If you wish to play an audio file on your computer, you need software to play that audio file. This software is called media players. Media player not only plays audio but can also play video files. There are a bunch of media players available online that you can download for free.
Here is the list of top 10 best media players that you can download for free.
Windows Media player is a media player developed by Microsoft and comes free-installed with Microsoft’s Windows operating system. There is no need to download it separately, and it is free to use. You can play directly from CDs or DVDs; you can burn and rip CDs. You can also customize the visualization of the media player with pre-installed themes.
2. VLC Media Player
VLC Media Player is free to use a media player developed by VideoLAN organization. You can play both videos as well as audio files. You can add multiple audio and video files and play them in sequence. It is a very well-liked media player. It is available for Windows, IOS, Mac, Android, and Linux. You can download it directly from the website.
3. iTunes
iTunes is a media player for Apple devices developed by Apple. iTunes is not only a media player; it is also a media library, Internet radio broadcaster, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes store. It is built-in with the OS in the Apple devices, but you can also download it for windows.
4. KMPlayer
KMPlayer is a multimedia player that can play not only audio but also video. KMPlayer can play the majority of popular formats like VCD, HDML, DVD, AVI, MKV, OGG, and many more. You can download the multimedia player from Softonic, Adobe, or CNET. Pandora TV is the developer and is available for Windows, Mac, Android, and IOS.
5. GOM audio player
GOM Audio is an audio player developed by GOM Labs. You can download the player from the official website and is free to use. GOM audio players can play the majority of the file formats such as CDA, MPGA, MP2, MP3, OGG, APE, WMA, FLAC, Wav, etc.
6. Soundcloud
Soundcloud is an online audio sharing platform that lets you upload your music and to share and promote. You can listen to the music uploaded on SoundCloud on the SoundCloud player. You can directly stream the music from the browser. Soundcloud is free to use; there is no need for paying for a subscription. Just create an account start listening to your favorite music.
7. Winamp
Winamp is a media player available for Windows, Mac, and Android. Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev are the developers of Winamp. You can play many audio files as well as video files. Winamp will scan your computer for audio and video files. You can see the list of audio and video files present on your computer in Winamp. The media player is completely free to use; you can download it directly from the official website. Currently, a 5.8 beta version is available on the website.
8. Groove Music player
The groove music player is a product of Microsoft Corporation. It is available for Windows, macOS, and Android. You can even use this media player for playing music in the background on Xbox. If you want Groove media player for windows, you have to make sure that you have windows-10 installed on your device. The groove media player is only available for Windows-10 devices. You can get this software from the website of Microsoft corporation.
9. Foobar2000
Foobar2000 is a free media player available for Windows, Mac, and Android. Foorbar2000 has a modular design and wide range of features, and you can completely customize the user-interface. There are lots of features provided by Foobar2000 such as Gapless playback, easily customizable user interface, tagging capabilities, support for audio ripping from CDs, Full replay gain support, and many more. You can download it from the website.
10. Clementine
Clementine music player is an open-source and free to use media player available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It can play the majority of the popular file formats. There are a bunch of great features provided by Clementine like you can search and play music on your local playlist, you can listen to internet radio from Spotify, Grooveshark, SomaFM, etc. you can play music uploaded on OneDrive, or google drive, can transcode music into MP3, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, etc. CUE sheet support plays audio from CDs, Lyrics and artist’s biography, and many more. You can also control the player with remote control on your android. You can download the media from the official website.
