used to that simple format of having the player up in the corner when maximized instead of a full screen format full of features as I always used Winamp just for audio and other players for any video related stuff. As it is discontinued maybe it's time to move on to another one I guess 😆
I haven't used PotPlayer too much for music but it is more useful for this than VLC. However, for both video and audio, it has many, many configuration options which can be confusing. I actually like Kodi best for playing TV and movies.
I tried MPC-HC a few months ago but it didn't seem any better than GOM Player and it is less customizable (at least as far as I can tell.) I've been using that and VLC for over ten years now. If it ain't broke, don't fix it I say.
Exalant info Bri, VLC for me thanks for showing other alternatives Happy Easter Bri.
Great info. Either you misspoke, or I misheard your statement about "45 million users" when it actually showed "45 million songs, ad-free". Did I not understand what you meant?
I had no idea Windows Media Player might be going away, nor did I know about these alternatives. Thank you for the information.
What about Picasa?
Now that Google has dumped it Picasa no longer syncs up your photos for Google to sell.
If you thought that was an acidic comment on Google as a company, you are 100% correct.
I use VLC for everything but converting files. Handbrake for converting files and Make MKV for converting Blu-rays and DVD's. I use Itunes because I have an IPhone for music just because it works Okay , as you all know it needs to be fixed. I tried Media Monkey but had some issues with it.
Pot Player is fantastic, I never looked back from VLC..
Btw whats your take on OSArmor?
I've been using Windows Media Player for years and years, but it's now got this really annoying weird bug where it stops playing after 2-3 songs. Really annoying!
Groove seems to actually be pretty decent nowadays.
My main gripe with most players, like Foobar, MusicBee, PotPlayer, etc, is that they just don't seem to be designed for people with a large music library, or else you have to fiddle with, and customise them, for hours, to get them set up so that you can see albums\artists\art properly, without squinting at the screen.
For some reason I always uninstall iTunes in anger, but I can never remember why.
Thanks for the reviews Brian! - For me MPC has been a constant - Potplayer is good too.
You're welcome and thanks for sharing.
is there a media player out there, that can disable or hide your watch list
VLC for videos. Mediamonkey in lieu of Itunes and groove for music. I don't mind the sound quality of groove. Neutron for android devices.
I downloaded MPC-HC because of your recommendation less than I year ago;;I have grown to really like it. (MPC-BE was updated not ttwo days ago,though....
I downloaded SM player and found the picture quality wanting,at least so far. I definately think WMP was outdated,it was hard even to load subtitles and half tthe time it couldn't play my videos that vlc and MPC-HC had no problems playing. I'm keeping the latter though I might try MPC-BE
Excuse me? What are you talking about. It's still there.
Press Windows key + R
Type: wmplayer.exe
Hit Enter
use k-lite it's basically mpc-hc k-lite is superior in every way comes with most of the codex it gets updated all the time
Many of this players are great, some of them are even more complete and can play files wmp cannot but all in all, non of them have the extraordinary look and feel of the wmp library. Now since Microsoft downgraded the metadata provider, many of us who were using it for years, are looking for something similar and there is non and I tested almost all, pity and very disappointed.
Have you overlooked "Clementine Music Player"? works for me, I then use VLC for video.
MusicBee would be a great alternative to Windows Media Player as the it has "panels" that can be arranged to either exactly replicate WMP, or to your own design. It has many colour alternatives and skins and even a switchable panel that auto downloads and displays the lyrics to the song you are enjoying. Oh yes, It's also free.
I use Clementine Music Player, It works best with Linux though. With a few modifications in the preference section there is nothing better than this Music player. What I like about this app is that it can organize and edit tag info & even show album cover. I highly recommend also.
I'm honestly not sure what is going on with MPC-HC now. I've been seeing releases come down the pipes on the GitHub recently. Newest version is 1.7.16 so evidently development is not entirely dead on it despite what the main page says.
Ppl should just stick with 7
its as stable and fast just as 10... but much more friendly
CZcams download windows media player does not playback so that is a bit stupid .
If I can get video playing on a DVD home base player for watching on my big old TV that will help instead of using the PC for playback
Yes! Thanks for your insights first of all..I am using Gom Player now try that one and have pretty good options in that for both audio and video support. But for Codecs support I had have installed K-lite codec software with "lots of stuff without player". please let me know if I am doing anything wrong.
Hi Brian, I tried Media Monkey and found the sound quality not good, just my opinion, the platform was great though will try others shortly, keep up the great informative videos
I am using MPC-HC because it has inbuilt subtitle database and really simple to use.
