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 Popular Audio Player for Windows
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foobar2000
foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND... and more with additional components.
foobar2000 VS Songbird
| Container format support: |
ASF, OGG, Matroska, MP4 |
| Protocol support: |
HTTP |
| Playlist format support: |
m3u8, pls, xspf |
| Metadata support: |
ID3v1, ID3v2, APEv2 tag, Vorbis comment, Cue sheet, CD-Text |
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Winamp [ View Reviews ]
Winamp is an audio player that can handle audio CDs, MP3 audio files, and streaming audio broadcasts. It combines extensive functionality with an intuitive interface.
| Optical media support: |
CD, HDCD |
| Protocol support: |
HTTP, MMS, Podcasting |
| Playlist format support: |
asx/wax/wvx, m3u/m3u8, pls, xspf |
| Metadata support: |
ID3v1, ID3v2, Vorbis comment, CD-Text |
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MediaMonkey [ View Reviews ]
Organize music and edit tags in your audio library with a powerful, intuitive interface. Play MP3s and other audio formats, and never again worry about varying volume.
MediaMonkey VS XMPlay
MediaMonkey VS SharePod
Media Center VS MediaMonkey
| Container format support: |
AVI, ASF, OGM, Matroska |
| Protocol support: |
HTTP |
| Playlist format support: |
MP3, WMA, OGG, MPC, APE, etc. |
| Metadata support: |
ID3v1, ID3v2 |
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 Popular Audio Player for Mac
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QuickTime [ View Reviews ]
Digital media software for both Mac and Windows Os delivers unparalleled quality for creating, playing and streaming audio and video content online. Its few quirks are quickly offset by the elegant Apple interface and the top-notch audio/video playback quality.
QuickTime VS RealPlayer
| Container format support: |
mov, qt, mp4, m4v, m4a, m4p, m4b, m4r, k3g, ect. |
| Protocol support: |
HTTP |
| Playlist format support: |
xspf, ram |
| Metadata support: |
nam, cpy, des, cmt, alb, gen, ART, too, wrt, day |
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iTunes [ View Reviews ]
iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It organizes and plays your digital music and video on your computer.
iTunes VS BS Player
iTunes VS RealPlayer
Gom Player VS iTunes
| Container format support: |
MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG-4, AAC and Apple Lossless |
| Protocol support: |
HTTP |
| Playlist format support: |
iMix, xml |
| Metadata support: |
ID3v2.3, ID3v2.4, Atoms, CD-Text |
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VLC Media Player [ View Reviews ]
A highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, mp3, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
VLC Media Player VS Gom Player
VLC Media Player VS BS Player
VLC Media Player VS iTunes
| Container format support: |
ASF, OGG, Matroska, MP4 |
| Protocol support: |
HTTP |
| Playlist format support: |
Matroska |
| Metadata support: |
Vorbis comment, Cue sheet, CD-Text |
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