Best PC Music (Audio) Players

The best PC music (audio) players based on performance, customization, flexibility, media organization capability, easy to use, library/playlist functions, lyrics/album art display, podcasts and some extra functions like audio cd rip/burn, auto-dj, sync with mobile devices, online music store etc.

1. Winamp

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2. Foobar2000

   Amazing amount of customisation, many plugins available, plays probably more formats than any other player, and it's 100% free. How could you go wrong?

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3. VLC Media Player

   This is so easy to use and has many options and its quality is so high.

   Best I have used. I have most of the others.

4. Windows Media Player

   Well, it uses very low resources. Quiet efficient and fast compared to VLC. Also, monitors your music folders pretty well, search function is quite decent too.Only downside is some video codecs are not support Otherwise, a top notch.

5. AIMP3

6. MusicBee

   

   MusicBee is a freeware media player designed for playback and organization of audio files on Microsoft Windows. It is built using the BASS audio library, which provides high-quality audio capabilities. MusicBee is popular for its customization features, support for a wide range of audio formats, and... read more

7. RealPlayer

8. iTunes

9. Jetaudio

10. Cog

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Media Player Classic

12. ?

    Dopamine

The Contenders

13. Spotify

14. MediaMonkey

    

    MediaMonkey is a digital media player and media library application developed by Ventis Media Inc. Established in 2001, the software is designed to manage extensive music collections, offering features like tagging, ripping, and synchronization. MediaMonkey supports various audio formats and can also... read more

15. G-Ear

16. AIMP 4

17. GOM Audio

18. SMPlayer

19. XMplay

20. Groove Music

21. Rhythmbox for Linux

22. PotPlayer

23. Strawberry Music Player

24. Clementine Music Player