"Winamp" It whips the lama's A$$ Happy Easter Bye for now Cheerio
media player classic died, sad i liked becouse it has better config . then others. winamp reborn-ed as aimp
What happen with k lite codec pack?
You can might install the old media monkey for Windows XP
if You want to code(rip) in MPC format which by me mostly gives better result than the OGG in the newest mediamonkey - Its not bad but MPC beats ogg often.
MPC HC is being updated,I got the last update in March,2021
After Pot Player update my antivirus went off on the f.dll. So, I think I am ready to try one without updates. If you will do a search, you may find I am not the only one with trouble from Pot Player. Nice video.
@@bylectricagarmoniya I guess it depends on what you want it for. I still like watching DVD with Media Player Classic. It has PanScan which allows me to watch full screen in widescreen mode. Good. Day.
Has anything happened with GOM player? This has been my top player of choice for years but recently it's taking a long time to play videos. 😊
I will check it out.
Britec09 thanks mate 👍
I use Winamp and I can't see myself changing it anytime soon
K-Lite Standard (using WMPC-HC player) for video (and KODI for copied movies), and Musicbee for my copied music collection... I have compared K-Lite to VLC many times and prefer K-Lite (for basic video playing; VLC has options K-Lite does not that I have no need of)
What about musicbee
I cannot believe MPC-HC has went down the crapper. This exactly why productivity will go downhill and will eventually leave more people with less to do and being out of work. Get rid of windows altogether if you ask me. Good riddens.
i had to stop using Windows Media Player as whenever i played music, WMP would thrash any usb connected drive connected to my computer, (most of my hard discs are usb) and activity ceased on these drives when WMP was closed, still atleast i found out why my drives were slow and it was because i was always playing music. shame, ive used WMP for 20 years.
Great video, thanks. I quite like 5KVideo player. Seems to work well and lets you save videos from websites.
Thanks Brian :-D
I find vlc to be good enough for playing most videos, and K-lite classic media player with codecs.
Everyone needs a tight assed firewall, nothing happens un-noticed :)
Im using commodo for virus protection, im sure norton owns it, jumping in where not needed.
Happy Easter
I've got dvdfab media player 3.20 pal it's really good for full blu-ray iso files and even disks also plays hevc files .very good media player
iTunes for Windows plays all my music and I have an iPad and iPhone. Video is a different story. I prefer VLC for anything video on the PC, but on the iPad and iPhone, I just let iTunes do it.
I'm surprised there was no mention of MusicBee. It's great! It even makes it really easy to import your iTunes library, ratings, play number, etc intact! It is endlessly customizable. You have total control over how the UI is laid out, how it looks, etc.
For audio files I recommend Foobar 2000.
For music Foobar2000, plenty of great plugins, and one great for convert Iso file SACD to dsf format.
For video files Pot Player .
Either 'VLC' or 'Media Player Classic' are the way to go for casual use. By casual, I am speaking of way less than the 300,000+ tunes I have use of. I assume MOST folks think they have a TON of tunes when they collect around a thousand or so... MAYBE up to 10,000.
If you don't mind using 'bloat ware', which lugs your system down most times, then by all means use 'iTunes' for a large collection. IMHO, this is the worst piece of software for your music needs. 'WinAmp' is MUCH better, and FASTER. It may take a while to COLLECT & CATALOG my 300,000+ tunes, but once done, it is great to use.
I also have 'MediaMonky', and think it is VERY useful. Main reason I stick with 'WinAmp' are all of the plugins I have accumulated over the years. My fave is one that allows for changing both pitch/key AND speed, making it GREAT for karaoke use!
MPC-BE is still being updated. I am using MPV, very lightweight and works for me.
About VLC, don't use it on old computers cuz it wont play videos properly, video breaks into square pixels. SMPlayer works fine on old computers.
How old is old? My computer is about eight years old and runs great. Prior to that, I never had any probs with a Pentium 4 (and a reasonable video card). Maybe you're talking about an Amiga???
I recently installed VLC on computer made in 2007 and it couldn't play the downloaded youtube video as it was breaking into square pixels. SMPlayer which uses MPV engine played youtube video fine.
Pot Player = best quality, loads very fast, and plays everything.
The best , KMPLAYER !
Hello Brian, as Allways when I need an answer, I look to YOU! for a few decades, any new vid on Editing Software, free? Thanks from across the Pond, Jack
MPC-HC is alive and well and living on SourceForge: sourceforge.net/projects/mpc-hc/ . The last reported update seems to be in error at 2015 as I am using V1.7.13, dated 16th Jul 2017. Seems quite fine to me
I've used VLC before i knew what windows media player was. I think it will play just about every video file around.
VLC is a cool piece of software,I do everything with it
itunes.. .. really converts your music and adds new layer of distorstion , I did a music for the first time for a long period (29/11) and mediaplayer is there ( windows 10 hides grove for for whatever reason ) but all interface or style in gone anyway waht is see -and if microsoft thinks i reset to maybe a pre win10 state somewhere in the setting then they are dillusional -its now pretty much dead much like Edge. Anyway Winamp or Mediamonkey for me now. Edit: the storesystem i kinda Real bad with mediamonkey and the management with folder and deleted folders and same named files -its so bad it sucks - I guess i will use old windows xp or older for music -win 10 hides the files on several places and now have removed some out of my knowledge - I guess im not admin and monkey is outdated. 30/11 -18 - i dont have time for this -i rather install a old os than jerk with monkey and win 10.
iTunes .... over 45million SONGS ...not people
Pot-Player FTW 👍
I will give it a try.
When it omes to music player you also have Spotify, there you can organize your own playlist and add more music or songs to the list. Spotify has a free version and premium option www.spotify.com/
Windows media player is still around 2020 mars ( found it and enabled it today ) -For me microsoft ditched the windows 7,8,10 functionality -looks more like xp but everything else is the same tab-look
Awesome Brian thanks
Pot player is my go to player but I do use VLC for somethings.
More alternatives: MPC Black Edition, Aimp and MusicBee.
Thanks
Cyberlink DVD and BlueRay software(temporarily free) I bought it. I also use Pot Player.
I will give you one media player to AVOID. DO NOT TOUCH "MIRO" with a 5000 foot pole. Miro has ads in it. I kid you not it has ads in the software for prostitutes. That and Ecosia search engine that redirected me to porn pages are the two WORST things I have ever seen.
Miro: evil
Ecosia: evil
The video is called best alternative to WMP then it's all you talk about. Let's keep focused.
Secondly Bri- I remember Foobar I am guessing on my first pc-AMD Athlon 1105MHz (LOL) Foobar was great...I am thinking this is a re-boot and I am very happy about that....I only use SM Player...(if the recorded TV Program is Hi-Def SM Player can take screenshots for wallpapers).
No links?
For the most part, I put the CD in my pc's DVD player. I have some MP3's, but I prefer lossless music.
Mp3 cant compete unless its done in vbr not cbr which is 128/160 /192 and those . MPC can compete sometimes and Ogg above 420kps .On some music again vbr at +202kps - ACC cant compete since is sounds a cold cold mp2 recording - WMA works only for trumpets and horns + jazz , MP4 sucks the m4a might do but fails a female voices at the high of kps 224 . I heard of lossless mp3 but never heard any file or seen a softwareplayer . Flac is ok Ape also . I would listen vinyl over cd since more natural.
I always use winamp or VLC player or the windows 10 one for HD stuff.
Winamp! it whips the llama ass! lol.
^ _ ^
There is a Winamp alternative called Qmmp.
@@Xeno_Bardock is that one available for windows? I heard it was just for Linux 😒 Basically I like that format that Winamp used to have!
@@FedSher It is available for windows. Scroll to the bottom on Qmmp website Downloads section.
AOL stopped Winamp development a few years back. I think the original developer is behind Reaper.
I remember AOHell lol
AIMP is a pretty good one as well
Yeah I haven’t really used Windows Media Player in years.
A lot of people love it.
why wouldnt you want windows xp's media player
it appear is t compatible with windows 10.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-media-player-details.aspx
if u need to organise music try musicbee
*Britec09, Thank You =)!*
I love WMP....burning discs from CZcams stripped MP3...illegal yes - used to work now I have problems - I have made 100's of CDs of songs before....If there was a paid Windows service like iTunes where I pay and own the song I would buy from it weekly.....I hate Spotify and I am not going to rent songs. I had a "Australian Service" years ago refund me $250 when I was previewing songs and They wrongfully said I bought the song.
1:05 - I like the name of PotPlayer. Stoners might be disappointed though if they think it does something else. Trust Microsoft though, they tried Zune, didn’t work, Groove is terrible yet MS wants us to use it. Ha ha! Good luck Redmond. I think I’ll stick to my VLC Player thank you.
nice
VLC anytime!
These are the ones Use AIMP for music & KMplayer for video.
I heard pot player has adware
Jaangle looks good too :).
Just to confirm windows media player disappeared from my windows 10 laptop on the last update.
Potplayer awesome 👍👍👍